Description
Sets the type of an existing element. This controls what annotation type the element will turn into such as Ruler, Rectangle, Stamp, Image, etc.
Syntax
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Public Sub ElementSetType( _ ByVal elementHandle As Long, _ ByVal ToolType As NX_AnnotationTool _ ) |
Parameters
- elementHandle
- The handle of an element returned by the ElementCreate method.
- ToolType
Value Description NX_BlockHighlightTool (&H100C) - BlockHighlight tool. NX_ButtonTool (&H100A) - Button tool. NX_EllipseTool (&H1003) - Ellipse tool. NX_FreehandTool (&H1007) - Freehand Tool. NX_ImageTool (&H1009) - Image tool. NX_LineTool (&H1006) - Line Tool. NX_NoteTool (&H100D) - Note tool. NX_NoTool (&H0000) - Disables annotation. NX_PointerTool (&H1000) - Selection tool. NX_PolygonTool (&H1004) - Polygon Tool. NX_PolyLineTool (&H1005) - PolyLine Tool. NX_ProtractorTool Protractor NX_RectangleTool (&H1002) - Rectangle tool. NX_RulerTool (&H100B) - Ruler tool. NX_StampTool (&H1008) - Stamp tool. NX_TextTool (&H1001) - Text tool.
Remarks
The tool type determines which of the element attributes are used when appending a new annotation.