Curve.Point method (Visio)

Returns a point at a position along a curve.

Syntax

expression.Point (t, x, y)

expression A variable that represents a Curve object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
t	Required	Double	The value in the curve's parameter domain to evaluate.
x	Required	Double	Returns x value of curve at t.
y	Required	Double	Returns y value of curve at t.

Return value

Nothing

Remarks

A Curve object is described in terms of its parameter domain, which is the range [Start(),End()]. The Point method of a Curve object returns the x,y coordinates at position t, which is any position along the curve's path. The Point method can be used to extrapolate the curve's path outside [Start(),End()].

Example

This Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro draws a circle (a special case of an oval) on the document's active page. Then it iterates through the Paths collection of the circle and each Path object to display the coordinates of various points along the curve. Because the shape drawn is a circle, it is a Curve object that has only one path.

 
Sub Point_Example() 
 
 Dim vsoShape As Visio.Shape 
 Dim vsoPaths As Visio.Paths 
 Dim vsoPath As Visio.Path 
 Dim vsoCurve As Visio.Curve 
 Dim dblEndpoint As Double 
 Dim dblXCoordinate As Double 
 Dim dblYCoordinate As Double 
 Dim intOuterLoopCounter As Integer 
 Dim intInnerLoopCounter As Integer 
 
 'Get the Paths collection for this shape. 
 Set vsoPaths = ActivePage.DrawOval(1, 1, 4, 4).Paths 
 
 'Iterate through the Path objects in the Paths collection. 
 For intOuterLoopCounter = 1 To vsoPaths.Count 
 Set vsoPath = vsoPaths.Item(intOuterLoopCounter) 
 Debug.Print "Path object " & intOuterLoopCounter 
 
 'Iterate through the curves in the Path object. 
 For intInnerLoopCounter = 1 To vsoPath.Count 
 
 Set vsoCurve = vsoPath(intInnerLoopCounter) 
 Debug.Print "Curve number " & intInnerLoopCounter 
 
 'Display the endpoint of the curve 
 dblEndpoint = vsoCurve.End 
 Debug.Print "Endpoint= " & dblEndpoint 
 
 'Use the Point method to determine the 
 'coordinates of an arbitrary point on the curve 
 vsoCurve.Point (dblEndpoint/2), dblXCoordinate, dblYCoordinate 
 Debug.Print "Point= " & dblXCoordinate, dblYCoordinate 
 
 Next intInnerLoopCounter 
 Debug.Print "This path has " & intInnerLoopCounter - 1 & " curve object(s)." 
 
 Next intOuterLoopCounter 
 Debug.Print "This shape has " & intOuterLoopCounter - 1 & " path object(s)." 
 
End Sub

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