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FreeformBuilder.AddNodes method (PowerPoint)

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Inserts a new segment at the end of the freeform that's being created, and adds the nodes that define the segment. Use this method as many times as you want to add nodes to the freeform you are creating. When you finish adding nodes, use the ConvertToShape method to create the freeform you've just defined. To add nodes to a freeform after it is been created, use the Insert method of the ShapeNodes collection.

Syntax

expression.AddNodes(SegmentType, EditingType, X1, Y1, X2, Y2, X3, Y3)

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data type Description
SegmentType Required MsoSegmentType The type of segment to be added.
EditingType Required MsoEditingType The editing property of the vertex. If SegmentType is msoSegmentLine, EditingType must be msoEditingAuto.
X1 Required Single If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingAuto, this argument specifies the horizontal distance (in points) from the upper-left corner of the document to the endpoint of the new segment. If the EditingType of the new node is msoEditingCorner, this argument specifies the horizontal distance (in points) from the upper-left corner of the document to the first control point for the new segment.
Y1 Required Single If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingAuto, this argument specifies the vertical distance (in points) from the upper-left corner of the document to the endpoint of the new segment. If the EditingType of the new node is msoEditingCorner, this argument specifies the vertical distance (in points) from the upper-left corner of the document to the first control point for the new segment.
X2 Optional Single If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingCorner, this argument specifies the horizontal distance (in points) from the upper-left corner of the document to the second control point for the new segment. If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingAuto, don't specify a value for this argument.
Y2 Optional Single If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingCorner, this argument specifies the vertical distance (in points) from the upper-left corner of the document to the second control point for the new segment. If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingAuto, don't specify a value for this argument.
X3 Optional Single If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingCorner, this argument specifies the horizontal distance (in points) from the upper-left corner of the document to the endpoint of the new segment. If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingAuto, don't specify a value for this argument.
Y3 Optional Single If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingCorner, this argument specifies the vertical distance (in points) from the upper-left corner of the document to the endpoint of the new segment. If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingAuto, don't specify a value for this argument.

Example

This example adds a freeform with five vertices to the first slide in the active presentation.

Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1) 
With myDocument.Shapes.BuildFreeform(msoEditingCorner, 360, 200) 
    .AddNodes SegmentType:=msoSegmentCurve, EditingType:=msoEditingCorner, _ 
        X1:=380, Y1:=230, X2:=400, Y2:=250, X3:=450, Y3:=300 
    .AddNodes SegmentType:=msoSegmentCurve, EditingType:=msoEditingAuto, _ 
        X1:=480, Y1:=200 
    .AddNodes SegmentType:=msoSegmentLine, EditingType:=msoEditingAuto, _ 
        X1:=480, Y1:=400 
    .AddNodes SegmentType:=msoSegmentLine, EditingType:=msoEditingAuto, _ 
        X1:=360, Y1:=200 
    .ConvertToShape 
End With

See also

FreeformBuilder Object

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