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ShapeSheet. Category Coordinate Transformation functions

Note

This table contain functions which included in table for similar category in the book MS Visio 2003 Developer’s Survival Pack by Graham Wideman (see chapter 37) and also functions added in later versions.

The version information in which the function was added is taken from John's Goldsmith article Visio ShapeSheet Functions by Version

Name

Details

ANGLEALONGPATH

Version Added: 2010

Returns the angle of the tangent to the path at a given point.

Syntax

ANGLEALONGPATH(section,travel [,segment])

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ANGLETOLOC

Version Added: Pre 2003

Returns a transformed angle in the destination shape's local coordinate system. Converts an angle from local coordinates in a source shape to the local coordinates in a destination shape.

Syntax

ANGLETOLOC(srcAngle, srcRef, dstRef)

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ANGLETOPAR

Version Added: Pre 2003

Returns a transformed angle in the destination shape's parent coordinate system. Converts an angle from local coordinates in a source shape to the parent coordinates in a destination shape.

Syntax

ANGLETOPAR(srcAngle, srcRef, dstRef)

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LOC

Version Added: Pre 2003

Takes a point defined in one shape's local coordinates and returns the equivalent point expressed in the local coordinates of the shape associated with the formula.

Syntax

LOC(point)

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LOCTOLOC

Version Added: Pre 2003

Returns a transformed point in local coordinates in the destination coordinate system.

Syntax

LOCTOLOC(srcPoint, srcRef, dstRef)

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LOCTOPAR

Version Added: Pre 2003

Returns a transformed point in parent coordinates in the destination coordinate system.

Syntax

LOCTOPAR(srcPoint, srcRef, dstRef)

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PAR

Version Added: Pre 2003

Returns the x,y coordinates of a point in the coordinate system of the shape's parent.

Syntax

PAR(point)

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PNT

Version Added: Pre 2003

Returns the point represented by the coordinates x and y as a single value.

Syntax

PNT(x,y)

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PNTX

Version Added: Pre 2003

Returns the x-coordinate of a point.

Syntax

PNTX(point)

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PNTY

Version Added: Pre 2003

Returns the y-coordinate of a point.

Syntax

PNTX(point)

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