Shape.CreateLens method - Developer Area

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Shape.CreateLens method

Creates a lens effect

Syntax:

Function CreateLens(ByVal Type As cdrLensType, Optional ByVal RateOrMagnification As Double = 50, Optional ByVal Color1 As Color = Nothing, Optional ByVal Color2 As Color = Nothing, Optional ByVal ColorMapPalette As cdrFountainFillBlendType = cdrDirectFountainFillBlend) As Effect

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
Type	cdrLensType	Specifies the type of lens, and returns cdrLensType
RateOrMagnification	Double	Specifies a value between 0 and 100% that increases the degree of a lens effect. The Rate property applies to the following lens effects: Brighten, Color add, Color limit, Fish eye, and Transparency.
Color1	Color	Specifies the starting color in a Custom Color Map lens effect.
Color2	Color	Specifies the ending color in a Custom Color Map lens effect.
ColorMapPalette	cdrFountainFillBlendType	Specifies the type of color-map palette, and returns cdrFountainFillBlendType.

Remarks:

The CreateLens method applies a lens effect to a shape, returning an Effect object that represents the lens properties.

Examples:

The following VBA example creates a checkerboard and draws a Fish eye lens on top of it.

Sub Test()
  Dim sGrid As Shape, s As Shape
  Dim b As Boolean
  Set sGrid = ActiveLayer.CreateGridBoxes(1.748504, 8.41252, 4.712126, 5.430827, 5, 5)
  b = True
  For Each s In sGrid.Shapes
    If b Then
      s.Fill.UniformColor.RGBAssign 0, 0, 0
    Else
      s.Fill.UniformColor.RGBAssign 255, 255, 255
    End If
    b = Not b
  Next s
  Set s = ActiveLayer.CreateEllipse(1.748504, 8.41252, 4.712126, 5.430827, 90#, 90#, False)
  s.CreateLens cdrLensFishEye, 100
End Sub

Version Information:

CorelDRAW:	X7.4, X7, X7.6, X8, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2019.2, 2020, 2021, 2020.1, 2021.5, 2022-v24, 2022-v24.1, 2022-v24.2, 2023-v24.3, 2023-v24.5, 2024-v25
Corel DESIGNER:	X7, 2017.1, 20.1, 2019.2, 2020.1, 2021.5, 2022-v24, 2022-v24.1, 2022-v24.2, 2023-v24.3, 2023-v24.5, 2024-v25