EffectExtrude.BaseColor property - Developer Area

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EffectExtrude.BaseColor property

Gets or sets the extrude solid fill or starting shading color

Syntax:

Property Get BaseColor() As Color
Property Set BaseColor(ByVal Value As Color)

Remarks:

The BaseColor property returns or specifies the solid fill or starting shading color for an extrusion.

Examples:

The following VBA example creates an extruded text shape and shades the extrusion with a fountain color transition from red to yellow.

Sub Test()
  Dim s As Shape, eff As Effect
  Set s = ActiveLayer.CreateArtisticText(2.75, 5, "Text")
  With s.Text.FontProperties
    .Name = "Arial Black"
    .Size = 150
  End With
  Set eff = s.CreateExtrude(cdrExtrudeSmallBack, cdrVPLockedToShape, 4, 8)
  With eff.Extrude
    .Shading = cdrExtrudeColorShading
    .BaseColor.RGBAssign 255, 0, 0
    .ShadingColor.RGBAssign 255, 255, 0
  End With
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