Shape.Clone method - Developer Area

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Shape.Clone method

Clones the shape and returns a reference to the cloned shape

Syntax:

Function Clone(Optional ByVal OffsetX As Double = 0, Optional ByVal OffsetY As Double = 0) As Shape

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
OffsetX	Double	Specifies the horizontal distance to offset the cloned shape.
OffsetY	Double	Specifies the vertical distance to offset the cloned shape.

Remarks:

The Clone method clones a shape and returns a reference to that clone.

Examples:

The following VBA example creates a red rectangle, clones it, and then changes the fill of the clone to green.

Sub Test()
  Dim rs As Shape, cs As Shape
  Set rs = ActiveLayer.CreateRectangle2(0, 0, 4, 2)
  rs.Fill.UniformColor.CMYKAssign 0, 100, 100, 0
  Set cs = rs.Clone(0, 3)
  cs.Fill.UniformColor.CMYKAssign 100, 0, 100, 0
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