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Shape.GetMatrix method

Returns the values used in the tranformation matrix of a transformed shape

Syntax:

Sub GetMatrix(ByRef d11 As Double, ByRef d12 As Double, ByRef d21 As Double, ByRef d22 As Double, ByRef tx As Double, ByRef ty As Double)

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
d11	Double	Specifies the horizontal stretch factor multiplied by the cosine of the rotation angle
d12	Double	Specifies the vertical stretch factor multiplied by the sine of the sum of the rotation and skew angles. This value is expressed as the negative of the resultant value.
d21	Double	Specifies the horizontal stretch factor multiplied by the sine of the rotation angle
d22	Double	Specifies the vertical stretch factor multiplied by the cosine of the sum of the rotation and skew angles
tx	Double
ty	Double

Remarks:

The GetMatrix method returns the values of the transformation matrix of a shape.

A transformation matrix is four numbers that include two transformations and two translations (or movements). Each matrix element is referred to as d11, d12, d21, and d22 respectively, left to right and top to bottom.

Examples:

The following VBA example stretches each object along their x-axis by 200%. When applied to rotated objects, it causes the stretch along the rotated axes; for example, a rotated text object is stretched along its baseline without skewing it.

Sub Test()
  Dim d11 As Double, d12 As Double, d21 As Double, d22 As Double
  Dim tx As Double, ty As Double, s As Shape
  For Each s In ActivePage.Shapes
    s.GetMatrix d11, d12, d21, d22, tx, ty
    s.SetMatrix d11 * 2, d12, d21 * 2, d22, tx, ty
  Next s
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