Shape.SetMatrix

Object Model Reference : Classes : S : Shape : Methods : Shape.SetMatrix

Shape.SetMatrix

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

Description

Member of Shape

The SetMatrix method sets the values for the transformation matrix of a shape.

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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.


Parameter	Description
d11	Specifies the horizontal stretch factor multiplied by the cosine of the rotation angle
d12	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	Specifies the horizontal stretch factor multiplied by the sine of the rotation angle
d22	Specifies the vertical stretch factor multiplied by the cosine of the sum of the rotation and skew angles
tx
ty

VBA example

The following VBA example stretches each object along its 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

End Sub