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poortip87
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October 7, 2011
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How to make guides using SDK methods?

  • October 7, 2011
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Hi All,

I have a query. How can we make guides through SDK functions calls..? I was unable to find anything like it.. Please help.. There is no piece of code in the samples too..

Thanks!

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Hi,

Of course, once you have created the path with sAIArt->New(...), nothing appears, you have to indicate the coordinates for each point of your future guide.

For an horizontal guide, you write something like

AIPathSegment S;

AIArtHandle MyPath;

error = sAIArt->NewArt( kPathArt, kPlaceAboveAll, nil, &MyPath);

//The guide will have two points.

error = sPath->SetPathSegmentCount(MyPath, 2);

//Position of the first point.

S.p.h=10;

S.p.v=120;

S.in=S.out=S.p;

error=sAIPath->SetPathSegments(MyPath, 0, 1, &S);

//Position of the second point.

S.p.h=800;

S.in=S.out=S.p;

error=sAIPath->SetPathSegments(MyPath, 1, 1, &S);

//The path will be a guide.

error = sAIPath->SetPathGuide(MyPath, true);

//This time, an horizontal guide will be created and will appear from (10 ; 120) to (800 ; 120).

JLG.

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Anonymous
October 7, 2011

Hi,

To create a guide, I use the AIPathSuite.

First, I create a path with something like

error = sAIArt->NewArt( kPathArt, kPlaceAboveAll, nil, &MyPath);

Then use SetPathGuide to transform this path into a guide.

error = sAIPath->SetPathGuide(MyPath, true);

Very simple.

JLG.

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poortip87Author
Inspiring
October 10, 2011

Hi..

Thanks for the reply.. I had tried this before, but I couldn't see any guides... I want to make 4 of them, 2 horizontal & 2 vertical... Also, how can I mention any co-ordinates in these lines of code..??

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Anonymous
Correct answer
October 10, 2011

Hi,

Of course, once you have created the path with sAIArt->New(...), nothing appears, you have to indicate the coordinates for each point of your future guide.

For an horizontal guide, you write something like

AIPathSegment S;

AIArtHandle MyPath;

error = sAIArt->NewArt( kPathArt, kPlaceAboveAll, nil, &MyPath);

//The guide will have two points.

error = sPath->SetPathSegmentCount(MyPath, 2);

//Position of the first point.

S.p.h=10;

S.p.v=120;

S.in=S.out=S.p;

error=sAIPath->SetPathSegments(MyPath, 0, 1, &S);

//Position of the second point.

S.p.h=800;

S.in=S.out=S.p;

error=sAIPath->SetPathSegments(MyPath, 1, 1, &S);

//The path will be a guide.

error = sAIPath->SetPathGuide(MyPath, true);

//This time, an horizontal guide will be created and will appear from (10 ; 120) to (800 ; 120).

JLG.

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Anonymous
October 7, 2011

I believe its a flag you can set on any path.

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