Shape.GetMatrix

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

Member of Shape

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 (movements). Each matrix element is referred to as d11, d12, d21, and d22 respectively, left to right, and top to bottom.


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

The following code example stretches each object along their x-axis by 200%. When applied to rotated objects, it causes the stretch along the rotated axies. 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