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PickerPickPoint Method (String, Point, ViewBase)

Requests the user to pick one point.

Namespace: Tekla.Structures.Drawing.UI
Assembly: Tekla.Structures.Drawing (in Tekla.Structures.Drawing.dll) Version: 2022.0.13611

Syntax

public void PickPoint(
	string prompt,
	out Point pickedPoint,
	out ViewBase pickedView
)

Public Sub PickPoint ( 
	prompt As String,
	<OutAttribute> ByRef pickedPoint As Point,
	<OutAttribute> ByRef pickedView As ViewBase
)

prompt: Type: SystemString
The prompt shown in the status bar. See the class remarks for more information about prompts.
pickedPoint: Type: Tekla.Structures.Geometry3dPoint
The picked point in the view coordinates.
pickedView: Type: Tekla.Structures.DrawingViewBase
The view in which the pick occurred.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
InvalidPluginPickerInputException	Thrown when the picker is being used through a plug-in which has invalid PluginPickerInputs defined.
PickerInterruptedException	Thrown when the user interrupts the picker before anything has been picked.

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