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Adds one or more subentities to an entity.
The prototype of this method is provided for completeness of the subentity... more 
 

Deletes one or more subentities from an entity.
Custom objects which expose subentity behavior can choose to override this method... more 
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This function queues up the entity's graphics and flushes the graphics queue, forcing the entity and anything else in the... more 
This function is primarily intended for AutoCAD to call as part of an explode operation that includes this entity. However,... more 
 

Entities use various graphic primitives to draw themselves. Part of this mechanism is the ability to associate an integer identifier... more 

This .NET method wraps the ObjectARX method AcDbEntity::getGripPointsAtSubentPath
 
Returns the plane which contains the curve. 

 

Obtains the subentity. 

Retrieves the geometric extents for a subentity.
Unimplemented at the Entity level, this method is intended to be overridden in... more 
 

 
 

This wraps the ObjectARX AcDbEntity::highlightState() method. 
 
This wraps AcDbJoinEntityPE::joinEntity, which when implemented for an Entity, it can be used to join two supported entities together.... more 
This wraps AcDbJoinEntityPE::joinEntities(), which when implemented for an Entity can be used to join supported entities together. Some implementations... more 
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This wraps the ObjectARX AcDbEntity::popHighlight() method.
The current highlight effect of subId will be removed, and the former pushed... more 
This wraps the ObjectARX AcDbEntity::pushHighlight() method.
The later pushed highlight effect will override the former push highlight effect. We... more 

This method sets the entity's state to indicate whether or not the entity should be updated on screen when it... more 

 
 

This function is called when a drag operation involving this entity is starting, ending, or aborting. The status argument provides... more 

This notification allows the entity to perform any required resource management tasks before the grip's GripStatus objects and any alternate... more 

This method sets entity to reference the LayerTableRecord identified by the name specified in newValue. For an BlockReference entity,... more 

This method copies the
  • Color
  • Layer
  • Linetype
  • Linetype scale
  • Visibility

values from the entity pointed to by entityPointer into this... more 

This function is called with a status value of GripsToBeDeleted when the grips for the subentity are about to be... more 

 

Applies a geometric transformation to one or more subentities on an object.
This function provides a means by which AutoCAD... more 
 
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