[V8i VBA] SavedViewElement & RotateAboutZ

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The SavedViewElement has a method ...

The problem arises because the SavedViewElement inherits a number of properties & methods from Element.  Not all properties & methods are applicable to a non-graphic element, but there's no way in VBA of removing those.  The documentation doesn't tell you which methods are not applicable.

Using VBA, I don't think there is a way to do what you want.  As far as I can see, we need the C++ MicroStationAPI to manipulate NamedView information.  You can't get at the MicroStationAPI from VBA because VBA doesn't understand C++.

Saved View or Named View?

There may be a naming confusion: saved views have been around for donkey's years (they were available in MicroStation/J).  Named views are more recent, and store more information (such as camera position) than a saved view.  I think the VBA object is the older saved view.

In keeping with Jon's suggestion of using some native code / MDL to help I have this little project that I worked on for a user that exposes out some functionality via CExpression calls.  If you build this dll and load it you can manipulate the rotation of a named/saved view by passing in the name and the updated value for either the 3d or 2d rotation.  

HTH,

Thanks Jon & Mark. I'll see what I can do with your advice.