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Gets a handle to an object representing the components bounding box position
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====Class hierarchy====
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[[API Panel|Panel]]
| colspan="2" | Gets a handle to an object representing the components bounding box position&nbsp;
:[[API Panel.Position|Position]]
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==Parameters==
| colspan="2" | The position or component to read from&nbsp;
[[Variable Types|HANDLE]] ''Handle''
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==Return value==
[[Variable Types|HANDLE]]
 
Returns the handle to an object representing the components bounding box position




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* Declare a variable 'result' of type HANDLE
* Declare a variable 'result' of type HANDLE
* Add to a calculation icon: <pre class="brush:[cpp]">result = ::Panel.Position.GetBox(handle)</pre>
* Add to a calculation icon: <pre class="brush:[cpp]">result = ::Panel.Position.GetBox(handle)</pre>
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Latest revision as of 14:11, 13 July 2026

GetBox
Gets a handle to an object representing the components bounding box position 
- HANDLE Handle
The position or component to read from 
- HANDLE Return


Detailed description

This call gets the objects bounding box position. This can be thought of as the objects size rather than its raw scale value.


The difference between scale and size only applies to objects with child objects, such as groups or compiled components.

Scale and size of the box


Examples

Calling in a calculation

  • Declare a variable 'result' of type HANDLE
  • Add to a calculation icon:
    result = ::Panel.Position.GetBox(handle)