Create Function

Creates a new line item with given coordinates of the endpoints in an Envision document currently opened in the Canvas Envision Creator app.

    Create(
        start: [[[EvCoord2D|evcoord2d-type-alias.html]]],
        end: [[[EvCoord2D|evcoord2d-type-alias.html]]],
        zOrder?: [[[EvObjectZOrder|evobjectzorder-interface.html]]]
    ): Promise<[[[EvItem|canvas-envision-document-items.html#object-items]]]>

Parameters

start: EvCoord2D

An EvCoord2D type alias, an array of the X and Y coordinates of the starting endpoint of the new line item.

end: EvCoord2D

An EvCoord2D type alias, an array of the X and Y coordinates of the ending endpoint of the new line item.

zOrder?: EvObjectZOrder

An EvObjectZOrder object that includes:

The layer item object of a layer in the current document where the new line item should be added. The default value is the current layer on the current page.
The position of the new line item in the stack of object items on the given layer. It is a zero-based index that is 0 for the topmost object item on the layer and increases by 1 for each following object item going down the stack. The default value is 0.

Return value

Promise<EvItem>: A Promise that, if fulfilled, resolves to an Object item object of the new line item successfully created in the current document.

04 April 2025