Shape¶

The SHAPE entity (DXF Reference) is used like a block references, each SHAPE reference can be scaled and rotated individually. The SHAPE definitions are stored in external shape files (*.SHX), and ezdxf can not load or create these shape files.

Subclass of	`ezdxf.entities.DXFGraphic`
DXF type	`'SHAPE'`
Factory function	`ezdxf.layouts.BaseLayout.add_shape()`
Inherited DXF attributes	Common graphical DXF attributes

Warning

Do not instantiate entity classes by yourself - always use the provided factory functions!

class ezdxf.entities.Shape¶

dxf.insert¶: Insertion location as (2D/3D Point in WCS)

dxf.name¶: Shape name (str)

dxf.size¶: Shape size (float)

dxf.rotation¶: Rotation angle in degrees; default value is 0

dxf.xscale¶: Relative X scale factor (float); default value is 1

dxf.oblique¶: Oblique angle in degrees (float); default value is 0

transform(m: Matrix44) → Shape¶: Transform the SHAPE entity by transformation matrix m inplace.