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Decription: Select a shape and then a line. Shape will be flipped to the other side of the line no matter what angle the line is.

Code:

Option Explicit

Sub mirrorIt() 'begin
    flipIt
End Sub

Private Sub flipIt()
    Dim sr As ShapeRange, s1 As Shape, leftOrRight As String
    Dim x As Double, y As Double, w As Double, h As Double
    Dim xC As Double, yC As Double, dS2L As Double
    Dim s As Shape, s2 As Shape, angle As Double, sNew As Shape
    Dim srFinal As ShapeRange
    Set sr = getSelectionShapes()
    If sr.count <> 2 Then Exit Sub
    ActiveDocument.BeginCommandGroup "flipIt"
    sr.GetBoundingBox x, y, w, h
    Set s1 = sr(1)
    Set s2 = sr(2)
    If s2.Type <> cdrCurveShape Then s2.ConvertToCurves
    s2.Curve.Segments(1).GetPointPositionAt xC, yC, 0.5
    'get angle of rotation using function that gets perpendicular angle from line segment.
    angle = getAngle(s2) * -1
    Set s = sr.Group
    'get center rotation point which we use now and when rotating back
    'rotation put is in the middle of line segment.
    s.RotationCenterX = xC: s.RotationCenterY = yC
    s.Rotate angle
    If s1.CenterX < s2.CenterX Then 'flip the duplicate shapes left or right based on the items horizontal position.
        leftOrRight = "r"
    Else
        leftOrRight = "l"
    End If
    s.Ungroup
    sr.AddRange flipSide(sr, leftOrRight) 'flip in the flip funcction!
    sr.RotationCenterX = xC: sr.RotationCenterY = yC
    sr.Rotate -angle 'rotate both back to original palce
    ActiveSelection.Ungroup
    ActiveDocument.EndCommandGroup
End Sub

Private Function flipSide(ByRef sr As ShapeRange, rl As String) As ShapeRange

Dim s1 As Shape, sDup As Shape
Dim x1 As Double, y1 As Double, w1 As Double, h1 As Double 'entire selection shape
Set flipSide = CreateShapeRange

sr.GetBoundingBox x1, y1, w1, h1
ActiveDocument.ReferencePoint = cdrBottomLeft
Set sDup = sr.Group.Duplicate
sDup.Flip cdrFlipHorizontal
If rl = "r" Then
    sDup.SetPosition x1 + w1, y1
Else
    sDup.SetPosition x1 - w1, y1
End If
sDup.CreateSelection
Set flipSide = sDup.UngroupEx

End Function

Private Function getSelectionShapes() As ShapeRange
    Dim Shift As Long
    Dim bClick As Boolean
    Dim s As Shape
    Dim x As Double, y As Double
    Dim dTol As Double
    dTol = 0.1 ' select shape tolerance
    ActiveDocument.ClearSelection
    Set getSelectionShapes = CreateShapeRange
    'MsgBox "Select shape first and then line second" '(optional)
retrySelectPath:
    While Not bClick
        bClick = False
        bClick = ActiveDocument.GetUserClick(x, y, Shift, 10, False, cdrCursorEyeDrop)
        If Not bClick Then
          Set s = ActivePage.SelectShapesAtPoint(x, y, True, dTol)
        End If
    
        If s.Shapes.count < 1 Then
            Dim mRetry As Integer
            mRetry = MsgBox("No shape selected. Try again?", vbOKCancel, "GDG")
            If mRetry = 1 Then
                GoTo retrySelectPath:
            Else
                Exit Function
            End If
        End If
        getSelectionShapes.Add s.Shapes(1)
        If getSelectionShapes.Shapes.count = 2 Then GoTo exitLoop:
    Wend
exitLoop:
End Function

Private Function getAngle(s As Shape) As Double

    If s.Type <> cdrCurveShape Then s.ConvertToCurves
    getAngle = s.Curve.Segments(1).GetPerpendicularAt(0.5)
    
End Function

Private Const VK_SHIFT = &H10 Sub SuperMirror() Dim sr#, sRX#, sRY#, mR#, mRX#, mRY#, x#, y#, x1#, y1#, w1#, h1#, mx#, my#, sx#, sy#, _ Shift As Long, B As Boolean, G As Boolean, N As Boolean, smith As Shape, mySh As Shape, dup1 As Shape, p# On Error GoTo TheEnd B = True: G = False: N = False \'G(grouped), N(smith selected) ActiveDocument.ReferencePoint = cdrCenter If ActiveShape Is Nothing Then MsgBox (\"No shapes selected\"), vbCritical Exit Sub End If ActiveDocument.BeginCommandGroup \"S-Mirror\" Optimization = True If ActiveSelection.Type = cdrGroupShape Then G = False: GoTo 1001 \'is group detected End If If ActiveSelection.Shapes.Count > 1 Then ActiveSelection.Group G = True \'group them End If 1001: Set mySh = ActiveShape mySh.GetPosition mx, my If B Then B = ActiveDocument.GetUserClick(x, y, Shift, 15, False, 309) \'cdrCursorEyeDrop Set smith = ActivePage.SelectShapesAtPoint(x, y, True) If ActiveShape Is Nothing Then Beep: N = True: GoTo TheEnd Set smith = smith.Shapes.Last End If sRX = smith.RotationCenterX sRY = smith.RotationCenterY sr = smith.RotationAngle smith.RotationAngle = 0 smith.GetPosition sx, sy p = mx - sx \'posX mySh - posX smith Set dup1 = mySh.Duplicate dup1.Flip cdrFlipHorizontal dup1.OrderFrontOf mySh dup1.PositionX = sx - p dup1.RotationCenterX = sRX dup1.RotationCenterY = sRY If GetAsyncKeyState(VK_SHIFT) Then dup1.Rotate 180 End If dup1.RotationAngle = dup1.RotationAngle sr * 2 dup1.GetBoundingBox x1, y1, w1, h1 smith.RotationAngle = sr \'recover rotation center points dup1.RotationCenterX = x1 (w1 / 2) dup1.RotationCenterY = y1 (h1 / 2) If G Then dup1.Ungroup: mySh.Ungroup ActiveDocument.ClearSelection Optimization = False ActiveDocument.EndCommandGroup TheEnd: If G And N Then dup1.Ungroup: mySh.Ungroup Optimization = False ActiveWindow.Refresh Application.Refresh End Sub \'---------------JRM2014

Sub SuperMirror() Dim sr#, sRX#, sRY#, mR#, mRX#, mRY#, x#, y#, x1#, y1#, w1#, h1#, mx#, my#, sx#, sy#, _ Shift As Long, B As Boolean, smith As Shape, mySh As Shape, dup1 As Shape, n# On Error GoTo TheEnd B = True ActiveDocument.ReferencePoint = cdrCenter If ActiveShape Is Nothing Then MsgBox ("No shapes selected"), vbInformation Exit Sub End If ActiveDocument.BeginCommandGroup "S-Mirror" Set mySh = ActiveShape mySh.GetPosition mx, my If B Then B = ActiveDocument.GetUserClick(x, y, Shift, 15, False, 309) 'cdrCursorEyeDrop Set smith = ActivePage.SelectShapesAtPoint(x, y, True) If ActiveShape Is Nothing Then Beep: GoTo TheEnd: Set smith = smith.Shapes.Last End If sRX = smith.RotationCenterX sRY = smith.RotationCenterY sr = smith.RotationAngle smith.RotationAngle = 0 smith.GetPosition sx, sy Optimization = True n = mx - sx 'posX mySh - posX smith Set dup1 = mySh.Duplicate dup1.Flip cdrFlipHorizontal dup1.OrderFrontOf mySh dup1.PositionX = sx - n dup1.RotationCenterX = sRX dup1.RotationCenterY = sRY If GetAsyncKeyState(VK_SHIFT) Then dup1.Rotate 180 End If 'if not ignore smith rotation dup1.RotationAngle = dup1.RotationAngle + sr * 2 dup1.GetBoundingBox x1, y1, w1, h1 smith.RotationAngle = sr 'recover rotation center points dup1.RotationCenterX = x1 + (w1 / 2) dup1.RotationCenterY = y1 + (h1 / 2) ActiveDocument.ClearSelection Optimization = False ActiveDocument.EndCommandGroup TheEnd: Optimization = False ActiveWindow.Refresh Application.Refresh End Sub

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