As per a previous thread, I spoke about saving an image displayed in the GUI (thanks @Andreik for clearing up the save to file feature), this is a continuation of the Speech Bubble project but a different issue regarding rotation of the graphic. The below simple app is almost done but I can't figure out 3 things: 1) Why doesn't it clear out the original image when drawing the rotated image 2) Why is the rotated image shifted over to the left and cropped 3) How to get it to draw an outline with the extra odd line between (Not as critical for the project) #include <GuiConstantsEx.au3> #include <GDIPlus.au3> #include <WinAPIHObj.au3> ; For _GDIPlus_MatrixCreate Opt('MustDeclareVars', 1) _Main() Func _Main() Local $hGUI, $hWnd, $hImage, $hGraphic, $cPic Local $outputImage = "SpeechBubble.png" FileDelete($outputImage) Local $fAngle = InputBox( "Enter Angle", "Please enter the angle of the speech bubble pointer") ConsoleWrite("Required Angle: " & $fAngle & @CRLF) ; Create GUI $hGUI = GUICreate("GDI+", 220, 220) $cPic = GUICtrlCreatePic('', 0, 0, 220, 220) $hWnd = WinGetHandle("GDI+") GUISetState() ; Create a blank image _GDIPlus_Startup() $hImage = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromScan0(220, 220) $hGraphic = _GDIPlus_ImageGetGraphicsContext($hImage) ; Create fill brushes and draw pens Local $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid(0xFF00FF00) ; Light green color Local $hBrush2 = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid(0xFF0000FF) ; Light blue color Global $hPen = _GDIPlus_PenCreate(0xFF8800AA, 2) Global $hPen2 = _GDIPlus_PenCreate(0xFFFF0000, 2) ; Draw a Triangle Global $tWidth = 220 Global $tHeight = 150 Global $TriangleBase = 60 Global $TriangleHeight = 60 Global $TriangleX = 110 - $TriangleBase / 2 Global $TriangleY = 65 ; $CircleY + $CircleDiameter / 2 Local $aPoints[4][2] ; Create Points Array (Row 0 Col 0 holds row count) $aPoints[0][0] = 3 ;Number of points $aPoints[1][0] = $TriangleX $aPoints[1][1] = $TriangleY $aPoints[2][0] = $TriangleX + $TriangleBase $aPoints[2][1] = $TriangleY $aPoints[3][0] = $TriangleX + $TriangleBase / 2 $aPoints[3][1] = $TriangleY - $TriangleHeight _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillPolygon($hGraphic, $aPoints, $hBrush) _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawPolygon($hGraphic, $aPoints, $hPen) ; Draw a circle Local $CircleDiameter = 150 Local $CircleX = (220 - $CircleDiameter) / 2 Local $CircleY = (220 - $CircleDiameter) / 2 _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillEllipse ( $hGraphic, $CircleX, $CircleY, $CircleDiameter, $CircleDiameter, $hBrush) _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawEllipse($hGraphic, $CircleX, $CircleY, $CircleDiameter, $CircleDiameter, $hPen) ; Create a matrix and rotate the image by $fAngle degrees ;Rotation Matrix Local $hMatrix = _GDIPlus_MatrixCreate() _GDIPlus_MatrixRotate($hMatrix, $fAngle, "False") _GDIPlus_GraphicsSetTransform($hGraphic, $hMatrix) _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawImage($hGraphic, $hImage, 0, 0) BitmapToCtrl($hImage, $cPic) Do Until GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE ; Save the image to $outputImage _GDIPlus_ImageSaveToFile($hImage, $outputImage) _GDIPlus_BrushDispose($hBrush2) _GDIPlus_BrushDispose($hBrush) _GDIPlus_GraphicsDispose($hGraphic) _GDIPlus_BitmapDispose($hImage) _GDIPlus_Shutdown() If FileExists($outputImage) Then ShellExecute($outputImage) EndFunc ;==>_Main Func BitmapToCtrl($hBitmap, $cCtrl) Local $hHBITMAP = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateHBITMAPFromBitmap($hBitmap) _WinAPI_DeleteObject(GUICtrlSendMsg($cCtrl, 0x0172, 0, $hHBITMAP)) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hHBITMAP) EndFunc

here is my approach, with out rotate ; https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/211009-create-a-custom-angled-speech-bubble/?do=findComment&comment=1525867 #include <GuiConstantsEx.au3> #include <GDIPlus.au3> #include <WinAPIHObj.au3> ; For _GDIPlus_MatrixCreate Opt('MustDeclareVars', 1) _Main() Func _Main() Global $hGUI, $hWnd, $hImage, $hGraphic, $cPic, $idButton Global $outputImage = "SpeechBubble.png" Global $fAngle = 0 Global $nImgWidth = 220 FileDelete($outputImage) ; Create GUI $hGUI = GUICreate("GDI+", $nImgWidth, 240) $idButton = GUICtrlCreateButton("Angle", 0, 0, 100, 20) $cPic = GUICtrlCreatePic('', 0, 20, $nImgWidth, $nImgWidth) $hWnd = WinGetHandle("GDI+") GUISetState() ; Create a blank image _GDIPlus_Startup() $hImage = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromScan0($nImgWidth, $nImgWidth) $hGraphic = _GDIPlus_ImageGetGraphicsContext($hImage) ; Create fill brushes and draw pens Local $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid(0xFF00FF00) ; Light green color Local $hBrush2 = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid(0xFF0000FF) ; Light blue color Global $hPen = _GDIPlus_PenCreate(0xFF8800AA, 2) Global $hPen2 = _GDIPlus_PenCreate(0xFFFF0000, 2) DrawBubble($hGraphic, $hBrush, $hPen, 0) BitmapToCtrl($hImage, $cPic) Do Switch GUIGetMsg() Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE ExitLoop Case $idButton Global $fAngle = InputBox("Enter Angle", "Please enter the angle of the speech bubble pointer", 45) ConsoleWrite("Required Angle: " & $fAngle & @CRLF) SpeechBubbleRedraw($hGraphic, $hImage, $hBrush, $hPen, $fAngle) EndSwitch Until False ;GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE ; Save the image to $outputImage _GDIPlus_ImageSaveToFile($hImage, $outputImage) _GDIPlus_BrushDispose($hBrush2) _GDIPlus_BrushDispose($hBrush) _GDIPlus_GraphicsDispose($hGraphic) _GDIPlus_BitmapDispose($hImage) _GDIPlus_Shutdown() If FileExists($outputImage) Then ShellExecute($outputImage) ;If FileExists($outputImage2) Then ShellExecute($outputImage2) EndFunc ;==>_Main ;---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Func BitmapToCtrl($hBitmap, $cCtrl) Local $hHBITMAP = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateHBITMAPFromBitmap($hBitmap) _WinAPI_DeleteObject(GUICtrlSendMsg($cCtrl, 0x0172, 0, $hHBITMAP)) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hHBITMAP) EndFunc ;==>BitmapToCtrl ;---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Func DrawBubble($hGraphicT, $hBrushT, $hPenT, $iAngle = 135) ; Draw a Triangle Local Const $nPI = 3.1415926535897932384626433832795 Local $Deg, $R, $iX1, $iY1, $iRadius Local $iCenter = $nImgWidth / 2 Local $aPoints[4][2] ; Create Points Array (Row 0 Col 0 holds row count) $aPoints[0][0] = 3 ;Number of points ;b $iRadius = $nImgWidth / 2 $Deg = $iAngle $R = ($nPI / 2) - ($Deg * ($nPI / 180)) $iX1 = $iCenter + Cos($R) * $iRadius $iY1 = $iCenter - Sin($R) * $iRadius $aPoints[2][0] = $iX1 $aPoints[2][1] = $iY1 ;ConsoleWrite("b=" & $aPoints[2][0] & ", " & $aPoints[2][1] & @CRLF) ;c $iRadius = 25 $Deg = $Deg + 90 $R = ($nPI / 2) - ($Deg * ($nPI / 180)) $iX1 = $iCenter + Cos($R) * $iRadius $iY1 = $iCenter - Sin($R) * $iRadius $aPoints[3][0] = $iX1 $aPoints[3][1] = $iY1 ;ConsoleWrite("c=" & $aPoints[3][0] & ", " & $aPoints[3][1] & @CRLF) ;a $iRadius = 25 $Deg = $Deg + 180 $R = ($nPI / 2) - ($Deg * ($nPI / 180)) $iX1 = $iCenter + Cos($R) * $iRadius $iY1 = $iCenter - Sin($R) * $iRadius $aPoints[1][0] = $iX1 $aPoints[1][1] = $iY1 ;ConsoleWrite("a=" & $aPoints[1][0] & ", " & $aPoints[1][1] & @CRLF) _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillPolygon($hGraphicT, $aPoints, $hBrushT) _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawPolygon($hGraphicT, $aPoints, $hPenT) ; Draw a circle Local $CircleDiameter = 150 Local $CircleX = ($nImgWidth - $CircleDiameter) / 2 Local $CircleY = ($nImgWidth - $CircleDiameter) / 2 _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillEllipse($hGraphicT, $CircleX, $CircleY, $CircleDiameter, $CircleDiameter, $hBrushT) _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawEllipse($hGraphicT, $CircleX, $CircleY, $CircleDiameter, $CircleDiameter, $hPenT) ;hide tail $iRadius = ($CircleDiameter / 2) + 1 $Deg = $iAngle $R = ($nPI / 2) - ($Deg * ($nPI / 180)) $iX1 = $iCenter + Cos($R) * $iRadius $iY1 = $iCenter - Sin($R) * $iRadius $hPenT = _GDIPlus_PenCreate(0xFF00FF00, 14) _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawLine($hGraphicT, $iCenter, $iCenter, $iX1, $iY1, $hPenT) EndFunc ;==>DrawBubble ;---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Func SpeechBubbleRedraw($hGraphicT, $hImageT, $hBrushT, $hPenT, $iAngle = 135) _GDIPlus_GraphicsClear($hGraphicT, 0x00FFFFFF) ; Clear with white (0xFFFFFFFF) or any other desired color DrawBubble($hGraphicT, $hBrushT, $hPenT, $iAngle) GUICtrlDelete($cPic) $cPic = GUICtrlCreatePic('', 0, 20, $nImgWidth, $nImgWidth) GUISetState() BitmapToCtrl($hImageT, $cPic) _GDIPlus_ImageSaveToFile($hImageT, $outputImage) EndFunc ;==>SpeechBubbleRedraw