I cheated. used VBA help for buildfreeform and used the eexample tto fix
your problem

Set myDocument = Worksheets(1)
With myDocument.Shapes.BuildFreeform(msoEditingAuto, 429.95, 74.9295)
.AddNodes msoSegmentLine, msoEditingAuto, 433.9, 78.33801
.AddNodes msoSegmentLine, msoEditingAuto, 461.55, 119.24
.AddNodes msoSegmentLine, msoEditingAuto, 457.6, 123.0495
.AddNodes msoSegmentLine, msoEditingAuto, 437.85, 118.839
.AddNodes msoSegmentLine, msoEditingAuto, 418.1, 109.4155
.AddNodes msoSegmentLine, msoEditingAuto, 382.55, 92.37298
.AddNodes msoSegmentLine, msoEditingAuto, 422.05, 75.73148
.AddNodes msoSegmentLine, msoEditingAuto, 429.95, 74.9295
.ConvertToShape.Select
End With

"elziko" wrote:

In my application I am unable to draw certain shapes - in the end it seems
that the points themselves seem to be the problem.

To test this I created a blank Chart sheet and recorded a macro of me
drawing a successful freehand shape - any shape. I then replaced the macro
code with my own points so the code looks like this:

With ActiveChart.Shapes.BuildFreeform(msoEditingAuto, 429.95, 74.9295)
.AddNodes msoSegmentLine, msoEditingAuto, 433.9, 78.33801
.AddNodes msoSegmentLine, msoEditingAuto, 461.55, 119.24
.AddNodes msoSegmentLine, msoEditingAuto, 457.6, 123.0495
.AddNodes msoSegmentLine, msoEditingAuto, 437.85, 118.839
.AddNodes msoSegmentLine, msoEditingAuto, 418.1, 109.4155
.AddNodes msoSegmentLine, msoEditingAuto, 382.55, 92.37298
.AddNodes msoSegmentLine, msoEditingAuto, 422.05, 75.73148
.AddNodes msoSegmentLine, msoEditingAuto, 429.95, 74.9295
.ConvertToShape.Select
End With

If I then run this macro I get "Run-time error '1004': Application defined
or object-defiend error".

I get this in Excel 2000 and Excel XP. It get drawn OK in Excel 2007 and I
haven;t tested it in Excel 2003.

Can anyone shed any light on why I would not be able to draw this shape?

TIA