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Zoom to Selected Globe Features Snippet (ArcObjects .NET 10.4 SDK)
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Zoom to Selected Globe Features Snippet

Zooms to the geographic extent of the selected features. Using this method ensures that all the selected features are displayed on the screen.

[C#]
///<summary>Zooms to the geographic extent of the selected features. Using this method ensures that all the selected features are displayed on the screen.</summary>
/// 
///<param name="globe">An IGlobe interface</param>
///  
///<remarks></remarks>
public void ZoomToSelectedGlobeFeatures(ESRI.ArcGIS.GlobeCore.IGlobe globe)
{
  ESRI.ArcGIS.GlobeCore.IGlobeDisplay globeDisplay=globe.GlobeDisplay;
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Analyst3D.ISceneViewer sceneViewer=globeDisplay.ActiveViewer;
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Analyst3D.ICamera camera=sceneViewer.Camera;
  ESRI.ArcGIS.GlobeCore.IGlobeCamera globeCamera=(ESRI.ArcGIS.GlobeCore.IGlobeCamera)camera; // Explicit Cast
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Analyst3D.IScene scene=globeDisplay.Scene;
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IEnumLayer enumLayer=scene.get_Layers(null, true);

  ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.IEnvelope envelope=new ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.EnvelopeClass();
  envelope.SetEmpty();
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.IEnvelope layersExtentEnvelope=new ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.EnvelopeClass();
  layersExtentEnvelope.SetEmpty();
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.IZAware ZAware=(ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.IZAware)envelope; // Explicit Cast
  ZAware.ZAware=(true);

  ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.ISpatialFilter spatialFilter=new ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.SpatialFilterClass();
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.ISpatialReference spatialReference=scene.SpatialReference;
  System.Boolean haveFeatures=false;
  enumLayer.Reset();

  ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.ILayer layer;
  while ((layer=enumLayer.Next()) != null)
  {
    if (layer == null)
      break;


    if (layer is ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFeatureLayer)
    {
      ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFeatureLayer featureLayer=(ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFeatureLayer)layer; // Explicit Cast
      ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFeatureSelection featureSelection=(ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFeatureSelection)layer; // Explicit Cast
      ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.ISelectionSet selectionSet=featureSelection.SelectionSet;
      ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IFeatureClass featureClass=featureLayer.FeatureClass;
      System.String shapeField=featureClass.ShapeFieldName;
      spatialFilter.GeometryField=shapeField;
      spatialFilter.set_OutputSpatialReference(shapeField, spatialReference);

      // The next 2 lines of code are different from many other ArcObjects programming techniques in that the 
      // ICursor Interface variable 'cursor' is initialized to a Null value. It is set by reference with the 
      // call to the Search method; hence the need for the 'out' argument (see MSDN for more information).
      ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.ICursor cursor;
      selectionSet.Search(spatialFilter, true, out cursor);

      ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IFeatureCursor featureCursor=(ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IFeatureCursor)cursor; // Explicit Cast

      System.Boolean getLayerExtent=true;
      ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IFeature feature;  // Automatically initialized to null. Used to test existence of a feature in the featureCursor
      while ((feature=featureCursor.NextFeature()) != null)
      {
        ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.IGeometry geometry=feature.Shape;
        ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.IEnvelope featureExtent=geometry.Envelope;
        envelope.Union(featureExtent);
        haveFeatures=true;

        if (getLayerExtent)
        {
          ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IGeoDataset geoDataset=(ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IGeoDataset)featureLayer; // Explicit Cast
          if (geoDataset != null)
          {
            ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.IEnvelope layerExtent=geoDataset.Extent;
            layersExtentEnvelope.Union(layerExtent);
           }
           getLayerExtent=false;
        }
      }
    }
  }

  // Since the size of points is very small, we use a special case to zoom in closer

  System.Double width=envelope.Width;
  System.Double height=envelope.Height;
  if (width == 0.0 && height == 0.0)  // Must be a single point, Zoom to 1 x 1 degree area,
  {                                   // or lets say 1/20th of layer extent, whichever is smallest.
    System.Double dim=1.0;

    System.Boolean bEmpty=layersExtentEnvelope.IsEmpty;
    if (!bEmpty)
    {
      System.Double layerWidth=layersExtentEnvelope.Width;
      System.Double layerHeight=layersExtentEnvelope.Height;
      System.Double layerDim=System.Math.Max(layerWidth, layerHeight) * 0.05;
      if (layerDim > 0.0)
        dim=System.Math.Min(1.0, layerDim);
    }

    System.Double xMin=envelope.XMin;
    System.Double yMin=envelope.YMin;

    ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.IPoint point=new ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.PointClass();
    point.X=xMin;
    point.Y=yMin;

    envelope.Width=dim;
    envelope.Height=dim;
    envelope.CenterAt(point);
  }
  else if (width == 0.0 || height == 0.0)
  {
    System.Double maxDim=System.Math.Max(width, height);
    envelope.Width=maxDim;
    envelope.Height=maxDim;
  }

  globeCamera.SetToZoomToExtents(envelope, globe, sceneViewer);
  sceneViewer.Redraw(true);
}
[Visual Basic .NET]
'''<summary>Zooms to the geographic extent of the selected features. Using this method ensures that all the selected features are displayed on the screen.</summary>
''' 
'''<param name="globe">An IGlobe interface</param>
'''  
'''<remarks></remarks>
Public Sub ZoomToSelectedGlobeFeatures(ByVal globe As ESRI.ArcGIS.GlobeCore.IGlobe)

  Dim globeDisplay As ESRI.ArcGIS.GlobeCore.IGlobeDisplay=globe.GlobeDisplay
  Dim sceneViewer As ESRI.ArcGIS.Analyst3D.ISceneViewer=globeDisplay.ActiveViewer
  Dim camera As ESRI.ArcGIS.Analyst3D.ICamera=sceneViewer.Camera
  Dim globeCamera As ESRI.ArcGIS.GlobeCore.IGlobeCamera=CType(camera, ESRI.ArcGIS.GlobeCore.IGlobeCamera) ' Explicit Cast
  Dim scene As ESRI.ArcGIS.Analyst3D.IScene=globeDisplay.Scene

  Dim enumLayer As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IEnumLayer=scene.Layers(Nothing, True)

  Dim envelope As ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.IEnvelope=New ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.EnvelopeClass
  envelope.SetEmpty()
  Dim layersExtentEnvelope As ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.IEnvelope=New ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.EnvelopeClass
  layersExtentEnvelope.SetEmpty()
  Dim ZAware As ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.IZAware=CType(Envelope, ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.IZAware) ' Explicit Cast
  ZAware.ZAware=(True)

  Dim spatialFilter As ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.ISpatialFilter=New ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.SpatialFilterClass
  Dim spatialReference As ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.ISpatialReference=scene.SpatialReference
  Dim haveFeatures As System.Boolean=False
  enumLayer.Reset()

  Dim layer As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.ILayer
  layer=enumLayer.Next()
  While layer IsNot Nothing

    If TypeOf layer Is ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFeatureLayer Then

      Dim featureLayer As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFeatureLayer=CType(layer, ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFeatureLayer) ' Explicit Cast
      Dim featureSelection As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFeatureSelection=CType(layer, ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFeatureSelection) ' Explicit Cast
      Dim selectionSet As ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.ISelectionSet=featureSelection.SelectionSet
      Dim featureClass As ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IFeatureClass=featureLayer.FeatureClass
      Dim shapeField As System.String=featureClass.ShapeFieldName
      spatialFilter.GeometryField=shapeField

      spatialReference=spatialFilter.OutputSpatialReference(shapeField)

      ' The next 2 lines of code are different from many other ArcObjects programming techniques in that the 
      ' ICursor Interface variable 'cursor' is initialized to Nothing. It is set by reference with the 
      ' call to the Search method.
      Dim cursor As ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.ICursor=Nothing
      selectionSet.Search(spatialFilter, True, cursor)

      Dim featureCursor As ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IFeatureCursor=CType(cursor, ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IFeatureCursor) ' Explicit Cast

      Dim getLayerExtent As System.Boolean=True

      Dim feature As ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IFeature
      feature=featureCursor.NextFeature
      While (feature) IsNot Nothing

        Dim geometry As ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.IGeometry=feature.Shape
        Dim featureExtent As ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.IEnvelope=geometry.Envelope
        envelope.Union(featureExtent)
        haveFeatures=True
        If getLayerExtent Then
          Dim geoDataset As ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IGeoDataset=CType(featureLayer, ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IGeoDataset) ' Explicit Cast

          If Not (geoDataset Is Nothing) Then
            Dim layerExtent As ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.IEnvelope=geoDataset.Extent
            layersExtentEnvelope.Union(layerExtent)
          End If

          getLayerExtent=False

        End If

        feature=featureCursor.NextFeature ' Iterate through the next feature
      End While

    End If ' typeof

    layer=enumLayer.Next() ' Iterate through the next layer
  End While

  ' Since the size of points is very small, we use a special case to zoom in closer
  Dim width As System.Double=envelope.Width
  Dim height As System.Double=envelope.Height

  ' Must be a single point, Zoom to 1 x 1 degree area, or lets say 1/20th of layer extent, whichever is smallest.
  If width=0 AndAlso height=0 Then
    Dim dimension As System.Double=1
    Dim bEmpty As System.Boolean=layersExtentEnvelope.IsEmpty

    If Not bEmpty Then
      Dim layerWidth As System.Double=layersExtentEnvelope.Width
      Dim layerHeight As System.Double=layersExtentEnvelope.Height
      Dim layerDim As System.Double=System.Math.Max(layerWidth, layerHeight) * 0.05
      If layerDim > 0 Then
        dimension=System.Math.Min(1, layerDim)
      End If
    End If

    Dim xMin As System.Double=envelope.XMin
    Dim yMin As System.Double=envelope.YMin
    Dim point As ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.IPoint=New ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.PointClass

    point.X=xMin
    Point.Y=yMin
    envelope.Width=dimension
    envelope.Height=dimension
    envelope.CenterAt(Point)
  Else

    If width=0 OrElse height=0 Then
      Dim maxDim As System.Double=System.Math.Max(width, height)
      envelope.Width=maxDim
      envelope.Height=maxDim
    End If

  End If

  globeCamera.SetToZoomToExtents(Envelope, globe, sceneViewer)
  sceneViewer.Redraw(True)
  
End Sub

Additional Requirements
  • The code in this document requires the following References added to the Visual Studio project:
  • ESRI.ArcGIS.3DAnalyst
  • ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto
  • ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase
  • ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry
  • ESRI.ArcGIS.GlobeCore
  • ESRI.ArcGIS.System
  • System