ArcObjects Library Reference (GlobeCore)

IGlobeDisplay Interface

Provides access to members that manipulate the globe display. Note: the IGlobeDisplay interface has been superseded byIGlobeDisplay3. Please consider using the more recent version.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.

Description

IGlobeDisplay interface provides access to members that control the Globe. IGlobeDisplay interface has the following non-inherited properties and methods:

AdvancedOptions property to access the globe�s data processing and management options, CacheUsage (CachePath, bUpdate ) � current disk cache usage (in Mbytes) for the specified path, CachePath - a true value to the argument bUpdate will update the CacheUsage, EnableMessages � indicates if warning messages and questions related to refreshing a layer or displaying vector data should be enabled, Globe � a container for display and manuiplation of data, ImmediateDataFetching � indicates if pending requests for tiles should complete before navigation, SelectionColor � the selction color selected features show with.

Clear(bRecycleBasicObjects) a method to stop all pending requests for tile fetches - a false value to bRecycleBasicObjects will stop the loading thread in addition, GetSurfaceElevation - finds the elevation (including the highest resolution, if specified) of the surface at the given longitude and latitude, GetSurfacePoint -returns a point given the x and y position (in local coordinates) of the viewer. In addition, the methods Locate, LocateFeature, LocateMultiple and LocateLayers all return a set of objects hit by the line of sight from the observer location within the window coordinates of xView and yView in the viewer pViewer.

Members

		Description
	ActiveViewer	The active viewer.
	AdvancedOptions	The data processing and management options.
	CacheUsage	The disk cache usage in Mb (will return the current one if path is empty string).
	Clear	Clear the display objects.
	EnableMessages	Indicates if the warning and question messages are enabled.
	FindViewer	Finds the Viewer.
	GestureEnabled	Indicates if the mouse gestures are supported.
	GetAllViewers	Returns all registered Viewers.
	GetBackgroundColor	Returns the background color.
	GetSurfaceElevation	Find the elevation of a point in the given geographical location.
	GetSurfacePoint	Locate a point in the position x,y within the view (x and y in the interval 0-1).
	Globe	The globe container.
	ImmediateDataFetching	Indicates whether in immediate data fetching mode.
	IsNavigating	Indicates if the 3D Display is in navigation mode.
	Locate	Find the object and location in the line of sight.
	LocateFeature	Find the object and location in the line of sight.
	LocateLayers	Find the object and location in the line of sight.
	LocateMultiple	Find the object and location in the line of sight.
	RefreshTextureObjects	Deletes all the textures to force them to reload.
	RefreshViewers	Redraws all viewers.
	RegisterViewer	Adds a viewer to the 3D Display.
	ReplayFrame	Uses the camera to redraw a frame.
	Scene	The scene.
	SelectionColor	The selection color.
	SetBackgroundColor	Sets the background color.
	StartPrintingExporting	Start exporting/printing with an extending cull area.
	StopPrintingExporting	Stop Exporting/printing with extending culling area-- restore defaults.
	UnregisterViewer	Removes a viewer from the 3D Display.

Inherited Interfaces

Interfaces	Description
IViewers3D	Provides access to members that control 3D displays.

.NET Snippets

.NET Samples

3D dynamic element tracking (Code Files: TrackDynamicObject) | Visualizing the camera path while animating (Code Files: VisualizeCameraPath) | Globe Fly tool (Code Files: Fly) | Effects in the GlobeControl (Code Files: Effects) | Multiple globe viewers (Code Files: MultipleGlobeViewers) | Creating a toolbar of globe tools (Code Files: GeographicCoordinates) | Create camera flyby from path (Code Files: frmCameraPath) | Animation in the GlobeControl (Code Files: Animation)

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