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esriMultiPatchRingType Constants

MultiPatch Ring Types.

Constant	Value	Description
esriMultiPatchInvalidRing	1	Invalid Ring.
esriMultiPatchUndefinedRing	2	Ring type has not been defined.
esriMultiPatchFirstRing	4	The beginning FirstRing in a FirstRing/Ring sequence.
esriMultiPatchRing	8	A following Ring in a FirstRing/Ring sequence or a beginning Ring in a solo Ring group.
esriMultiPatchOuterRing	16	The beginning OuterRing in an OuterRing/InnerRing sequence.
esriMultiPatchInnerRing	32	A following InnerRing in an OuterRing/InnerRing sequence.
esriMultiPatchBeginningRingMask	28	A mask of valid beginning rings (OuterRings, FirstRings, and solo Rings).
esriMultiPatchFollowingRingMask	40	A mask of valid following rings (InnerRings and Rings).
esriMultiPatchProblemCaseRingMask	3	A mask of problematic rings (UndefinedRings and InvalidRings).

Product Availability

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

Remarks

[C#]

private static object _missing = Type.Missing;
public static IGeometry GetMultiPatchGeometry()
{
    const int XRange = 16;
    const int YRange = 16;
    const int InteriorRingCount = 25;
    const double HoleRange = 0.5;
    //RingGroup: Square Lying In XY Plane With Single Exterior Ring
    // And Multiple Interior Rings

IGeometryCollection multiPatchGeometryCollection = new MultiPatchClass();
IMultiPatch multiPatch = multiPatchGeometryCollection as IMultiPatch;

//Exterior Ring
IPointCollection exteriorRingPointCollection = new RingClass();

    exteriorRingPointCollection.AddPoint(ConstructPoint3D(0.5 * (XRange + 2), -0.5 * (YRange + 2), 0), ref _missing, ref _missing);
    exteriorRingPointCollection.AddPoint(ConstructPoint3D(-0.5 * (XRange + 2), -0.5 * (YRange + 2), 0), ref _missing, ref _missing);
    exteriorRingPointCollection.AddPoint(ConstructPoint3D(-0.5 * (XRange + 2), 0.5 * (YRange + 2), 0), ref _missing, ref _missing);
    exteriorRingPointCollection.AddPoint(ConstructPoint3D(0.5 * (XRange + 2), 0.5 * (YRange + 2), 0), ref _missing, ref _missing);

IRing exteriorRing = exteriorRingPointCollection as IRing;
exteriorRing.Close();

multiPatchGeometryCollection.AddGeometry(exteriorRing as IGeometry, ref _missing, ref _missing);
multiPatch.PutRingType(exteriorRing, esriMultiPatchRingType.esriMultiPatchOuterRing);

//Interior Rings
Random random = new Random();

    for (int i = 0; i < InteriorRingCount; i++)
    {
        double interiorRingOriginX = XRange * (random.NextDouble() - 0.5);
        double interiorRingOriginY = YRange * (random.NextDouble() - 0.5);

        IPointCollection interiorRingPointCollection = new RingClass();
        interiorRingPointCollection.AddPoint(ConstructPoint3D(interiorRingOriginX - 0.5 * HoleRange, interiorRingOriginY - 0.5 * HoleRange, 0), ref _missing, ref _missing);
        interiorRingPointCollection.AddPoint(ConstructPoint3D(interiorRingOriginX + 0.5 * HoleRange, interiorRingOriginY - 0.5 * HoleRange, 0), ref _missing, ref _missing);
        interiorRingPointCollection.AddPoint(ConstructPoint3D(interiorRingOriginX + 0.5 * HoleRange, interiorRingOriginY + 0.5 * HoleRange, 0), ref _missing, ref _missing);
        interiorRingPointCollection.AddPoint(ConstructPoint3D(interiorRingOriginX - 0.5 * HoleRange, interiorRingOriginY + 0.5 * HoleRange, 0), ref _missing, ref _missing);

IRing interiorRing = interiorRingPointCollection as IRing;
interiorRing.Close();

multiPatchGeometryCollection.AddGeometry(interiorRing as IGeometry, ref _missing, ref _missing);

multiPatch.PutRingType(interiorRing, esriMultiPatchRingType.esriMultiPatchInnerRing);
}

return multiPatchGeometryCollection as IGeometry;
}

public static IPoint ConstructPoint3D(double x, double y, double z)
{
IPoint point = ConstructPoint2D(x, y);
point.Z = z;

return point;
}

public static IPoint ConstructPoint2D(double x, double y)
{
IPoint point = new PointClass();
point.PutCoords(x, y);

return point;
}

[C++]

[Visual Basic .NET]

.NET Samples

3D multipatch examples 3D multipatch examples