ArcGIS Pro 3.2 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Core.CIM Namespace / CIMAutoCamera Class / MapFrameLinkName Property
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    MapFrameLinkName Property
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    Gets or sets the map frame name being used to set the camera when using the map frame link constraint.
    Syntax
    public string MapFrameLinkName {get; set;}
    Public Property MapFrameLinkName As String
    Example
    SetAutoCameraLinkedExtent
    var layout = LayoutView.Active.Layout;
    var mf = layout.GetElementsAsFlattenedList().OfType<MapFrame>()
      .First(mf => mf.Name == mapFrame);
    var autoCamera = mf.GetAutoCamera();
    autoCamera.Source = AutoCameraSource.MapFrameLink;
    autoCamera.AutoCameraType = AutoCameraType.Extent;
    autoCamera.MapFrameLinkName = mapFrameLink;
    
    if (mf.ValidateAutoCamera(autoCamera) &&
      !mf.IsMapSeriesMapFrame())
      mf.SetAutoCamera(autoCamera);
    
    SetAutoCameraLinkedCenter
    var layout = LayoutView.Active.Layout;
    var mf = layout.GetElementsAsFlattenedList().OfType<MapFrame>()
      .First(mf => mf.Name == mapFrame);
    var autoCamera = mf.GetAutoCamera();
    autoCamera.Source = AutoCameraSource.MapFrameLink;
    autoCamera.AutoCameraType = AutoCameraType.Center;
    autoCamera.MapFrameLinkName = mapFrameLink;
    var states = mf.Map.GetLayersAsFlattenedList().First(l => l.Name == "State_Polygons");
    autoCamera.IntersectLayerPath = states.URI;
    
    if (mf.ValidateAutoCamera(autoCamera) &&
      !mf.IsMapSeriesMapFrame())
      mf.SetAutoCamera(autoCamera);
    
    SetAutoCameraLinkedCenterAndScale
    var layout = LayoutView.Active.Layout;
    var mf = layout.GetElementsAsFlattenedList().OfType<MapFrame>()
      .First(mf => mf.Name == mapFrame);
    var autoCamera = mf.GetAutoCamera();
    autoCamera.Source = AutoCameraSource.MapFrameLink;
    autoCamera.AutoCameraType = AutoCameraType.CenterAndScale;
    autoCamera.MapFrameLinkName = mapFrameLink;
    var states = mf.Map.GetLayersAsFlattenedList().First(l => l.Name == "State_Polygons");
    autoCamera.IntersectLayerPath = states.URI;
    
    if (mf.ValidateAutoCamera(autoCamera) &&
      !mf.IsMapSeriesMapFrame())
      mf.SetAutoCamera(autoCamera);
    
    SetAutoCameraLinkedScale
    var layout = LayoutView.Active.Layout;
    var mf = layout.GetElementsAsFlattenedList().OfType<MapFrame>()
      .First(mf => mf.Name == mapFrame);
    var autoCamera = mf.GetAutoCamera();
    autoCamera.Source = AutoCameraSource.MapFrameLink;
    autoCamera.AutoCameraType = AutoCameraType.Scale;
    autoCamera.MapFrameLinkName = mapFrameLink;
    var states = mf.Map.GetLayersAsFlattenedList().First(l => l.Name == "State_Polygons");
    autoCamera.IntersectLayerPath = states.URI;
    
    if (mf.ValidateAutoCamera(autoCamera) &&
      !mf.IsMapSeriesMapFrame())
      mf.SetAutoCamera(autoCamera);
    
    Requirements

    Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

    ArcGIS Pro version: 3 or higher.
    See Also