ArcGIS Pro 3.1 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Desktop.Mapping Namespace / MapView Class / Camera Property
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    Camera Property (MapView)
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    Gets the current Camera of the view.
    Syntax
    public Camera Camera {get;}
    Public ReadOnly Property Camera As Camera
    Remarks
    Use this in combination with ZoomTo(Camera,Nullable<TimeSpan>) to get and set the view's camera.
    Example
    SetAutoCameraFixedCenter
    var layout = LayoutView.Active.Layout;
    var mf = layout.GetElementsAsFlattenedList().OfType<MapFrame>()
      .First(mf => mf.Name == mapFrame);
    var autoCamera = mf.GetAutoCamera();
    autoCamera.Source = AutoCameraSource.Fixed;
    autoCamera.AutoCameraType = AutoCameraType.Center;
    
    var camera = mf.GetMapView(LayoutView.Active).Camera;
    var center = mf.GetViewCenter();
    
    //var extent = EnvelopeBuilderEx.CreateEnvelope(
    //    400748.62, 800296.4, 1310669.05, 1424520.74, mf.Map.SpatialReference);
    //autoCamera.Extent = extent;
    
    var camera2 = new CIMViewCamera()
    {
      Heading = 0,
      Pitch = -90,
      Roll = 0,
      Scale = 21169571,
      X = 855708,
      Y = 1112409,
      Z = double.NaN
    };
    autoCamera.Camera = camera2;
    var states = mf.Map.GetLayersAsFlattenedList().First(l => l.Name == "State_Polygons");
    autoCamera.IntersectLayerPath = states.URI;
    
    if (mf.ValidateAutoCamera(autoCamera) &&
      !mf.IsMapSeriesMapFrame())
      mf.SetAutoCamera(autoCamera);
    
    SetAutoCameraFixedCenterAndScale
    var layout = LayoutView.Active.Layout;
    var mf = layout.GetElementsAsFlattenedList().OfType<MapFrame>()
      .First(mf => mf.Name == mapFrame);
    var autoCamera = mf.GetAutoCamera();
    autoCamera.Source = AutoCameraSource.Fixed;
    autoCamera.AutoCameraType = AutoCameraType.CenterAndScale;
    
    var camera = mf.GetMapView(LayoutView.Active).Camera;
    var center = mf.GetViewCenter();
    
    //var extent = EnvelopeBuilderEx.CreateEnvelope(
    //    400748.62, 800296.4, 1310669.05, 1424520.74, mf.Map.SpatialReference);
    //autoCamera.Extent = extent;
    
    var camera2 = new CIMViewCamera()
    {
      Heading = 0,
      Pitch = -90,
      Roll = 0,
      Scale = 21169571,
      X = 1310669.0 + ((400748.5 - 1310669.0) / 2.0),
      Y = 800296.4 + ((1424520.74 - 800296.4) / 2.0),
      Z = double.NaN
    };
    autoCamera.Camera = camera2;
    var states = mf.Map.GetLayersAsFlattenedList().First(l => l.Name == "State_Polygons");
    //autoCamera.IntersectLayerPath = states.URI;
    
    
    if (mf.ValidateAutoCamera(autoCamera) &&
      !mf.IsMapSeriesMapFrame())
      mf.SetAutoCamera(autoCamera);
    
    SetAutoCameraFixedScale
    var layout = LayoutView.Active.Layout;
    var mf = layout.GetElementsAsFlattenedList().OfType<MapFrame>()
      .First(mf => mf.Name == mapFrame);
    var autoCamera = mf.GetAutoCamera();
    autoCamera.Source = AutoCameraSource.Fixed;
    autoCamera.AutoCameraType = AutoCameraType.Scale;
    
    var camera = mf.GetMapView(LayoutView.Active).Camera;
    var center = mf.GetViewCenter();
    
    //var extent = EnvelopeBuilderEx.CreateEnvelope(
    //    400748.62, 800296.4, 1310669.05, 1424520.74, mf.Map.SpatialReference);
    //autoCamera.Extent = extent;
    
    var camera2 = new CIMViewCamera()
    {
      Heading = 0,
      Pitch = -90,
      Roll = 0,
      Scale = 20000571,
      X = 1310669.0 + ((400748.5 - 1310669.0) / 2.0),
      Y = 800296.4 + ((1424520.74 - 800296.4) / 2.0),
      Z = double.NaN
    };
    autoCamera.Camera = camera2;
    var states = mf.Map.GetLayersAsFlattenedList().First(l => l.Name == "State_Polygons");
    //autoCamera.IntersectLayerPath = states.URI;
    
    if (mf.ValidateAutoCamera(autoCamera) &&
      !mf.IsMapSeriesMapFrame())
      mf.SetAutoCamera(autoCamera);
    
    Rotate the map view
    public Task<bool> RotateView(double heading)
    {
      //Get the active map view.
      var mapView = MapView.Active;
      if (mapView == null)
        return Task.FromResult(false);
    
      //Get the camera for the view, adjust the heading and zoom to the new camera position.
      var camera = mapView.Camera;
      camera.Heading = heading;
      return mapView.ZoomToAsync(camera, TimeSpan.Zero);
    }
    
    // or use the synchronous method
    public Task<bool> RotateViewAsync(double heading)
    {
      return QueuedTask.Run(() =>
      {
        //Get the active map view.
        var mapView = MapView.Active;
        if (mapView == null)
          return false;
    
        //Get the camera for the view, adjust the heading and zoom to the new camera position.
        var camera = mapView.Camera;
        camera.Heading = heading;
        return mapView.ZoomTo(camera, TimeSpan.Zero);
      });
    }
    
    Requirements

    Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

    ArcGIS Pro version: 3.0 or higher.
    See Also