ArcGIS Pro 3.1 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Core.CIM Namespace / CIMGeometricEffect Class
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    CIMGeometricEffect Class
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    Represents a geometric effect, this is base class for all geometric effects.
    Syntax
    Example
    Snippet Dash line with two markers - Method I
    /// <summary>
    /// Create a line symbol with a dash and two markers.<br/>          
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>
    /// This line symbol comprises three symbol layers listed below: 
    /// 1. A solid stroke that has dashes.
    /// 1. A circle marker.
    /// 1. A square marker.
    /// ![LineSymbolTwoMarkers](http://Esri.github.io/arcgis-pro-sdk/images/Symbology/line-dash-two-markers.png)
    /// </remarks>
    /// <returns></returns>
    internal static Task<CIMLineSymbol> CreateLineDashTwoMarkersAync()
    {
        return QueuedTask.Run<CIMLineSymbol>(() =>
        {
    
            var dash2MarkersLine = new CIMLineSymbol();
    
            var mySymbolLyrs = new CIMSymbolLayer[]
            {
                new CIMSolidStroke()
                {
                    Color = ColorFactory.Instance.BlackRGB,
                    Enable = true,
                    ColorLocked = true,
                    CapStyle = LineCapStyle.Round,
                    JoinStyle = LineJoinStyle.Round,
                    LineStyle3D = Simple3DLineStyle.Strip,
                    MiterLimit = 10,
                    Width = 1,
                    CloseCaps3D = false,
                    Effects = new CIMGeometricEffect[]
                    {
                        new CIMGeometricEffectDashes()
                        {
                            CustomEndingOffset = 0,
                            DashTemplate = new double[] {20, 10, 20, 10},
                            LineDashEnding = LineDashEnding.HalfPattern,
                            OffsetAlongLine = 0,
                            ControlPointEnding = LineDashEnding.NoConstraint
                        },
                        new CIMGeometricEffectOffset()
                        {
                            Method = GeometricEffectOffsetMethod.Bevelled,
                            Offset = 0,
                            Option = GeometricEffectOffsetOption.Fast
                        }
                    },
                },
                CreateCircleMarkerPerSpecs(),
                CreateSquareMarkerPerSpecs()
            };
            dash2MarkersLine.SymbolLayers = mySymbolLyrs;
            return dash2MarkersLine;
        });
    }
    private static CIMMarker CreateCircleMarkerPerSpecs()
    {
        var circleMarker = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructMarker(ColorFactory.Instance.BlackRGB, 5, SimpleMarkerStyle.Circle) as CIMVectorMarker;
        //Modifying the marker to align with line
        //First define "markerplacement"
        CIMMarkerPlacementAlongLineSameSize markerPlacement = new CIMMarkerPlacementAlongLineSameSize()
        {
            AngleToLine = true,
            Offset = 0,
            Endings = PlacementEndings.Custom,
            OffsetAlongLine = 15,
            PlacementTemplate = new double[] { 60 }
        };
        //assign the markerplacement to the marker
        circleMarker.MarkerPlacement = markerPlacement;
        return circleMarker;
    }
    private static CIMMarker CreateSquareMarkerPerSpecs()
    {
        var squareMarker = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructMarker(ColorFactory.Instance.BlueRGB, 5, SimpleMarkerStyle.Square) as CIMVectorMarker;
        CIMMarkerPlacementAlongLineSameSize markerPlacement2 = new CIMMarkerPlacementAlongLineSameSize()
        {
            AngleToLine = true,
            Endings = PlacementEndings.Custom,
            OffsetAlongLine = 45,
            PlacementTemplate = new double[] { 60 },
        };
        squareMarker.MarkerPlacement = markerPlacement2;
        return squareMarker;
    }
    
    Snippet Dash line with two markers - Method II
    /// <summary>
    /// Create a line symbol with a dash and two markers. <br/>
    /// In this pattern of creating this symbol, a [CIMVectorMarker](https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/sdk/api-reference/#topic6176.html) object is created as a new [CIMSymbolLayer](https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/sdk/api-reference/#topic5503.html).
    /// The circle and square markers created by [ContructMarker](https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/sdk/api-reference/#topic12350.html) method is then assigned to the [MarkerGraphics](https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/sdk/api-reference/#topic6188.html) property of the CIMVectorMarker. 
    /// When using this method, the CIMVectorMarker's [Frame](https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/sdk/api-reference/#topic6187.html) property needs to be set to the [CIMMarker](https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/sdk/api-reference/#topic3264.html) object's Frame. 
    /// Similarly, the CIMVectorMarker's [Size](https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/sdk/api-reference/#topic3284.html) property needs to be set to the CIMMarker object's size.
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>
    /// This line symbol comprises three symbol layers listed below: 
    /// 1. A solid stroke that has dashes.
    /// 1. A circle marker.
    /// 1. A square marker.
    /// ![LineSymbolTwoMarkers](http://Esri.github.io/arcgis-pro-sdk/images/Symbology/line-dash-two-markers.png)
    /// </remarks>
    /// <returns></returns>
    
    internal static Task<CIMLineSymbol> CreateLineDashTwoMarkers2Async()
    {
        return QueuedTask.Run<CIMLineSymbol>(() =>
        {
            //default line symbol that will get modified.
            var dash2MarkersLine = new CIMLineSymbol();
            //circle marker to be used in our line symbol as a layer
            var circleMarker = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructMarker(ColorFactory.Instance.BlackRGB, 5, SimpleMarkerStyle.Circle) as CIMVectorMarker;
            //circle marker to be used in our line symbol as a layer
            var squareMarker = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructMarker(ColorFactory.Instance.BlueRGB, 5, SimpleMarkerStyle.Square) as CIMVectorMarker;
            //Create the array of layers that make the new line symbol
            CIMSymbolLayer[] mySymbolLyrs =
            {
                new CIMSolidStroke() //dash line
                {
                    Color = ColorFactory.Instance.BlackRGB,
                    Enable = true,
                    ColorLocked = true,
                    CapStyle = LineCapStyle.Round,
                    JoinStyle = LineJoinStyle.Round,
                    LineStyle3D = Simple3DLineStyle.Strip,
                    MiterLimit = 10,
                    Width = 1,
                    CloseCaps3D = false,
                    Effects = new CIMGeometricEffect[]
                    {
                        new CIMGeometricEffectDashes()
                        {
                            CustomEndingOffset = 0,
                            DashTemplate = new double[] {20, 10, 20, 10},
                            LineDashEnding = LineDashEnding.HalfPattern,
                            OffsetAlongLine = 0,
                            ControlPointEnding = LineDashEnding.NoConstraint
                        },
                        new CIMGeometricEffectOffset()
                        {
                            Method = GeometricEffectOffsetMethod.Bevelled,
                            Offset = 0,
                            Option = GeometricEffectOffsetOption.Fast
                        }
                    }
                },
                new CIMVectorMarker() //circle marker
                {
                    MarkerGraphics = circleMarker.MarkerGraphics,
                    Frame = circleMarker.Frame, //need to match the CIMVector marker's frame to the circleMarker's frame.
                    Size = circleMarker.Size,    //need to match the CIMVector marker's size to the circleMarker's size.                    
                   MarkerPlacement = new CIMMarkerPlacementAlongLineSameSize()
                   {
                       AngleToLine = true,
                       Offset = 0,
                       Endings = PlacementEndings.Custom,
                       OffsetAlongLine = 15,
                       PlacementTemplate = new double[] {60},
                   }
                   
                },
                new CIMVectorMarker() //square marker
                {
                   MarkerGraphics = squareMarker.MarkerGraphics,
                   Frame = squareMarker.Frame, //need to match the CIMVector marker's frame to the squareMarker frame.
                   Size = squareMarker.Size, //need to match the CIMVector marker's size to the squareMarker size.
                   MarkerPlacement = new CIMMarkerPlacementAlongLineSameSize()
                   {
                       AngleToLine = true,
                       Endings = PlacementEndings.Custom,
                       OffsetAlongLine = 45,
                       PlacementTemplate = new double[] {60},
                   }                       
                }
            };
            dash2MarkersLine.SymbolLayers = mySymbolLyrs;
            return dash2MarkersLine;
        });
    
    }
    Inheritance Hierarchy

    System.Object
       ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMObject
          ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMGeometricEffect
             ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMGeometricEffectAddControlPoints
             ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMGeometricEffectArrow
             ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMGeometricEffectBuffer
             ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMGeometricEffectCircularSector
             ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMGeometricEffectControlMeasureLine
             ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMGeometricEffectCut
             ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMGeometricEffectDashes
             ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMGeometricEffectDonut
             ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMGeometricEffectEnclosingPolygon
             ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMGeometricEffectExtension
             ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMGeometricEffectJog
             ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMGeometricEffectLocalizerFeather
             ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMGeometricEffectMove
             ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMGeometricEffectOffset
             ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMGeometricEffectOffsetHatch
             ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMGeometricEffectOffsetTangent
             ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMGeometricEffectRadial
             ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMGeometricEffectRegularPolygon
             ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMGeometricEffectReverse
             ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMGeometricEffectRotate
             ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMGeometricEffectScale
             ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMGeometricEffectSuppress
             ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMGeometricEffectTaperedPolygon
             ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMGeometricEffectWave

    Requirements

    Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

    ArcGIS Pro version: 3.0 or higher.
    See Also