ViewingMode Property (MapView)

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Gets the perspective of the view.

Syntax

C#
Visual Basic (Declaration)

public MapViewingMode ViewingMode {get;}

Public ReadOnly Property ViewingMode As MapViewingMode

Remarks

This property is used to determine whether the view is displaying a 2D map or 3D scene. A map view can be used to show maps which display 2D data or scenes which display 3D data. For a 3D view SceneLocal and SceneGlobal are valid view modes for the scene.

Example

Check if a Voxel Layer can be created

//Map must be a local scene
bool canCreateVoxel = (MapView.Active.ViewingMode == MapViewingMode.SceneLocal);

if (canCreateVoxel)
{
    //TODO - use the voxel api methods
}

Test if the view is 3D

public bool IsView3D()
{
  //Get the active map view.
  var mapView = MapView.Active;
  if (mapView == null)
    return false;

  //Return whether the viewing mode is SceneLocal or SceneGlobal
  return mapView.ViewingMode == ArcGIS.Core.CIM.MapViewingMode.SceneLocal ||
         mapView.ViewingMode == ArcGIS.Core.CIM.MapViewingMode.SceneGlobal;
}

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

ArcGIS Pro version: 3 or higher.

Reference

MapView Class
MapView Members

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