ArcGIS Pro 3.2 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Desktop.Layouts Namespace / MapFrame Class / GetMapView Method
Example

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    GetMapView Method
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    Gets the map Frame's viewer on the specified layout pane.
    Syntax
    public MapView GetMapView( 
       LayoutView layoutView
    )
    Public Function GetMapView( _
       ByVal layoutView As LayoutView _
    ) As MapView

    Parameters

    layoutView

    Return Value

    Returns a MapView.
    Remarks
    Note: the layout pane containing the viewer must be open. To navigate the map frame without an open layout pane, use the map frame's camera instead.
    Example
    Export the map view associated with a map frame to BMP
    //Export the map view associated with a map frame to BMP.
    
    //Create BMP format with appropriate settings
    //EMF, EPS, GIF, JPEG, PDF, PNG, SVG, TGA, and TFF formats are also available for export
    BMPFormat BMP = new BMPFormat()
    {
      Resolution = 300,
      Height = 500,
      Width = 800,
      HasWorldFile = true,
      OutputFileName = filePath
    };
    
    //Reference the active layout view
    LayoutView lytView = LayoutView.Active;
    
    //Reference the map frame and its map view
    MapFrame mf_bmp = layout.FindElement("Map Frame") as MapFrame;
    MapView mv_bmp = mf_bmp.GetMapView(lytView);
    
    if (mv_bmp != null)
    {
      //Export on the worker thread
      await QueuedTask.Run(() =>
      {
    
        //Check to see if the path is valid and export
        if (BMP.ValidateOutputFilePath())
        {
          mv_bmp.Export(BMP);  //Export to BMP
        }
      });
    }
    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);
    
    Requirements

    Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

    ArcGIS Pro version: 3 or higher.
    See Also