Set the map's reference scale and which feature layers should honor the reference scale.
Use case
Setting a reference scale on a Map
fixes the size of symbols and text to the desired height and width at that scale. As you zoom in and out, symbols and text will increase or decrease in size accordingly. When no reference scale is set, symbol and text sizes remain the same size relative to the MapView
.
Map annotations are typically only relevant at certain scales. For instance, annotations to a map showing a construction site are only relevant at that construction site's scale. So, when the map is zoomed out that information shouldn't scale with the MapView
, but should instead remain scaled with the Map
.
How to use the sample
- Use the drop box at the top to set the map's reference scale (1:500,000 1:250,000 1:100,000 1:50,000).
- Click the button to set the map scale to the reference scale.
- Use the menu checkboxes in the layer menu to set which feature layers should honor the reference scale.
How it works
- Get and set the reference scale property on the
Map
object. - Get and set the scale symbols property on each individual
FeatureLayer
object.
Relevant API
- Map
- FeatureLayer
Additional information
The map reference scale should normally be set by the map's author and not exposed to the end user like it is in this sample.
Tags
map, reference scale, scene
Sample Code
// [WriteFile Name=MapReferenceScale, Category=Maps]
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#ifdef PCH_BUILD
#include "pch.hpp"
#endif // PCH_BUILD
// sample headers
#include "MapReferenceScale.h"
// ArcGIS Maps SDK headers
#include "Error.h"
#include "FeatureLayer.h"
#include "Layer.h"
#include "LayerListModel.h"
#include "Map.h"
#include "MapQuickView.h"
#include "Portal.h"
#include "PortalItem.h"
// Qt headers
#include <QFuture>
using namespace Esri::ArcGISRuntime;
MapReferenceScale::MapReferenceScale(QObject* parent /* = nullptr */):
QObject(parent),
m_portal(new Portal(this)),
m_portalItem(new PortalItem(m_portal, "3953413f3bd34e53a42bf70f2937a408", this))
{
m_map = new Map(m_portalItem, this);
// Once map is loaded set FeatureLayer list model
connect(m_map, &Map::doneLoading, this, [this](const Error& loadError)
{
if (!loadError.isEmpty())
return;
m_layerInfoListModel = m_map->operationalLayers();
emit layerInfoListModelChanged();
emit currentMapScaleChanged();
connect(m_mapView, &MapQuickView::mapScaleChanged, this, [this]()
{
emit currentMapScaleChanged();
});
});
}
MapReferenceScale::~MapReferenceScale() = default;
void MapReferenceScale::init()
{
// Register the map view for QML
qmlRegisterType<MapQuickView>("Esri.Samples", 1, 0, "MapView");
qmlRegisterType<MapReferenceScale>("Esri.Samples", 1, 0, "MapReferenceScaleSample");
qmlRegisterUncreatableType<QAbstractListModel>("Esri.Samples", 1, 0, "AbstractListModel", "AbstractListModel is uncreateable");
}
double MapReferenceScale::currentMapScale() const
{
if (!m_mapView)
return 0.0;
return m_mapView->mapScale();
}
void MapReferenceScale::setCurrentMapScale(double scale)
{
if(!m_map)
return;
m_map->setReferenceScale(scale);
}
void MapReferenceScale::setMapScaleToReferenceScale(double scale)
{
if(m_mapView)
m_mapView->setViewpointScaleAsync(scale);
}
void MapReferenceScale::featureLayerScaleSymbols(const QString& layerName, bool checkedStatus)
{
if(m_layerInfoListModel)
{
for(Layer* layer : *static_cast<LayerListModel*>(m_layerInfoListModel))
{
if(layer->name() == layerName)
{
FeatureLayer* featureLayer = static_cast<FeatureLayer*>(layer);
if(featureLayer)
featureLayer->setScaleSymbols(checkedStatus);
}
}
}
}
MapQuickView* MapReferenceScale::mapView() const
{
return m_mapView;
}
// Set the view (created in QML)
void MapReferenceScale::setMapView(MapQuickView* mapView)
{
if (!mapView || mapView == m_mapView)
return;
m_mapView = mapView;
m_mapView->setMap(m_map);
emit mapViewChanged();
}