topic Re: Get annotation feature extent in ArcGIS Pro SDK Questions

Get annotation feature extent

MinhHoangf — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 07:08:23 GMT

Hello everyone, i'm working with annotation layer and annotation feature.

I added an annotation feature to annotation layer. Now i want to get it's precise extent. I tried inpector.GetAnnotationProperties().Shape, but it returns a MapPoint, not the boundary of text. If i use inspector["Shape"] or inspector.GeometryAttribute.CurrentValue, it returns a polygon, but not exactly bound the text, like in image below:

My question is, how to get annotation feature boundary, exactly cover the text, like this image

Re: Get annotation feature extent

Aashis — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 21:08:02 GMT

Have you tried the CIMTextGraphic.Shape ?

Re: Get annotation feature extent

MinhHoangf — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 01:27:42 GMT

Yes, it returns a MapPoint. I also tried AnnotationFeature.GetGraphicOutline(), but it returns same polygon as inspector["Shape"].

Re: Get annotation feature extent

CraigWilliams — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 16:33:29 GMT

See GetDrawingOutline on the AnnotationLayer (inherited from BasicFeatureLayer) which has options for how detailed of a shape you'd like.

Re: Get annotation feature extent

MinhHoangf — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 01:23:32 GMT

It works perfectly. Thank you very much.