topic Re: Accessing a Map Documents Bookmarks through Python and ArcPy in Mapping Questions

Accessing a Map Documents Bookmarks through Python and ArcPy

JayDouillard — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:33:43 GMT

Is there a way to access the bookmarks within a map document with arcpy? I have a mxd that has several bookmarks, and I'd like to write a script that zooms to the extent of each bookmark, and exports a pdf.

Re: Accessing a Map Documents Bookmarks through Python and ArcPy

JeffMoulds — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:57:13 GMT

Good enhancement. This functionality is not available at 10. However, it is being investigated for a future release - perhaps 10.1. For your records, I will post the NIM tracking number when I have it.

Re: Accessing a Map Documents Bookmarks through Python and ArcPy

KimOllivier — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:49:24 GMT

Meanwhile, someone could help us here. The ESRI help has example scripts in C# and Vb.NET that could be converted to Python using the comtypes module as demonstrated by Mark Cederholm.

http://help.arcgis.com/en/sdk/10.0/arcobjects_net/conceptualhelp/index.html#//0001000002w1000000
This could be made into a simple script or module that would do the zooming for us until 10.1 arrives.
An excellent little example of extending ArcPy using ArcObjects.

Re: Accessing a Map Documents Bookmarks through Python and ArcPy

JeffMoulds — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:42:04 GMT

Good enhancement. This functionality is not available at 10. However, it is being investigated for a future release - perhaps 10.1. For your records, I will post the NIM tracking number when I have it.

The tracking number for this enhancement is NIM060058. The plan is to have it in 10.1; however, it is too early to guarantee inclusion at this point.

Re: Accessing a Map Documents Bookmarks through Python and ArcPy

AaronPaul — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:24:37 GMT

Has anyone converted Kimos link
http://help.arcgis.com/en/sdk/10.0/a...000002w1000000
To a Python script?

I'm sure many of us can use this conversion.

Thank you, Aaron

Re: Accessing a Map Documents Bookmarks through Python and ArcPy

DanielOchoa — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:29:49 GMT

Jeff,

We are on Arc10 SP2 now and I am not seeing enhancement NIM060058 in the "issues addressed" page:

http://downloads2.esri.com/support/downloads/other_/ArcGIS-10sp2-issues.htm#desktop-sp2

Do you know if this got passed over, or am I just not seeing it, etc....

Thanks,

~ d

Re: Accessing a Map Documents Bookmarks through Python and ArcPy

KimOllivier — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:32:53 GMT

At 10.1 there is a arcpy.mapping.ListBookmarks() function that provides a list of names and extents.

Re: Accessing a Map Documents Bookmarks through Python and ArcPy

JeffBarrette — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 01:22:18 GMT

Here is a help topic sample. If you join the beta community you'll be able to try out so much more of the arcpy.mapping functionality that was added at 10.1.

ListBookmarks example 2
Similar to example 1, the following script will loop through each bookmark in the Transportation data frame, set the data frame extent, and export the data frame to a JPEG file.

import arcpy
mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(r"C:\Project\Project.mxd")
df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd, "Transportation")[0]
for bkmk in arcpy.mapping.ListBookmarks(mxd, data_frame=df):
    df.extent = bkmk.extent
    outFile = r"C:\Project\Output\\" + bkmk.name + ".jpg"
    arcpy.mapping.ExportToJPEG(mxd, outFile, df)
del mxd

Re: Accessing a Map Documents Bookmarks through Python and ArcPy

AnneliesBeel — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 01:22:21 GMT

This functionality is great!
Is it also possible to create a polygon shapefile from all the bookmarks in the mxd?
Because I also want a map with the overview, indicating al the "squares" of the different bookmarks.
Does someone know how to do it?

Thanks a lot!!

Here is a help topic sample. If you join the beta community you'll be able to try out so much more of the arcpy.mapping functionality that was added at 10.1.

ListBookmarks example 2
Similar to example 1, the following script will loop through each bookmark in the Transportation data frame, set the data frame extent, and export the data frame to a JPEG file.
import arcpy
mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(r"C:\Project\Project.mxd")
df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd, "Transportation")[0]
for bkmk in arcpy.mapping.ListBookmarks(mxd, data_frame=df):
    df.extent = bkmk.extent
    outFile = r"C:\Project\Output\\" + bkmk.name + ".jpg"
    arcpy.mapping.ExportToJPEG(mxd, outFile, df)
del mxd

Re: Accessing a Map Documents Bookmarks through Python and ArcPy

AnneliesBeel — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:44:03 GMT

Can anyone please help?
Maybe someone from esri? Or should I email the helpdesk?

Thank you!

Re: Accessing a Map Documents Bookmarks through Python and ArcPy

JeffBarrette — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:32:12 GMT

You can build the polygons from the bookmark extents using the Polygon class. Check out the following help topic/sample:
http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/#/Polygon/018z00000061000000/

Also, check out the 4th example in the arcpy.mapping DataFrame class help. This also creates a polygon feature.
http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/#/DataFrame/00s300000003000000/

Jeff

Re: Accessing a Map Documents Bookmarks through Python and ArcPy

JeffMoulds — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 01:22:23 GMT

Annelies,

Great idea for a sample, and good timing...I just wrote a script that will do this:

import arcpy, os

# The map with the bookmarks
mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(r"C:\Project\BookmarksToFeatures.mxd")

# The output feature class to be created -
# This feature class will store the bookmarks as features
outFC = r'C:\Project\BookmarkFeatures.gdb\Bookmarks'

# A template feature class that contains the attribute schema
# E.g. a "name" field to store the bookmark name
template = r'C:\Project\BookmarkFeatures.gdb\Template'

if arcpy.Exists(outFC):
    arcpy.Delete_management(outFC)
arcpy.CreateFeatureclass_management(os.path.dirname(outFC),
                                    os.path.basename(outFC), 
                                    "POLYGON", template, 
                                    spatial_reference=template)

cur = arcpy.da.InsertCursor(outFC, ["SHAPE@", "Name"])
array = arcpy.Array()
for bkmk in arcpy.mapping.ListBookmarks(mxd):
    array.add(arcpy.Point(bkmk.extent.XMin, bkmk.extent.YMin))
    array.add(arcpy.Point(bkmk.extent.XMin, bkmk.extent.YMax))
    array.add(arcpy.Point(bkmk.extent.XMax, bkmk.extent.YMax))
    array.add(arcpy.Point(bkmk.extent.XMax, bkmk.extent.YMin))
    # To close the polygon, add the first point again
    array.add(arcpy.Point(bkmk.extent.XMin, bkmk.extent.YMin))
    cur.insertRow([arcpy.Polygon(array), bkmk.name])
    array.removeAll()

Re: Accessing a Map Documents Bookmarks through Python and ArcPy

CPoynter — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 05:01:10 GMT

Hi Jeff,

Would it be possible to modify your bookmarks script to reference individual FC tiles to make up a reference type index using a similar process?

Regards,

Craig