Set Environment to Current Extent

JulianInskip — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 05:49:03 GMT

I am trying to set the environment for my output files to my current map extent so that when I run a Select_analysis it only uses the features in the current extent.

I found the following code on a previous forum and thought I could use it to set my env.extent:
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import arcpy
import arcpy.mapping


## Sets the MXD file
IMXD = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("CURRENT")
## Sets the Dataframe
DF = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(IMXD, "Layers")[0]

print DF.extent

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This works well and shows me the extent of my current map extent.

I tried to modify it slightly to use the extent output to set the env.extent so that whenever I run the script it will only use the current extent (I know that this will limit me to only running it in ArcMap with a specific extent)
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import arcpy
import arcpy.mapping


## Sets the MXD file
IMXD = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("CURRENT")
## Sets the Dataframe
DF = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(IMXD, "Layers")[0]
arcpy.env.extent = "DF"

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This is incorrect and gives me an error (Runtime error <type 'exceptions.RuntimeError'>: UNKNOWN).

I have clearly done something wrong here. Am I on the right path or way off target here?

Thanks for any help.
Julian.

Re: Set Environment to Current Extent

MarcinGasior — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 06:26:10 GMT

Try to pass the extent object from data frame to environment setting.
This code works for me:

arcpy.env.extent = DF.extent

Re: Set Environment to Current Extent

NobbirAhmed — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 06:29:13 GMT

Set extent as:

arcpy.env.extent = DF.extent

Re: Set Environment to Current Extent

JulianInskip — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 06:48:31 GMT

WOW, that was an exceptionally fast reply.

Thanks Marcin and Nobbir, your replies worked and tool is working brilliantly now.

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