topic Re: Use python to zoom on opening in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/use-python-to-zoom-on-opening/m-p/353091#M27706 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If everything is already in the project at the desired location and scale... save it as a bookmark... then save the project.</P><P>When the project opens, everything will be as you left it.</P><P>However, I suspect that what you really want is a script that takes user input for some point coordinate, then zooms to that location and scale... that is a separate beast.</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 30 Jul 2017 02:36:25 GMT DanPatterson_Retired 2017-07-30T02:36:25Z Use python to zoom on opening https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/use-python-to-zoom-on-opening/m-p/353090#M27705 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>how can i use python to ..upon opening a map,center (pan/zoom) to an event ( a point drawn by a X Y Coord. in a table kept in the map) and set the extent of that in data view to 1:10000?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 28 Jul 2017 19:13:43 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/use-python-to-zoom-on-opening/m-p/353090#M27705 CarlRoss2 2017-07-28T19:13:43Z Re: Use python to zoom on opening https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/use-python-to-zoom-on-opening/m-p/353091#M27706 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If everything is already in the project at the desired location and scale... save it as a bookmark... then save the project.</P><P>When the project opens, everything will be as you left it.</P><P>However, I suspect that what you really want is a script that takes user input for some point coordinate, then zooms to that location and scale... that is a separate beast.</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 30 Jul 2017 02:36:25 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/use-python-to-zoom-on-opening/m-p/353091#M27706 DanPatterson_Retired 2017-07-30T02:36:25Z Re: Use python to zoom on opening https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/use-python-to-zoom-on-opening/m-p/353092#M27707 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You could try an application extension, which as I understand it will listen for events like opening an MXD and then execute some logic, which could include what you mentioned.</P><P></P><P><A class="link-titled" href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/guide-books/python-addins/creating-an-add-in-application-extension.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/guide-books/python-addins/creating-an-add-in-application-extension.htm">Creating a Python add-in application extension—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A>&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>To zoom to your feature, select it using Select By Attribute and then use the zoomToSelectedFeatures method of the data frame object.</P><P></P><P><A class="link-titled" href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/analyze/arcpy-mapping/dataframe-class.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/analyze/arcpy-mapping/dataframe-class.htm">DataFrame—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A>&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>Good luck.</P><P></P><P>Micah</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 30 Jul 2017 16:57:24 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/use-python-to-zoom-on-opening/m-p/353092#M27707 MicahBabinski 2017-07-30T16:57:24Z