topic Re: Using "Same as Display" Extent in ArcGIS Pro script? in Python Questions

Using "Same as Display" Extent in ArcGIS Pro script?

EricEagle — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 15:55:35 GMT

The Extent geoprocessing environment setting documentation here:

https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/environment-settings/output-extent.htm

lists "Same as Display" under the dialog syntax, but not under the scripting syntax. I am building a script tool that requires "Same as Display" to be set as a default.

Could someone share a snippet of code that demonstrates how I would set arcpy.env.extent to get the same effect as setting "Same as Display" in the dialog window?

Re: Using "Same as Display" Extent in ArcGIS Pro script?

WarrenDavison — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 13:28:35 GMT

Hi Eric,

You should be able to use the following snippet provided the user is running the tool from within Pro and has the map view open.

Warren

aprx = arcpy.mp.ArcGISProject("CURRENT")
mv = aprx.activeView
ext = mv.camera.getExtent()
arcpy.env.extent = "{}, {}, {}, {}".format(ext.XMin, ext.YMin, ext.XMax, ext.YMax)

Re: Using "Same as Display" Extent in ArcGIS Pro script?

KirstenHazler — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 14:58:16 GMT

Thanks, you rock! Cut down a process using feature services as inputs from 13 minutes to 32 seconds.