How to use
See How to use ArcGIS samples for help on compiling, setting up the debugger, and running the sample.
Data has been provided for your use with this sample. It can be found at
<Your ArcGIS Developer Kit Install directory>/Samples/data/MilitaryOverlayEditor/mole_globe.mdb.
If the sample has associated data, you will find that the sample's zip file includes a "data" folder alongside the language folders.
However, you will need to update the sample to point to the location of the data once you have extracted all the files.
Running the sample
- Build the MoleGlobeControlApp solution.
- Run MoleGlobeControlApp.exe. The application uses the GlobeControl, TOCControl, and ToolbarControl.
- In the application, click File, click Open Document, then open a .3dd file (without MOLE force elements in it). If you have ArcGlobe installed, open Default_Document.3dd located in <your ArcGIS Installation location>/ArcGlobeData. If you opened Default_Document.3dd, the application window resembles the first screen shot in this sample.
- Click the Zoom To Target button on the Globe Control application window, then click the southwestern United States region on the map display area (this region is shown in the second screen shot in this sample). The map display zooms in to the region.
- Click the Add Unit button. A new force element appears with a label of "Test Insert Unit 1” (you might have to wait to allow the display to refresh). Click the unit a few times to zoom in close enough to read its label and verify that the unit is using the draped-and-billboarded 3D display option.
- Click Add Unit again, click the Zoom In/Out button (in the first screen shot), then right-click and drag the mouse pointer up or down to zoom out until you see the force element added in this step.
- Click Add Unit a few more times. Every time you click Add Unit, a force element is added to a randomly selected location in the southwestern United States. Each graphic you add will have a different affiliation (four affiliations are cycled through; therefore, you should see a different fill color and in some cases, a different shape) than the one added before it.
- Click the Move Units button to move all MOLE graphics in the MOLE force element layer at once.
![Screen shot showing the Globe Control application window.](./bitmaps/ce119da6-8f7e-4788-8751-cc35a3c69c851.png)
![Screen shot showing the southwestern United States region on the map display.](./bitmaps/ce119da6-8f7e-4788-8751-cc35a3c69c852.png)
Additional information
Many of the ArcGIS Military Analyst and MOLE extension application programming interface (API) objects you have used in the past have equivalent or near equivalent objects in the ArcGIS 10 ArcObjects API. These new objects should now be used and do not require a Military Analyst extension or MOLE extension license. See Migrating from Military Analyst and MOLE for information on how to accomplish tasks in ArcGIS 10 that previously required the Military Analyst and MOLE APIs.
MainForm.Designer.vb | Form for displaying MOLE symbols using the GlobeControl. |
MainForm.resx | Resources for the form for displaying MOLE symbols using the GlobeControl. |
MainForm.vb | Form for displaying MOLE symbols using the GlobeControl. |
Program.vb | Secures and releases resources for the application. |
MainForm.cs | Form for displaying MOLE symbols using the GlobeControl. |
MainForm.Designer.cs | Form for displaying MOLE symbols using the GlobeControl. |
MainForm.resx | Resources for the form for displaying MOLE symbols using the GlobeControl. |
Program.cs | Secures and releases resources for the application. |
Download the files for all languages
See Also:
DefenseSolutions library overview–Managing MOLE graphics as MOLE layersUsing military symbology and symbol-based graphics
Using the GlobeControl
Sample: Displaying symbol-based MOLE graphics on a MapControl
Development licensing | Deployment licensing |
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Engine Developer Kit: Military Overlay Editor | Engine Runtime: Military Overlay Editor, 3D |
ArcView: Military Overlay Editor, 3D Analyst | |
ArcEditor: Military Overlay Editor, 3D Analyst | |
ArcInfo: Military Overlay Editor, 3D Analyst |