IGeneralMultiPatchCreator Interface

Provides access to manage the creation of a GeneralMultiPatch.

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When To Use

Use this interface when you're creating your own textured multipatch geometry.  To get the multipatch properties, use esriGeometry.olb's IGeneralMultipatchInfo interface.

Members

	All Properties Methods	Description
	ClearResources	Clear resources used to manage the object.
	CreateMultiPatch	Creates the MultiPatch.
	Init	Initialize the creation of a general multipatch.
	SetID	Set vertex Id.
	SetM	Set M at vertex index.
	SetMaterialIndex	Set patch material index.
	SetNormal	Set Normal at vertex index.
	SetPatchPointIndex	Set start index of points in patch, end index is start of next patch.
	SetPatchPriority	Set patch priority (>= 0).
	SetPatchTexturePointIndex	Set texture start index texture points in patch, end index is start of next patch.
	SetPatchType	Set patch type.
	SetPoint	Set Point at vertex index.
	SetTexturePoint	Set Texture Point at vertex index.
	SetTextureWKSPoint	Set Texture WKSPoint at vertex index.
	SetWKSPointZ	Set WKSPoint at vertex index.

CoClasses that implement IGeneralMultiPatchCreator

Remarks

Use this interface to create a textured multipatch, which can be made into a 3D marker symbol.  Once the symbol is made, it can be either added as a symbol element (graphics) to an application or saved to a 3D marker symbol template in a style for future use.  Alternatively, a textured multipatch can also be stored as a feature class in a File Geodatabase (*.gdb), a Personal Geodatabase (*.mdb), an ArcSDE Database, or a Shapefile (*.shp). If it's stored in a Shapefile, only the geometry is kept and all the textures will be lost.