How to restrict Path (Shape) stroke from zooming in C# WPF Canvas?

Question

Hello,

how to restrict Path(Shape) stroke in C# WPF for zoom and pan.

Need to maintain Path stroke in all scale.

Detailed images are attached with query.

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Answer

Hi,@Pranav Kulkarni.

I encountered an error using your code and was unable to reproduce the problem.

I did the following workaround, so you could see if it helps you.

I scaled by setting the StrokeThickness of the path relative to.

 public partial class MainWindow : System.Windows.Window
    {
        public double Width { get; set; } = 10;
        public double Height { get; set; } = 10;
        public MainWindow()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            DataContext = this;

        }
       
        private Double zoomMax = 5;
        private Double zoomMin = 0.5;
        private Double zoomSpeed = 0.001;
        private Double zoom = 1;
        private void Canvas_MouseWheel(object sender, MouseWheelEventArgs e)
        {

            var transform = mainGrid.Resources["scale"] as ScaleTransform;

            zoom += zoomSpeed * e.Delta;

            if (zoom < zoomMin) { zoom = zoomMin; }
          

            System.Windows.Point mousePos = e.GetPosition(mainGrid);

            if (zoom > 1)
            {
                mainGrid.RenderTransform = new ScaleTransform(zoom, zoom, mousePos.X, mousePos.Y);
            }
            else
            {
                mainGrid.RenderTransform = new ScaleTransform(zoom, zoom);
            }


            path.StrokeThickness = 1.0 / zoom;
        }
    }
    public class RectangleConverter : IMultiValueConverter
    {
        public object Convert(object[] values, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
        {
            return new Rect(100, 100, (double)values[0]/5, (double)values[1]/5 );
        }

        public object[] ConvertBack(object value, Type[] targetTypes, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
        {
            throw new NotSupportedException();
        }
    }

The result:

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Answer

Another method I tried from some of the example.
xaml code

xaml.cs

public partial class MainWindow : Window
    {
        public MainWindow()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            DrawRectangle(10, 10, 150, 200, Brushes.Blue, Brushes.Red);
        }
        protected Path DrawRectangle(double x, double y, double width, double height, SolidColorBrush fillColor, Brush strokeColor)
        {
            Path p = new Path();
            GeometryGroup geomGroup = new GeometryGroup();
            RectangleGeometry rectGeom = CreateRectangleGeometry(x, y, width, height);
            geomGroup.Children.Add(rectGeom);
            p.Data = geomGroup;
            p.Fill = fillColor;
            p.Stroke = strokeColor;
            p.StrokeThickness = 1;
            runDesign.Children.Add(p);
            return p;
        }
        protected RectangleGeometry CreateRectangleGeometry(double x, double y, double width, double height)
        {
            RectangleGeometry rectGeom = new RectangleGeometry();
            Rect rct = new Rect();
            rct.X = x;
            rct.Y = y;
            rct.Width = width;
            rct.Height = height;
            rectGeom.Rect = rct;
            return rectGeom;
        }

    }
    public class CanvasBorder : Border
    {
        private UIElement _element;
        private Point _iniPoint;
        private Point _prevPoint;
        private Matrix _transMatrix;
        public double ZoomSpeed { get; set; }
        public Action InvalidatedChild { get; set; }

        public CanvasBorder() : base()
        {
            _transMatrix = new Matrix(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
            ZoomSpeed = 1.2;
            Focusable = true;
            Background = Brushes.Transparent;
        }
        private void PanAndZoom_Unloaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            if (_element != null)
            {
                Unload();
            }
        }
        public override UIElement Child
        {
            get { return base.Child; }
            set
            {
                if (value != null && value != _element && _element != null)
                {
                    Unload();
                }

                base.Child = value;

                if (value != null && value != _element)
                {
                    Initialize(value);
                }
            }
        }
        private void Initialize(UIElement element)
        {
            if (element != null)
            {
                _element = element;
                this.Focus();
                this.PreviewMouseWheel += Border_PreviewMouseWheel;
                this.PreviewMouseRightButtonDown += Border_PreviewMouseRightButtonDown;
                this.PreviewMouseRightButtonUp += Border_PreviewMouseRightButtonUp;
                this.PreviewMouseMove += Border_PreviewMouseMove;
            }
        }
        private void Unload()
        {
            if (_element != null)
            {
                this.PreviewMouseWheel -= Border_PreviewMouseWheel;
                this.PreviewMouseRightButtonDown -= Border_PreviewMouseRightButtonDown;
                this.PreviewMouseRightButtonUp -= Border_PreviewMouseRightButtonUp;
                this.PreviewMouseMove -= Border_PreviewMouseMove;
                _element.RenderTransform = null;
                _element = null;
            }
        }
        private void Border_PreviewMouseWheel(object sender, MouseWheelEventArgs e)
        {
            if (_element != null)
            {
                Point point = e.GetPosition(_element);
                ZoomDeltaTo(e.Delta, point);
            }
        }
        private void Border_PreviewMouseRightButtonDown(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
        {
            if (_element != null)
            {
                Point point = e.GetPosition(_element);
                StartPan(point);
                _element.CaptureMouse();
            }
        }
        private void Border_PreviewMouseRightButtonUp(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
        {
            if (_element != null)
            {
                _element.ReleaseMouseCapture();
            }
        }
        private void Border_PreviewMouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
        {
            if (_element != null && _element.IsMouseCaptured)
            {
                Point point = e.GetPosition(_element);
                PanTo(point);
            }
        }
        public void Invalidate()
        {
            if (_element != null)
            {
                this.InvalidatedChild?.Invoke(_transMatrix.M11, _transMatrix.M12, _transMatrix.OffsetX, _transMatrix.OffsetY);
                _element.RenderTransformOrigin = new Point(0, 0);
                _element.RenderTransform = new MatrixTransform(_transMatrix);
                _element.InvalidateVisual();
            }
        }
        public void ZoomTo(double zoom, Point point)
        {
            _transMatrix = ScaleAtPrepend(_transMatrix, zoom, zoom, point.X, point.Y);
            Invalidate();
        }
        public static Matrix ScaleAtPrepend(Matrix matrix, double scaleX, double scaleY, double centerX, double centerY)
        {
            Matrix scale = new Matrix(scaleX, 0, 0, scaleY, centerX - scaleX * centerX, centerY - scaleY * centerY);
            return scale * matrix;
        }
        public void ZoomDeltaTo(int delta, Point point)
        {
            ZoomTo(delta > 0 ? ZoomSpeed : 1 / ZoomSpeed, point);
        }
        public void StartPan(Point point)
        {
            _iniPoint = new Point();
            _prevPoint = new Point(point.X, point.Y);
        }
        public void PanTo(Point point)
        {
            Point delta = new Point(point.X - _prevPoint.X, point.Y - _prevPoint.Y);
            _prevPoint = new Point(point.X, point.Y);

            _iniPoint = new Point(_iniPoint.X + delta.X, _iniPoint.Y + delta.Y);
            _transMatrix = TranslatePrepend(_transMatrix, _iniPoint.X, _iniPoint.Y);

            Invalidate();
        }
        public static Matrix TranslatePrepend(Matrix matrix, double offsetX, double offsetY)
        {
            Matrix translate = new Matrix(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, offsetX, offsetY);
            return translate * matrix;
        }
    }

How to restrict Path (Shape) stroke from zooming in C# WPF Canvas?

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