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Working with Cartographic Representations

July 24, 2012. Working with Cartographic Representations. Jamie Conley and David Watkins. Overview. What are representations? Working with representation rules Geometric effects and marker placement styles Overrides. What are representations?.

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Working with Cartographic Representations

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  1. July 24, 2012 Working with Cartographic Representations Jamie Conley and David Watkins

  2. Overview • What are representations? • Working with representation rules • Geometric effects and marker placement styles • Overrides

  3. What are representations? • A way to symbolize features to solve common cartographic challenges • A storage model that stores symbols with data • Part of a feature class, managed through a layer

  4. What are representations? Create custom symbols Add drawingbehavior Mask features Control markerplacement Move symbologyindependently of geometry

  5. What licensing is required for representations? • Representations recognized by all ArcGIS products • Basic (ArcView) license: • View representations and properties • Standard (ArcEditor) license: • Create and edit representations • Some geoprocessing for representations • Advanced (ArcInfo) license: • View, create, edit representations • All geoprocessing tools

  6. How do I convert symbology to representations? A

  7. How are representations stored? • Attributes in the geodatabase • Properties of a feature class • Managed through a layer A

  8. Multiple Representations • Feature classes can store more than one representation • Symbolize city differently for tourists and city employees • Give different users different views The same data represented two ways—both versions are stored in the data

  9. Representation Rules

  10. What are representations rules? • Symbol layers • Geometric effects, marker placement styles

  11. Building Representation Rules • Rule describes a unique symbol • Consist of symbol layers • Marker • Line • Fill • Geometric effects Dark blue line symbol layer Kayak marker symbol layer Smoothgeometric effect Place marker in center Blue fill symbol layer

  12. Demonstration

  13. Geometric Effects and Marker Placement Styles

  14. Geometric Effects • Dynamically modify symbology • Affect all symbol layers, or just one • Can convert geometry type • Applied sequentially End with half dash Rotate to polygon angle Offset for drop shadows Add control points for corners A

  15. Marker Placement Styles • Position representation markers • Along lines and polygon outlines • Within polygons • In relation to points On point with offset for drop shadows Along lines Randomly inside polygon Whole markers cross boundary A

  16. Building Representation Markers • Marker Editor • Add and edit font glyphs* • Draw polygons and lines • Add and remove vertices • Align, order, group, rotate • Resize, erase, warp, explode parts, etc. *Glyph: any character element in a font

  17. Demonstration

  18. Overrides

  19. Representation override • Exceptions to the rule • Customize individual features • Made while editing • Property overrides • Change any property of the rule • Geometry overrides • Store alternate geometry

  20. Property override Create an exception to the rule

  21. Geometry override Reshape without changing feature geometry After:Representationmoved Before:Symbolsoverlap

  22. Creating Overrides • Interactively with the representation toolbar • Explicitly change rule property • Use field in the attribute table to define override • Cartographic Refinement geoprocessing toolset

  23. Representation Toolbar • Interactively create overrides • Graphic editing tools • Geometry overrides • Modify rule properties • Property overrides Drawing Properties Tool Properties A

  24. Field Mapping Override • Link symbol layer properties to feature attributes • Size, width, angle, visibility, etc. • Draw symbols based on current data • Any rule property can useattribute values • Must use valid field data type • Reduce duplication of rules

  25. Cartographic Refinement Geoprocessing Tools Align Marker To Stroke Or Fill tool Calculate Polygon Main Angle tool Create Overpass/Underpass tools

  26. Demonstration

  27. Free Representations • Unique representation for a feature • Complete control over feature display • Copy of the entire rule in theOverride field • Structure of the rule can change • Can undo by reassigning a rule • Use sparingly • Try more complex rules and overrides first Freerepresentation Representation rule A

  28. Visual Specifications Tool Production Mapping extension • Manage representations across many layers • Link feature attribution to representation rule • Single production workflow for symbology and text • Apply symbology using relational queries

  29. What’s New in 10.1 • Searchable representation markers and rules • Marker placement clockwise rotation • New geometric effects Extension Offset Tangent Suppress A

  30. Evaluations

  31. Steps to evaluate UC sessions • My UC Homepage > “Evaluate Sessions” • Choose session from planner OR • Search for session www.esri.com/ucsurveysessions

  32. Thank you for attending • Have fun at UC2012 • Open for Questions • Please fill out the evaluation: • www.esri.com/ucsessionsurveys • First Offering ID: 639 • Second Offering ID: 943

  33. Questions?

  34. Thank you

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