Cul-De-Sac Masks, Feature Outline Masks and Intersecting Layers Masks Tools
Cul-De-Sac Masks
How to use Cul-De-Sac Masks
Tool in ArcToolbox ArcMap ArcGIS??Cul-De-Sac Masks Tool
Cul-De-Sac Masks Tool, Masking Tools Toolset, Cartography Toolbox
Cul-De-Sac Masks
Creates a feature class
of polygon masks from a symbolized input line layer.
1. Input Layer
The input line layer
from which the masks will be created.
2. Output Feature Class
The feature class that
will contain the mask features.
3. Reference Scale
The reference scale used
for calculating the masking geometry when masks are specified in page units.
This is typically the reference scale of the map.
4. Calculation coordinate system
The spatial reference of
the map in which the masking polygons will be created. This is not the spatial
reference that will be assigned to the output feature class. It is the spatial
reference of the map in which the masking polygons will be used, since the
position of symbology may change when features are projected.
5. Margin
The space in page units
surroهunding the symbolized input features used
to create the mask polygons. Typically, masking polygons are created with a
small margin around the symbol to improve visual appearance. Margin values are
specified in either page units or map units. Most of the time, you will specify
your margin distance value in page units.
6. Transfer Attributes (optional)
Specifies the attributes that will be transferred from the input features to the output features.
- ONLY_FID—Only the FID field from the input features will be transferred to the output features. This is the default.
- NO_FID—All the attributes except the FID from the input features will be transferred to the output features.
- ALL—All the attributes from the input features will be transferred to the output features.
Feature Outline Masks
How to use Feature Outline
Masks Tool in ArcToolbox ArcMap ArcGIS??
Feature Outline Masks Tool,
Masking Tools Toolset, Cartography Toolbox Feature Outline Masks Tool
Feature Outline Masks
Creates mask polygons at
a specified distance and shape around the symbolized features in the input
layer.
1. Input Layer
The symbolized input
layer from which the masks will be created.
2. Output Feature Class
The feature class that
will contain the mask features.
3. Reference Scale
The reference scale used
for calculating the masking geometry when masks are specified in page units.
This is typically the reference scale of the map.
4. Calculation coordinate system
The spatial reference of
the map in which the masking polygons will be created. This is not the spatial
reference that will be assigned to the output feature class. It is the spatial
reference of the map in which the masking polygons will be used, since the
position of symbology may change when features are projected.
5. Margin
The space in page units
surrounding the symbolized input features used to create the mask polygons.
Typically, masking polygons are created with a small margin around the symbol
to improve visual appearance. Margin values are specified in either page units
or map units. Most of the time, you will specify your margin distance value in
page units.
6. Mask Kind
Specifies the type of masking geometry that will be created.
- BOX—A polygon representing the extent of the symbolized feature.
- CONVEX_HULL—The convex hull of the symbolized geometry of the feature. This is the default.
- EXACT_SIMPLIFIED—A generalized polygon representing the exact shape of the symbolized feature. Polygons created with this method will have a significantly smaller number of vertices compared to polygons created with the EXACT method.
- EXACT—A polygon representing the exact shape of the symbolized feature.
7. Create masks for unplaced annotation
Specifies whether to create masks for unplaced annotation. This option is only used when masking geodatabase annotation layers.
- ALL_FEATURES—Creates masks for all the annotation features.
- ONLY_PLACED—Only creates masks for features with a status of placed.
8. Transfer Attributes (optional)
Specifies the attributes that will be transferred from the input features to the output features.
- ONLY_FID—Only the FID field from the input features will be transferred to the output features. This is the default.
- NO_FID—All the attributes except the FID from the input features will be transferred to the output features.
- ALL— All the attributes from the input features will be transferred to the output features.
Intersecting Layers Masks
How to use Intersecting
Layers Masks Tool in ArcToolbox ArcMap ArcGIS??Intersecting Layers Masks Tool
Path to access the tool
:
Intersecting Layers Masks Tool, Masking Tools Toolset, Cartography Toolbox
Intersecting Layers Masks
Creates masking polygons
at a specified shape and size at the intersection of two symbolized input
layers: the masking layer and the masked layer.
1. Masking Layer
The symbolized input
layer that will intersect the masked layer to create masking polygons. This is
the layer that will be prominently displayed when masking is applied to the
masked layer.
2. Masked Layer
The symbolized input
layer to be masked. This is the layer that will be obscured by the masking
polygons.
3. Output Feature Class
The feature class that
will contain the mask features.
4. Reference Scale
The reference scale used
for calculating the masking geometry when masks are specified in page units.
This is typically the reference scale of the map.
5. Calculation coordinate system
The spatial reference of
the map in which the masking polygons will be created. This is not the spatial
reference that will be assigned to the output feature class. It is the spatial
reference of the map in which the masking polygons will be used, since the
position of symbology may change when features are projected.
6. Margin
The space in page units
surrounding the symbolized input features used to create the mask polygons.
Typically, masking polygons are created with a small margin around the symbol
to improve visual appearance. Margin values are specified in either page units
or map units. Most of the time, you will specify your margin distance value in
page units.
7. Mask Kind
Specifies the type of masking geometry created.
- BOX—A polygon representing the extent of the symbolized feature.
- CONVEX_HULL—The convex hull of the symbolized geometry of the feature. This is the default.
- EXACT_SIMPLIFIED—A generalized polygon representing the exact shape of the symbolized feature. Polygons created with this method will have a significantly smaller number of vertices compared to polygons created with the EXACT method.
- EXACT—A polygon representing the exact shape of the symbolized feature.
8. Create masks for unplaced annotation
Specifies whether to create masks for unplaced annotation. This option is only used when masking geodatabase annotation layers.
- ALL_FEATURES—Creates masks for all the annotation features.
- ONLY_PLACED—Only creates masks for features with a status of placed.
9. Transfer Attributes (optional)
Specifies the attributes that will be transferred from the input features to the output features.
- ONLY_FID—Only the FID field from the input features will be transferred to the output features. This is the default.
- NO_FID—All the attributes except the FID from the input features will be transferred to the output features.
- ALL—All the attributes from the input features will be transferred to the output features.
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