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Letter Features (Defense Tools)

Summary

Adds a sequential letter to a new or existing field of a set of features.

Usage

  • Adding a sequential letter scheme to an existing field will overwrite the values in that field.

  • Features outside of the Input Area to Letter parameter value will automatically set the Field to Letter (Existing or New) parameter to Null.

  • When naming a new field to letter in the Field to Letter (Existing or New) parameter, the first letter must be an alpha character, and the remaining letters must be alphanumeric or underscores.

  • When lettering features other than points, all features that are contained in or intersect the Input Area to Letter parameter value will be lettered.

Parameters

Label Explanation Data type

Input Features

The input features that will be lettered.

Feature Set

Field to Letter (Existing or New)

The input field that will be lettered. The field must be a new or existing text field.

Field

Input Area to Letter

(Optional)

The area that will limit the features to letter; only features within this area will be lettered.

Feature Set

Spatial Sort Method

(Optional)

Specifies how features will be spatially sorted for the purpose of lettering. Features are not reordered in the table.

  • Upper right—Features will be sorted starting at the upper right corner. This is the default.

  • Upper left—Features will be sorted starting at the upper left corner.

  • Lower right—Features will be sorted starting at the lower right corner.

  • Lower left—Features will be sorted starting at the lower left corner.

  • Peano curve—Features will be sorted using a space-filling curve algorithm, also known as a Peano curve.

  • Center—Features will be sorted starting from a center point (the mean center will be used if no center is provided).

  • Clockwise—Features will be sorted starting from a center point and moving clockwise.

  • Counterclockwise—Features will be sorted starting from a center point and moving counterclockwise.

  • None—No spatial sort will be used. The same order as the feature class will be used.

String

Lettering Format

(Optional)

Specifies the labeling format that will be used for each feature.

  • Excel (A, B, C, ...)—An alpha character (for example, A, B, C) will be used. This is the default.

  • Grid (AA, AB, AC, ...)—A constant alpha character with an incrementing second alpha character grid (for example, AA, AB, AC) will be used.

  • Alternating Grid (AA, BB, CC, ...)—A double alpha character that is incremented for each feature (for example, AA, BB, CC) will be used.

String

Starting Letter

(Optional)

The value that will be used to begin lettering.

String

Omit Letters

(Optional)

The values that will be omitted from the lettering sequence.

String

Center Point

(Optional)

The center point that will be used to sort and letter features.

Feature Set

Add Distance and Bearing to Center

(Optional)

Specifies whether fields will be added to the output for distance and bearing to a center point.

  • Checked—DIST_TO_CENTER and ANGLE_TO_CENTER fields will be added to the output.

  • Unchecked—No distance or bearing fields will be added to the output. This is the default.

Boolean

Derived output

Label Explanation Data type

Output Feature Class

The updated feature class.

Feature Class

Environments

Extent, Current Workspace, Scratch Workspace

Licensing information

  • Basic: No
  • Standard: No
  • Advanced: Yes