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Create easy Annotations from point features with python in ArcGIS 10.0

Because in ArcGIS 10.0 there is still no simple toolbox function to convert labels to Annotation, I try to go a substitude way with the callable Toolbox function [TiledLabelsToAnnotation][1] on a ...
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Multiple leader lines on one annotation (non feature-linked)

Working in ArcView 9.3 with non-feature linked geodatabase annotation. I have hundreds of numbers labeling various polygons, but some polygons share a number. Instead of creating multiple ...
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Create annotation features programatically

I am using the ESRI Silverlight API for my application. For points, polylines and polygons the Editor class combined with feature layers works great. But it looks like I have encountered a problem. My ...
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What's wrong with my label formatting?

I have some formatting issues with my labels. I am using a fairly straight forward expression (see below). It sort of works fine but some formatting is being ignored, namely the ALL CAPS ACP tags. ...
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Annotation Published to my ArcGIS Server is being displayed as a point

Annotation Published to my ArcGIS Server is being displayed as a point when I build my application with ArcGIS Viewer for Silverlight. How do I get the annotation to display as text and not a point ...
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Feature linked annotation subtype removal in migrating to ArcGIS 10

I have a question about emergent properties of deleting an annotation subtype. If we delete an annotation subtype how will this effect the annotation feature class, will there be any changes to the ...
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ArcGIS Annotation x-y offset

We are migrating autocad text to arcgis enterprise geodatabase. I notice the text will never be at the same position because annotation has a box and the text is contain in that box. may I know how ...
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How to hide annotation in QGIS in a organized way?

I don't understand how to hide (text) annotation in QGIS. I know I can do it simply with control+T but because many annotations are related with a specific layer I would like to organize them in a ...
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Create annotation layer with follow feature option set as default

I would like to create an annotation layer that has the "follow feature" option as the default. I've looked all over and can't seem to figure out how to do this from the initial annotation layer ...
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change symbolid in an annotation feature class

I am trying to combine two annotation feature classes in ArcGIS 10.0 by copying and pasting one into the other. Unfortunately the two feature classes have the same symbols but the symbolids are ...
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Import Cad Annotation - unable to get an ArcGIS 9.2 script to function with ArcGIS 10.0

Here is a snippet from the functioning ArcGIS 9.2 script: for item in lst_dxf_o_files: gp.MakeFeatureLayer_management(item + os.sep + 'Annotation', 'tmp_3rayon_lyr', "UPPER(layer) ...
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Images linked to an annotation feature class with relative path does not appear when published in arcgisserver

I have an annotation feature class containing linked images, and I have to publish it with Arcgis Server. The anomaly is created when I publish mxd as MapService. Linked images are not displayed in ...
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Move or snap all annotation created from point layer

Et geo is a very good tool, I got angle from nearest line and i snapped all points to another line buffered with an exact position from the road ( 10 points 1:1500) some manual calculation was needed ...
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Annotation placement, vertical alignment Center, Snap to point

Still in arcgis 10.1 you can not create Annotation from features with Center verticalalignment. The Problem is when we rotate in illustrator the annotations moves wrong. And we can not change to ...
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Unable to edit Annotation feature class. Why?

I had a couple of dwg. files which included annotations so I converted the annotations to Geodatabase annotation by going to TOC- Convert to Geodatabase Annotion. I now have a feature class with ...
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Add AutoCAD paper space to Arcmap using Python

This post is an addition to this post. I'm trying to add the autoCAD paper space to arcmap as it contains information I require. Right now I can add the annotation layer and pull data from records, ...