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Creating maps programmatically using ArcObjects. Adding legends, scale bars, north arrows?

I'm looking for some examples related to the publishing of maps programmatically to image format using ArcObjects. More specifically I would like to add standard map elements such as a scale bar, ...
2
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1answer
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Script to either rotate existing text element or insert graphic element

I have about 300 maps that contain a text element that needs to be rotated. I am pretty new to python but I have heard how great it is. This seemed like the perfect task for python but I have had no ...
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Is there a way to show outlines in a multipatch feature in ArcScene?

When viewed in ArcMap 2D environment, multipatch faces are outlined. When viewed in ArcScene 2.5 D environment, multipatch faces are not outlined, yet the symbol in symbology properties still shows an ...
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1answer
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Preventing ArcMap from Clipping Neatline when Exporting Map

I cannot seem to keep ArcMap from clipping off a fraction of an inch on the edges of the maps I am exporting: I would like the 1.5 point border that is set for the legend to be uniform around the ...
4
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1answer
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Map automation, create and populate inset maps for densely-labelled areas

I would like to know if it is possible to automate the example in the picture below, unlike the picture below i'm using vector data. I would like for a fixed scale generate map, but when labels are ...
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2answers
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How to improve the cartographic design of graticules?

The attached image shows a conflict between the graticule and the state boundary on a map. I have not found a way to display user-defined lines of latitude, which would solve the 42 degree line ...
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How to represent overlapping lines in ArcGIS 10.1?

I have lots of lines (in one feature class) which share the same location but I want to represent them as lines that are next to each other because they have different properties (different OWNERS). ...
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2answers
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Making a Map with a Legend as a .pdf Without a White Background

I have a shapefile of United States counties. I also have an Excel file of the share of the black population in each county. I'd like to make a map of this using GIS. (Before you say that there are ...
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Trying to use Data Driven Pages (DDP) with multiple data frames on the same layout

I would like to place two or three sequential views of a strip map on a single page using Data Driven Pages (DDP). Is there a way to do this using ArcGIS 10.1?