how could I do the following steps with arcpy:
- right-click on the layer with the features
- Label Features
- Convert Labels to Annotations ...
The annotions should be saved in a new shapefile.
How could I do this in python?
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The shapefile format does not support annotation. Are you looking to save them in a file geodatabase as annotations or in a point shapefile with text, angle, level, height, and symbol attributes? – PolyGeo♦ Jul 24 '11 at 23:06
You can use the Tiled Labels To Annotation Geoprocessing tool.
import arcpy
# Settings
scale = "30000"
folder = "D:\Temp\LBL.gdb"
arcpy.env.workspace = folder
# Mapdocument
map = r"D:\Temp\MAP-LBL.mxd"
# Local variables:
dataFrame = "Layer"
grid = "Grid"
group = "Group"
suffix = "Anno"
fid = "tile"
link = "STANDARD" # not linked = "STANDARD" / linked = "FEATURE_LINKED"
unplace = "GENERATE_UNPLACED_ANNOTATION"
# Process: Tiled Labels To Annotation
arcpy.TiledLabelsToAnnotation_cartography(map, dataFrame, grid, folder, group, suffix, scale, "", fid, "", "", link, unplace)
Below is a similar question to yours that was answered on this site.
Creating labels based on attribute field in shapefile with Arcpy?
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1There is nothing in this post about Annotation, only labeling features. – klewis Jun 26 '14 at 21:36
You can enable labels through use of the LabelClass class in arcpy's mapping module, but I am not aware of a method for creating annotations in python. Hopefully this will be added as ESRI continues to improve arcpy functionality and integration.
