Make Representations Invisible (Defense Mapping)

License Level:BasicStandardAdvanced

Summary

Esri Defense Mapping cartographic production tool that sets feature representations invisible in an input feature layer or selected set of features. Setting a representation invisible does not alter its feature geometry. Use this functionality to improve a map product's aesthetic or cartographic quality by hiding overlapping features and removing visual clutter.

Usage

Syntax

MakeRepsInvisible_defense (in_features, representation)
ParameterExplanationData Type
in_features

The feature layer whose representations will be made invisible.

Layer
representation

The name of the representation to hide.

String

Code Sample

MakeRepsInvisible example (Python window)

The following code example demonstrates how to use the MakeRepsInvisible tool.

# set gp environment
arcpy.env.workspace="c:\\data\\Contour.gdb"
arcpy.env.addOutputsToMap = True

# input variables
inFeatures="MGCP\\ContourL50K"
inLayer="ContourL50K"
representation="ContourL_TRD4_MDG"

# make a feature layer of inFeatures
arcpy.MakeFeatureLayer_management(inFeatures, inLayer)

# set all reps of type ContourL_TRD4_MDG invisible
arcpy.MakeRepsInvisible_defense(inLayer, representation)

Environments

Licensing Information

ArcGIS for Desktop Basic: No
ArcGIS for Desktop Standard: Requires Defense Mapping
ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced: Requires Defense Mapping
11/30/2015