Calculate Representation Rule (Cartography)
Summary
Applies existing representation rules to features in a feature class representation by calculating the RuleID field.
Usage
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The input must be a geodatabase feature class with at least one feature class representation.
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Specify a representation rule to assign to a feature. The selected feature or features will have their Rule ID field populated with the specified rule.
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If the specified Rule ID matches the current Rule ID for a selected feature or features, there will be no change.
Syntax
| Parameter | Explanation | Data Type |
in_features |
The feature class that contains the features for which representation rules will be calculated. | Feature Layer |
representation |
The feature class representation that contains the representation rules that will be applied to features. This feature class representation must belong to the input feature class. | String |
representation_rule |
The representation rule to be applied to the input features by calculating the RuleID field. | String |
Code Sample
The following Python window script demonstrates how to use the CalculateRepresentationRule tool in immediate mode.
import arcpy
from arcpy import env
env.workspace = "C:/data"
arcpy.CalculateRepresentationRule_cartography("footprints.lyr", "footprints_Rep", "Rule_3")
This stand-alone script shows an example of using the CalculateRepresentationRule tool.
# Name: CalculateRepresentationRule_standalone_script.py
# Description: Applies existing representation rules to features in a feature class representation by calculating the RuleID field.
# Author: ESRI
# Import system modules
import arcpy
from arcpy import env
# Set environment settings
env.workspace = "C:/data"
# Set local variables
in_features = "footprints.lyr"
representation = "footprints_Rep"
representation_rule = "Rule_3"
# Execute Calculate Representation Rule
arcpy.CalculateRepresentationRule_cartography(in_features, representation, representation_rule)