Defining the aviation scale bar settings (Aviation)

Before an aviation scale bar has been added to the map layout, the appearance of the scale bar can be modified to ensure it meets a product specification or organizational standard. This includes the color of the scale bar, and the font and color used for the different pieces of text on the element.

The following symbol elements can be customized on the scale bar:

• Line Symbol—The line that represents the scale bar on the map
• Major—Text that appears in the last two cells of the scale bar
• Minor—Text that appears before the start of the scale bar
• Placename A—Text that appears for the place-name at the beginning of the scale bar
• Placename B—Text that appears for the place-name at the end of the scale bar
• Sub Statement—Text that appears below the scale bar
• Letter—The letters that appear at either end of the scale bar

As changes are made to the different parts of the symbol, you can preview them on the Aviation Scale Bar dialog box. This provides a way for you to see how the scale bar is going to look on the chart layout once all of the changes are implemented.

When you modify the line symbol or a text element on the scale bar, there is a separate dialog box that appears so you can customize the color, size, and other aspects of the symbol's style. There are also preview windows in these dialog boxes so you can preview each change before you preview it on the scale bar itself.

步骤:

1. Start ArcMap.
2. On the main menu, click Customize > Production > Production Properties.

   The Production Properties dialog box appears.

3. Click Aviation Properties in the list on the left side of the Production Properties dialog box.
4. In the Element Options section, click the cell next to Aviation Scale Bar, then click the ellipsis button (...) that appears.

   The Aviation Scale Bar dialog box appears.
5. To modify the line symbol, click the cell next to Line Symbol, then click the ellipsis button (...) that appears and change the color, width, or units for the line.

   The updated line symbol appears in the Aviation Scale Bar dialog box.

6. To change the number of units represented by each division, click the cell next to Division Value and type a new number in the cell.

   The Division Value contains the number of units represented by each cell on the scale bar.

   注:

   This property is not updated in the preview on the Aviation Scale Bar dialog box.

7. To change the number of divisions on the scale bar, click the cell next to Number of Divisions and type a number.

   This is the number of divisions that appear in the scale bar to illustrate relative distances in the chart. The default value is 10.

   注:

   This property is not updated in the preview on the Aviation Scale Bar dialog box.

8. To modify the Major, Minor, Placename A, Placename B, Sub Statement, or Letter text symbols, do the following:
   1. Click the cell next to the symbol name, then click the ellipsis (...) that appears.

      The Editor dialog box appears.

   2. Modify the symbol properties as needed.

      Properties that can be modified include the font, size, style, offset, angle, alignment, position, and masking.

   3. Click OK.

      The Aviation Scale Bar dialog box appears.

9. To revert the aviation scale bar to its default values, click the cell next to Reset Settings, click the drop-down arrow that appears, and choose True.

   All the symbol settings for the aviation scale bar return to the default values. Any symbol changes that have been made are undone.

10. Click OK to save the settings you have modified.

    These settings are applied to the new aviation scale bar elements you create in the future, unless the settings are modified again.

    The Production Properties dialog box appears.

11. 单击确定。