Editing with a sketch halo (Defense Mapping)

In many collection guidance specifications, it is necessary to collect only a conspicuous representation of dense features, for example, buildings or road networks. Many guidance specifications have an explicit distance that must exist between features to maintain the scale representation of the specification. The sketch halo properties allow you to create a sketch halo that provides a visual reference to facilitate the collection of such features.

With Esri Production Mapping, you can create multiple halos so that data can be extracted and edited for multiple layers in the same edit session. These halos can be set to different widths to accommodate the different requirements for layer extraction. You can also add and delete them as your data extraction requirements change.

Multiple sketch halos in the map
Example of multiple sketch halos in the map

All the halos use the same unit of measure and are created as geodesic rings to account for the actual shape of the earth.

步骤:
  1. Start ArcMap.
  2. On the main menu, click Customize > Toolbars > Production Editing.
  3. On the Production Editing toolbar, click Production Editing > Editing Properties.

    The Production Properties dialog box appears.

    The Editing pane on the Production Properties dialog box
    提示提示:

    You can also open the Production Properties dialog box by clicking Customize > Production > Production Properties.

  4. Add a sketch halo by doing the following:
    1. Right-click in the Sketch Halo list and click Add.

      A new sketch halo appears in the Sketch Halo list.

      注注:

      The sketch halos are named Sketch Halo # by default and cannot be renamed.

    2. Click the name of the halo.

      The Show Halo check box is checked by default. This allows you to customize the halo. If the check box is not checked, the halo cannot be configured.

      After the halo has been configured, the Show Halo check box can be unchecked to hide an individual halo in the map.

    3. Type or choose a value in the Radius text box.
    4. Click the Units drop-down arrow and choose a unit of measurement.

      The default is the display units, but the halo is built in native projection units.

    5. Click the drop-down arrow next to the color and choose a color for the halo.
    6. Repeat steps 4a through 4e for each sketch halo needed for data extraction or editing.
      提示提示:

      You can delete a sketch halo by right-clicking the name of the halo, then clicking Delete.

  5. 单击确定
  6. Click the Production Start Editing button Production Start Editing on the Production Editing toolbar.
    注注:

    The Manage Features and Create Attributes, Update Attributes, or Metadata Attributes windows automatically appear when you start an edit session using the Production Start Editing tool.

    提示提示:

    If the Create Attributes, Update Attributes, or Metadata Attributes window does not appear when you start an edit session, click the Show/Hide Attributes button Show/Hide Attributes on the Manage Features window.

  7. To use the halos you have created, ensure the following are enabled on the Production Editing menu on the Production Editing toolbar:
    • Use Classic Snapping—When classic snapping is enabled, you can use the sketch halos configured on the Production Properties dialog box. If it is unchecked, the default sketch halo in ArcMap is available.
    • Toggle Sketch Halo—When this is enabled, you can use the sketch halos configured on the Production Properties dialog box. If it is unchecked, no halos appear in the map.
  8. Click a template on the Create tab on the Manage Features window.

    The sketch halos appear in the map.

  9. Do one of the following:

    To create a new feature

    Draw a new feature in the map using the selected template and double-click to finish the sketch.

    To edit a feature

    Select a single feature and click the Edit Vertices button Edit Vertices on the Production Editing toolbar, move the vertices as needed, then press F2 to finish the sketch.

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4/27/2014