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Hi Karen - I wouldn't consider your questions silly. I'm afraid that's my territory and my rookie status is really showing here.....I do not see, [or understand how to amend, split out or find the source annotation file], to include a separate annotation layer. I only see the single source layer file available in the export dialog. Can you advise me there? When looking into the properties of the annotation file created in the new export to CAD layers it is associated with the correct database, has Z values but nothing is displayed. I cannot find a way, [or don't know how], to make the annotation visible, or amend it either......only adding to my confusion. Also you'll see when attempting to store the database other than in the map I don't seem to understand how to do that as well. The dialog boxes either won't allow me to navigate to to a specific location and/or I am not pointing in the correct direction/directory. And still the .mxd files are growing in size anytime I save one after editing........any thoughts about that?
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Thanks for the reply Karen, really appreciate it. OK, sorry to seem so obtuse but pilot error or lack of clarity about how to drive, rules of the road, or ability to read the map, you name it I'm doing something W R O N G ! ...... I right clicked on the origin file, got to drop down menu to change text to annotation, [there are some options here which I'm not sure I completed correctly], then selected and saved. A box comes up annotation overflow. Then ran through the export to CAD sequence, which completes with green check mark, [ArcMAp is happy], the new layer set shows up in the layer box. When I turn off the parent layer the text sin't there........still. I am clueless how to correct this. I am sensing I just haven't told ArcMAp what to do correctly and feel SO close but SO far. Do I need to be setting an attribute differently ahead of, post exporting to CAD? [I've been hunting for something like that but can't find it......? Not to imply that I would understand how to correctly make that adjustment either.] If you could give me a few step by steps that would be SO great! I realize you've got other fish to fry and definitely value your taking time to help someone who must seem so out to lunch. I swear I'm trying... Also noticing a rather large increase in file size every time I revisit and work with the file, [sometimes up to 25%], editing, attempting to export to CAD, removing and or replacing files. Is this normal and is there a way to "trim" the size? Is there some sort of memory file associated with the parent .mxd file that can be "cleared" or the equivalent?
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thanks Bruce & Karen.........I'll continue with work-arounds.
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