topic Cluster marker symbol question in ArcGIS Mapping and Charting Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/cluster-marker-symbol-question/m-p/627614#M2164 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I read this blog,</P><P><A href="http://blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2008/08/01/how-to-scatter-marker-symbols-for-stacked-or-clustered-point-features/" title="http://blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2008/08/01/how-to-scatter-marker-symbols-for-stacked-or-clustered-point-features/">How to scatter stacked or clustered marker symbols for point features | ArcGIS Blog</A> </P><P></P><P>and now I need to generate it with some of my data. I do just fine until I perform the "disperse markers" tool. My points seem too far apart:</P><P><IMG alt="" class="image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/123902_pastedImage_1.png" style="max-width: 1200px; max-height: 900px;" /></P><P>I read on the blog that they used the value of 0, but what spacing distance was used to get them to appear like they are on the blog?</P><P><IMG alt="" class="image-2 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/123903_pastedImage_2.png" style="max-width: 1200px; max-height: 900px;" /></P><P> Anyone else ever try this? </P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 25 Aug 2015 17:00:24 GMT VenusScott 2015-08-25T17:00:24Z Cluster marker symbol question https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/cluster-marker-symbol-question/m-p/627614#M2164 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I read this blog,</P><P><A href="http://blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2008/08/01/how-to-scatter-marker-symbols-for-stacked-or-clustered-point-features/" title="http://blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2008/08/01/how-to-scatter-marker-symbols-for-stacked-or-clustered-point-features/">How to scatter stacked or clustered marker symbols for point features | ArcGIS Blog</A> </P><P></P><P>and now I need to generate it with some of my data. I do just fine until I perform the "disperse markers" tool. My points seem too far apart:</P><P><IMG alt="" class="image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/123902_pastedImage_1.png" style="max-width: 1200px; max-height: 900px;" /></P><P>I read on the blog that they used the value of 0, but what spacing distance was used to get them to appear like they are on the blog?</P><P><IMG alt="" class="image-2 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/123903_pastedImage_2.png" style="max-width: 1200px; max-height: 900px;" /></P><P> Anyone else ever try this? </P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 25 Aug 2015 17:00:24 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/cluster-marker-symbol-question/m-p/627614#M2164 VenusScott 2015-08-25T17:00:24Z Re: Cluster marker symbol question https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/cluster-marker-symbol-question/m-p/627615#M2165 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If you have all ready used a value of 1, try using .5 or even .05, the help is unclear on whether you can use a decimal or whole number.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 25 Aug 2015 17:21:45 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/cluster-marker-symbol-question/m-p/627615#M2165 ChadKopplin 2015-08-25T17:21:45Z Re: Cluster marker symbol question https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/cluster-marker-symbol-question/m-p/627616#M2166 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Good suggestion. I did try the .05 and the result was the same...</P><P><IMG alt="" class="image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/123904_pastedImage_0.png" style="max-width: 1200px; max-height: 900px;" /></P><P>I'm baffled?</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 25 Aug 2015 18:20:02 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/cluster-marker-symbol-question/m-p/627616#M2166 VenusScott 2015-08-25T18:20:02Z Re: Cluster marker symbol question https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/cluster-marker-symbol-question/m-p/627617#M2167 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>What are the units and projection of the points, and what units and projection are you trying to use?</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 25 Aug 2015 19:14:05 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/cluster-marker-symbol-question/m-p/627617#M2167 ChadKopplin 2015-08-25T19:14:05Z Re: Cluster marker symbol question https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/cluster-marker-symbol-question/m-p/627618#M2168 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The help says that the distance is in page units and points for default.&nbsp; You could use meters or decimal degrees as well.&nbsp; If the points are not all ready in geographic, you could try converting them to geographic and then using the decimal degree option.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 25 Aug 2015 19:18:42 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/cluster-marker-symbol-question/m-p/627618#M2168 ChadKopplin 2015-08-25T19:18:42Z Re: Cluster marker symbol question https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/cluster-marker-symbol-question/m-p/627619#M2169 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Units are feet so I tried performing the tasks in 0 feet and .05 feet and got the same results. Our projection is State Plane for AZ.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 25 Aug 2015 19:23:45 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/cluster-marker-symbol-question/m-p/627619#M2169 VenusScott 2015-08-25T19:23:45Z