topic Create New Symbols in Cartography and Maps Questions

Create New Symbols

AbdullahAnter — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 15:48:34 GMT

How Can I draw a new point symbol and use it in ARCGIS10.1?

Re: Create New Symbols

ChrisDonohue__GISP — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 19:15:08 GMT

If you are asking on how to make new point symbols (i.e. different ones than the default), I would suggest looking at the available Symbology help files. There are many existing symbols that come with ArcGIS, plus you can make your own within the software (and even buy some pre-made ones from third-party vendors, like fancy state-specific highway shields if you want).

ArcGIS Help 10.1 - What are Symbols and Styles

ArcGIS Help 10.1 - A Quick Tour of Symbols and Styles

ArcGIS Help 10.1 - Finding Symbols

However, if you are asking how to create new points, let us know, as that is a different topic (and has many ways to accomplish it).

Chris Donohue, GISP

Re: Create New Symbols

AbdullahAnter — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 21:20:20 GMT

I want to draw a new symbol not choose one or use symbol property editor.

I want to draw a symbol and add to style reference. but I don't know How

Did you got it????

for example, make your company logo as point symbol

How do you make that?

Re: Create New Symbols

AbdullahAnter — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 21:54:26 GMT

finally I got it, that is possible if you create your symbol as PNG extension.

read this Use PNGs as ArcGIS Picture Marker Symbols :http://www.esri.com/news/arcwatch/0113/use-pngs-as-arcgis-picture-marker-symbols.html

Re: Create New Symbols

DanPatterson_Retired — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 21:55:05 GMT

These are the only options you have About creating new symbols—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop short of changing your company name to match an existing symbol... perhaps that is what Google did...

Re: Create New Symbols

DanPatterson_Retired — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 21:59:53 GMT

it is an older version of the help topic from what I can gather