topic Stop Symbols from Ratating with Map in Data Management Questions

Stop Symbols from Ratating with Map

KevinDoyle — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:34:52 GMT

Hey, so I am rotating my map at a five degree angle so I can fit certain features in and the symbols rotate too.

How do I prevent/remedy this?

Thanks!

Re: Stop Symbols from Ratating with Map

TheodorePeters — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:45:01 GMT

In the label manager, placement properties, specify angles box I would format the labels at -5 degrees.

Theodore

Re: Stop Symbols from Ratating with Map

DarrenWiens2 — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:01:20 GMT

You can rotate feature symbols in the symbol properties, if that's what you're asking.

Re: Stop Symbols from Ratating with Map

TheodorePeters — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:06:18 GMT

I realized I had steered you wrong with my advise. Instead go to Advanced Arcmap Settings ( usually C: Program files\ArcGis\Desktop 10.0\Utilities) and click the Symbols Graphics tab. There you'll find the button to rotate labels with Data Frame.
Good Luck.

Theodore

Re: Stop Symbols from Ratating with Map

JonMorris — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:59:34 GMT

You can also set symbol rotation from the Symbology tab of the layer properties.
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Choose <expression> from the pulldown menu, click the calculator button, and enter a fixed value in the Expression text box. Or you can choose an attribute, or even a random angle to make things more interesting!

Re: Stop Symbols from Ratating with Map

deleted-user-st4HsVxccxgs — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:21:09 GMT

If you are having trouble with text labels rotating sideways when you rotate your data frame, you can also adjust it on the Label toolbar, under "Options". Then check/uncheck "Data Frame Rotation".

Re: Stop Symbols from Ratating with Map

JoeFlannery — Thu, 21 May 2015 13:54:51 GMT

Jeremy:

This is exactly what I was trying to find. That option is buried deep.

Thank you.