topic Re: using modelbuilder to generate maps in Geoprocessing Questions

using modelbuilder to generate maps

RennaTruong — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:58:27 GMT

I am working on a project with the goal of producing a map for each floor of every building on a university campus. What would be the best way to proceed with this project using modelbuilder? I have two layers one of building footprints and the other containing each floor. I do not have much experience in using modelbuilder and do not know where to begin.

Re: using modelbuilder to generate maps

DarrenWiens2 — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:09:43 GMT

I'd forget about ModelBuilder. This is what Data Driven Pages are for (with ArcGIS 10). If you have 9.3, use DS MapBook.

Re: using modelbuilder to generate maps

RennaTruong — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:12:47 GMT

Thank-you for the help. Although Data Driven Pages does not produce the results I want. Data Driven Pages creates a map book of each of the building (with all the floors overlapping) and not each floor of each building.

Does anyone know of a method to produce a map of each floor of each building without manually doing so? There are over 500 floors, thus, an automated model would help me save a lot of time. As well, in the attribute table there is a building_Floor_ID which can be used to identify each floor.

Re: using modelbuilder to generate maps

DarrenWiens2 — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:40:49 GMT

That's what Page Definition Queries are for, using Data Driven Pages.

Re: using modelbuilder to generate maps

RennaTruong — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:48:22 GMT

@dkwiens

Thank-you so much for your help! I did not realize that function was available.