topic Maplex does not place labels for small polygons. A bug? in Mapping Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/maplex-does-not-place-labels-for-small-polygons-a/m-p/93817#M1093 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Never Remove is on -&gt; Maplex does not place labels for small polygons.&nbsp; I am using a layer provided by my provincial government for the purpose of labelling all known geographical named features. Unlike the federal (CanVec / NTDB) layer which is a point layer the provincial government uses polygons for more accurate placement of labels. A great idea until.... you try to use Maplex, a $4500 labeling extravaganza... (+ tax) Wow! Ouch! (Won't even mention I also got ArcEditor thinking that representations will be awesome!) </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Maplex off = every polygon is labelled</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Maplex on = all small labels are not labelled (area &lt; 5m for labels such as town bay and other exact locations)</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>When overzoomed, the unplaced labels start appearing.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Never Remove should never remove labels shouldn't it? However it does not never removes as I interpret it.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>More information about this specific issue here: </SPAN><A href="http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/9468/how-to-never-remove-labels-in-maplex">http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/9468/how-to-never-remove-labels-in-maplex</A></BODY></HTML> Tue, 10 May 2011 12:39:43 GMT JakubSisak 2011-05-10T12:39:43Z Maplex does not place labels for small polygons. A bug? https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/maplex-does-not-place-labels-for-small-polygons-a/m-p/93817#M1093 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Never Remove is on -&gt; Maplex does not place labels for small polygons.&nbsp; I am using a layer provided by my provincial government for the purpose of labelling all known geographical named features. Unlike the federal (CanVec / NTDB) layer which is a point layer the provincial government uses polygons for more accurate placement of labels. A great idea until.... you try to use Maplex, a $4500 labeling extravaganza... (+ tax) Wow! Ouch! (Won't even mention I also got ArcEditor thinking that representations will be awesome!) </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Maplex off = every polygon is labelled</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Maplex on = all small labels are not labelled (area &lt; 5m for labels such as town bay and other exact locations)</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>When overzoomed, the unplaced labels start appearing.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Never Remove should never remove labels shouldn't it? However it does not never removes as I interpret it.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>More information about this specific issue here: </SPAN><A href="http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/9468/how-to-never-remove-labels-in-maplex">http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/9468/how-to-never-remove-labels-in-maplex</A></BODY></HTML> Tue, 10 May 2011 12:39:43 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/maplex-does-not-place-labels-for-small-polygons-a/m-p/93817#M1093 JakubSisak 2011-05-10T12:39:43Z