topic Label polygons at vertices in Mapping Questions

Label polygons at vertices

JoMoore__GISP — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:49:11 GMT

I need to label polygons at every inside corner, any ideas?
thanks

Re: Label polygons at vertices

Anonymous User — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:56:55 GMT

Original User: melanie_summers

Hi Jo,

You could Convert the Polygon to Points using Feature Vertices to Points and then label the points.

Best,

Melanie S.

Re: Label polygons at vertices

JoMoore__GISP — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:04:35 GMT

Thanks Melanie, any idea how to force the point label to the inside of the polygon? I'm trying to label the inside corners of abutting polygons?

Re: Label polygons at vertices

Anonymous User — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:19:05 GMT

Original User: melanie_summers

Hi Jo,

In a very simplistic test I was able to do this by:

1. Creating an empty shapefile and creating a single rectangle that compassed all of the polygons to be labeled
2. Run the Erase Tool using the Input as the newly created rectangle and the erase feature to be the polygons to be labeled
3. Use the Maplex labeling engine and open the Label Weights dialog, increase the weight of the erased polygon to 1000, this should push all labels off the erased polygon layer and into the labeled polygons
4. Change the symbology of the erased polygon layer so it is no longer visible

Best,
Melanie S.

Re: Label polygons at vertices

JoMoore__GISP — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 21:11:40 GMT

seriously convoluted but it works! thanks!