topic Re: Can one stack labels in ArcGIS, and then export these to CAD? in Mapping Questions

Can one stack labels in ArcGIS, and then export these to CAD?

MarkHotz — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 23:15:30 GMT

I have created many stacked labels using the VB, JScript or Python label expression option in ArcMap. I find that this works really well. However, I have now been asked to create annotation layers for AutoCAD, and although I have been able to create some DWG annotation layers, so far I have only been able to do these one field at a time from the attribute table. And if I try to create separate annotation layers from different fields in one feature class the labels then all fall on top of each other and are not easily discernible.

Is there a way to convert the stacked label (or even a concatenated label) created in ArcGIS into a DWG annotation layer?

Is there perhaps a way to use the Convert Labels to Annotation option in ArcMap, and then convert that to a DWG annotation layer?

Thanks

Re: Can one stack labels in ArcGIS, and then export these to CAD?

JayantaPoddar — Thu, 02 Mar 2017 05:06:39 GMT

Start with converting label to a geodatabase annotation.

Then Export it to CAD.

Re: Can one stack labels in ArcGIS, and then export these to CAD?

MarkHotz — Thu, 02 Mar 2017 17:44:55 GMT

Jayanta:

Thanks for the feedback. I will spend some time today working on this. I have been able to get labels from ArcGIS into AutoCAD, but multiple labels all fall on the same points; hence, they overlap. It would be nice to stack them first and then be able to get them into AutoCAD...so I will certainly give your suggestion a more detailed look.

Thanks again.

Re: Can one stack labels in ArcGIS, and then export these to CAD?

AbdullahAnter — Thu, 02 Mar 2017 18:08:21 GMT

maybe you don't follow Jayanta Poddar steps well.

Frist create multiple labels in ArcGIS.

then convert labels to annotation ( GIS annotation not CAD annotation).

use the Annotation layer to convert it to CAD Annotation.

Export To CAD—Help | ArcGIS Desktop

I hope that clear Jayanta suggest .

Re: Can one stack labels in ArcGIS, and then export these to CAD?

MarkHotz — Thu, 02 Mar 2017 21:21:26 GMT

Jayanta:

Yup...I got that to work. Thanks for the help.

Re: Can one stack labels in ArcGIS, and then export these to CAD?

JayantaPoddar — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 07:15:34 GMT

Glad that worked out for you... Cheers!!!