I noticed that we can set feature weights, but not label weights using Mapplex. This functionality appears to be available in the standard label engine, but not in Mapplex. Having the ability to set the label weight is useful so that we can allow labels from one layer overlap a feature, but not labels from another class. I would like to know is this feature missing in Maplex or is it set elsewhere?
For example, consider the following: We have 3 layers, a substation point layer, an address point layer, and a road layer. The label for substation point may cover the road centerline. However, the label for the address points must never cover the road centerlines.
In the standard label engine we can control if a label from a particular class may or may not cover a feature from another class by adjusting the label weight so that it is higher or lower than the feature class weight. For example, I can set the label in feature weights so that the substation labels can cover roads, but the address point labels cannot cover the roads.
- Substations: feature weight low, label weight high
- Address Points: feature weight low, label weight low
- Roads: feature weight Medium, label weight medium.
In Mapplex we can set a feature weight to discourage labels from being placed over a feature. We can also set the feature weight to 1000 to stop any label from being placed over a label. However, I am not sure if there is a way to allow labels from one feature class cover a feature while labels from another class not be allowed to cover a feature.
Please let me know if there is a way to set Mapplex up so that I can allow labels from the substations cover the roads, while at the same time making sure that labels from the address points not cover the road centerlines.
Thanks
