Latest Contributions by CherylTrine

Thanks, Tobias, for getting me headed in the right direction. I previously posted on an issue with Block inserts that is directly related to this one: https://community.esri.com/message/445550#445550 "ArcGIS to AutoCAD scaling of Block inserts" By trial and error I found if I set the scale x, scale y and scale z  to 0.08333 on my point Insert features in the GIS, they would appear at the same scale as the rest of the dwg drawing.  I didn't recognize that 0.08333 is the same as 1/12! So now my question is, how do I change the seed file so that everything comes out right?   As mentioned above, I tried changing the units in Format with rather poor results.  Other ideas? ... View more

Well, I can sort of make things work, but it is far from ideal! In the seed file, the original <Length Type> was set to Architectural and <Insertion scale> was set to inches.  If I go to Format>Units, and change the <Length Type> to Decimal or Fractional and the <Insertion scale> to Feet, the resulting dwg correctly displays the value, however without  ' or " symbols.  If I then change the <Length Type> in the resulting dwg to Architectural, it reverts to using the values as inches and converting them to feet, so back to 6'. ... View more

I'm getting a little closer; it has to do with the seed file which contains my Block definitions.  When I export without using the seed file, the units are correct (of course the Inserts are worthless since there is no block definition) The seed file was created from the original CAD drawing by deleting everything in the graphics area (i.e., the drawing).  There must be some units parameter in the seed file that is causing problems. ... View more

Yes!   Thanks a lot. That is exactly the problem, because when I convert the more exact measures from my diagram, CAD is exactly converting them as if from inches to feet. I am no CAD guru either.  I can barely find my way around to turn layers on and off!  I wonder how to get ArcGIS to export with the proper units? ... View more

Unfortunately, that is not the problem.  The data frame and feature class do have the same coordinate system. Any other ideas? ... View more

Andy, I agree with you.  Invariably the default is not correct for my work, so I have to add the one I want, then delete the one I don't want . . .  and it has to be in that order!  I am guessing that they chose to not allow that field to be blank.  I would prefer to see it blank, because then I won't accidentally use the improper transformation, and wonder, down the road, why the data doesn't quite line up. Cheryl Trine ... View more

I know this is an old question, but it exactly describes my situation.  Unfortunately, the solution which the OP arrived at is not shown.  How is this problem solved? Cheryl ... View more

Thanks Vince, Asrujit, and Ted, Each of your answers has been helpful to me.  Not sure yet which way we'll go, a feature service or a python tool.  I'll have to get more information from those who are needing to do this.  Personally, I'm leaning in the direction of a Python tool; guess its time to try out pyodbc. Cheryl ... View more

Thanks, for the responses.  Unfortunately, they didn't solve the problem, but they did point me in a useful direction. That stray "+" sign was the result of my having gone back and forth between using all "+'s" and all "&'s" in the statement.  It didn't make any difference.  Whether or not Stack Labels was checked or unchecked didn't make any difference, either. As I suspected, there were some settings I did not know about that over-ride anything I do in the expression.  1st, the Label Styles was set to Small Caps (I hadn't realized that was possible--I haven't had a lot of experience with cartography!)  2nd, the map does use the Maplex Labels, so now I have had to dig in to learn what all it does. I started playing with "Stack Labels"; I tried to force a split by inserting a stacking character into the expression, making the maximum number of characters per line too short for everything to fit on one line, and checking "force split"; but none of that was honored. Next I played with "Label Position"; the map came with it set to "Contour", so I went through the various options and found that I could make "Regular" do what I wanted to do, so that's what I'm using. I wish I knew why they used "Contour" when making the TelecomEditing map template; I hope my change doesn't come back to bite me further down the road. It appears to me that "Contour" doesn't honor stacking; is this true, or am I doing something wrong.  Also, is it true that you can't use vbScript code such as "vbNewLine" or "vbCrLf" when using the Maplex label engine? ... View more