Update Annotation Reference Scale (Cartography)

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Summary

Updates the reference scale of an existing annotation or dimension feature class.

Usage

  • Before a feature class can have its reference scale updated, it must be upgraded to the current release using the Upgrade Dataset tool.

  • Caution:

    This tool modifies the input data. See Tools that modify or update the input data for more information and strategies to avoid undesired data changes.

  • Versioned feature classes cannot have their reference scale updated.

  • Changing the reference scale of a feature class is an intensive operation that requires an update of every feature's bounding box geometry.

  • An ArcGIS Desktop Standard or ArcGIS Desktop Advanced license is required to update the reference scale of a feature-linked annotation feature class.

Parameters

LabelExplanationData Type
Input Annotation Features

The input annotation or dimension features.

Annotation Layer; Dimension Layer
Reference Scale

The feature class reference scale to be updated.

Double

Derived Output

LabelExplanationData Type
Updated Annotation

The updated annotation or dimensions.

Annotation Layer; Dimension Layer

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments.

Licensing information

  • Basic: Yes
  • Standard: Yes
  • Advanced: Yes

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