Label | Explanation | Data Type |
Input Features
| The contour line feature class for which the annotation will be created. | Feature Layer |
Output Geodatabase
| The workspace where the output feature classes will be saved. The workspace can be an existing geodatabase or an existing feature dataset. | Workspace; Feature Dataset |
Contour Label Field
| The field in the input layer attribute table on which the annotation text will be based. | Field |
Reference Scale
| The scale that will be used as a reference for the annotation. This sets the scale on which all symbol and text sizes in the annotation will be based. | Double |
Output Layer Name
|
The group layer that will contain the contour layer, the annotation, and the mask layer. When working in the Catalog pane, you can use the Save To Layer File tool to write the output group layer to a layer file. When using ArcGIS Pro, the tool adds the group layer to the display if the Add output datasets to an open map option is checked on the Geoprocessing tab on the Options dialog box. The group layer that is created is temporary and will not persist after the session ends unless the document is saved. | Group Layer |
Contour and Label Color
| Specifies the color of the output contour layer and annotation features.
| String |
Contour Type Field
(Optional) | The field in the input layer attribute table containing a value for the type of contour feature. An annotation class will be created for each type value. | Field |
Contour Alignment
(Optional) | Specifies how the annotation will be aligned to contour elevations. The annotation can be aligned to the contour elevations so that the top of the text is always placed uphill or downhill. These options allow the annotation to be placed upside down. The contour annotation can also be aligned to the page, ensuring that the text is never placed upside down.
| String |
Enable Laddering (Optional) | Specifies whether annotation will be placed in ladders. Placing annotation in ladders will place the text so it appears to step up and step down the contours in a straight path. These ladders will run from the top of a hill to the bottom, will not cross each other, will belong to a single slope, and will not cross any other slope.
| Boolean |
Derived Output
Label | Explanation | Data Type |
Output Workspace | The workspace where the output feature classes are saved. | Workspace; Feature Dataset |