An overview of the Cartographic Refinement toolset

The Cartographic Refinement toolset contains tools that help produce and refine data to support the production of topographic maps.

Tools in the Cartographic Refinement toolset

Tool	Description
Apply Building Offsets	Aligns, moves, and hides building or bridge marker symbols based on product specification rules defined in an .xml file.
Apply Masks From Rules	Applies symbol layer masking to feature layers in a map based on an XML rule file and mask features created by the Make Mask From Rules tool.
Apply Visual Specification To Map	Applies symbols and Arcade expressions to layers in a map based on the symbols and rules defined in a visual specification database.
Calculate Bridge Offsets	Calculates the offsets necessary to properly display bridges at a given location.
Make Masks From Rules	Creates polygon masks for features based on color rules.
Thin Spot Heights	Generalizes spot heights for a given area of interest (AOI) in accordance with product specifications.