Function Description
Map symbols are the basic means to express the contents of maps. They are composed of graphics and characters with different shapes, sizes and colors, and are the language of maps. Compared with the written language, its greatest feature is intuitive. As far as a single symbol is concerned, it can represent the spatial location, size, quality and quantity characteristics of a certain thing; as far as the same symbol is concerned, it can reflect the distribution characteristics of various elements; and the sum of various symbols can indicate the relationship between various elements and the overall characteristics of the region. Therefore, map symbols not only have the basic function of determining the spatial location, distribution characteristics, quality and quantity characteristics of objective things, but also have the special function of interrelated and common expression of the overall elements of the geographical environment.
ArcGIS Symbol
ArcGIS symbols can be divided into four categories based on the type of geometry they are drawn: markers, lines, fills, and text. The combination of multiple symbols is called a style, and the style is saved as a single file (*.style).
- Marking Symbol: Use to draw point features and point graphics.
- Line symbol: Use to draw linear data such as transportation networks, water systems, boundaries, divisions, and other connected networks.
- Fill symbol: Used to draw face features such as country, province, Land Use area, habitat, parcel, and outline.
- Text symbol: used to draw the mark, note, title, Dynamic Text, description, annotation, legend, scale bar, longitude and latitude grid mark, table and other Text Info and table information on the map.
SuperMap symbol
It provides a rich symbol library, including more than 1000 point, line, area symbols and 3D Particle Effect symbols, and also supports the production of two-dimensional and three-dimensional map symbols. It has powerful symbol production and management functions, and organizes and manages various symbol resources through the symbol library.
There are three types of symbols: point symbol, line symbol and Fill symbol. It supports setting multiple Marker Styles, setting Color, contour, linearity, etc., and restoring with one key. At the same time, complex Hierarchy Settings of symbols are supported to facilitate unified editing, browsing, hiding and other operations. And carry out symbol customization according to different us requirements.
Support the SVG format to import the generated map symbols. You can enlarge the graphic display arbitrarily without affecting the quality of the image. At present, it supports more than 500 symbol resources in SVG format, and the symbols are integrated into the symbol library and directly used for drawing. Symbol vectorization solves a series of problems such as high split screen icon blurring.
Symbol Type Support
Point/Line Symbol Migration comparison:
Fill symbolMigration comparison：
Symbol Library Migration
SuperMap iDesktopX supports the migration of Symbol Information from the ArcGIS platform. Support the Multiple Convert of the symbol library file (*.style format) provided by ArcGIS to the symbol library file corresponding to SuperMap. Namely, Marker Symbol Library *.sym files, line symbol library *.lsl files, and Fill Symbol Library *.bru files. It provides an efficient and fast symbol style migration method, which is convenient for users to perform fast style configuration.
Function entrance
Data Migration tab-> Data Migration-> Symbol Library Migration.
Parameter Description
- Style folder: Specifies the ArcGIS symbol library folder.
- Target File Folder: Specifies the migrated Target Storage folder.
- License verification: Select ArcMap Type. Default indicates the non-Official License type of ArcMap. Provide the Check button to check whether the corresponding ArcGISLicense Information exists in the current machine.
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