Instructions for use
Creating Field and calculates the values of the adjacent pages (faces) of the mesh object.
This feature appends eight new fields to the Region Dataset, each representing one of eight compass points: North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, Southwest, West, and Northwest, and for each of these face objects, calculates a value in each major direction that identifies adjacent (neighboring) faces.
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| Schematic diagram of eight directions |
Application Scenario
Commonly used to populate callout fields on adjacent pages in a map book.
Function Entry
- Entry 1: In Map: Map tab-> Drawing-> Calculate Adjacent Fields.
- Entry 2: In Layout: Object Operation tab-> Map Series-> Calculate Adjacent Fields.
Parameter Description
- Datasource/Dataset: Select the Input Data: set and the Datasource where it is located. The result of generating the adjacent field will be appended to the corresponding mesh index object.
- Field Name: Select its field value to fill the adjacent field data.
- Result: After successful execution, eight new fields will be generated in the input Dataset Properties. The field name is the combination of Field value and direction. The direction is abbreviated. For example, if the Field value is GridTitle, Then the new Fields created will be Grid Title _ N, Grid Title _ NE, Grid Title _ E, Grid Title _ SE, Grid Title _ S, Grid Title _ SW, Grid Title _ W, and Grid Title _ NW.
Application example
Set Result Dataset of Create Grid Index as Input Data: Field set to PageName results in new fields of PageName _ N, PageName _ NE, PageName _ E, PageName _ SE, PageName _ S, PageName _ SW, PageName _ W and PageName _ NW.
Take B1 grid as an example, its adjacent pages are A1 in the north direction, A2 in the northeast direction, B2 in the east direction, C2 in the southeast direction, and C1 in the south direction.
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| Figure 1: Input Grid Index Dataset | Figure 2: Calculate Adjacent Fields result |
