Esri cartography tools

If a new parameter is inserted between existing parameters, it will be noted as a change in parameter order. Removed parameters are rare. Scripts that use the removed parameter will have to be changed, but models should continue to run. Optional parameters have a default value—the value that will be used unless you change it.

If there is a change to a parameter's default value, it may affect your existing models and scripts. A data type defines the permissible values for a parameter, such as the type of datasets features, tables, networks, and so on. If a data type is removed at a version, it means that the parameter no longer accepts the dataset as input or output. You may have to change your models and scripts if they use the removed data type.

New parameters are almost always added as the last parameter and don't affect the order of existing parameters. In rare cases, the order of existing parameters may change, and scripts that use positional arguments may break. Instead of using positional arguments, you can use keyword arguments as shown below. Models will still execute as they are not dependent on parameter order.

This change only affects scripts that use keyword arguments. In Python, keyword arguments are case sensitive. A parameter type may change from required to optional or from optional to required. Changing from optional to required may affect existing workflows.

A licensing or extension change may affect existing workflows. See the topic What is a deprecated tool? Arc GIS Desktop. Generate Annotation Masks. Generates polygon masks for annotation features that intersect other polyline features. This tool supports nautical cartographic workflows that require masking based on geographic coincidence to specified input features.

The specified input features those that intersect the input annotation features are polylines from the ArcGIS Maritime data model or other sources.

Generate Cartographic Limits. Converts polygon features to polylines and removes all segments coincident with the erase features. It is most often used to remove the outline of coincident features along a coastline or neatline, improving the cartographic display of digital and hard-copy nautical charts in the following manner: Establish a seaward limit of features coincident to a coastline.

Reduce the number of features rendered on a chart. Decrease drawing and export times of nautical products. Generate Light Sector. Contains tools that simplify or refine features for display at smaller scales.

An overview of the Graphic Conflicts toolset. Contains tools to detect and resolve graphic conflicts among symbolized features. An overview of the Grids and Graticules toolset. Contains tools to manage and maintain grids and graticules layers.

An overview of the Masking toolset. Contains tools to create masks to enhance cartographic display by obscuring conflicting feature symbology. An overview of the Representation Management tools.