Prepares features for labelling by the MapTextLabeller by specifying no-label zones around features.
Note: Can be used in conjunction with MapTextLabeller.
Input Ports
Input
Features that are to have no-label zones specified.
Output Ports
Output
Features that have the no-label zone specified.
Parameters
Label-Free Zone
Measurement Units
The units that the various sizes and widths are specified in.
The last three choices (Centimeters, Inches and Points) are page units, and are interpreted differently than the Ground Units choice.
Point Symbol Zone
Point Symbol Size
Specifies the size of any point feature symbols to prevent labels from overlapping.
Font Name
Specifies the Windows font name of the point symbol.
Font Character Index
Specifies the index in the font of the point symbol.
Font Character Angle
Specifies the rotation angle of the point symbol, measured in degrees counter-clockwise from horizontal.
Line Zone
Line Width
Specifies the width of the zone around any linear features in which no labels will be allowed. For example if 5 units are specified, then no labels will be present within 2.5 units of each side of the line.
Polygon Boundary Zone
Polygon Line Width
Specifies the width of the zone around the boundary of any area features in which no labels will be allowed. For example if 5 units are specified, then no labels will be present within 2.5 units of each side of the boundary line.
Usage Notes
All parameters are optional. Typically one instance of this transformer is placed for each group of features to be labelled by the MapTextLabeller.
Editing Transformer Parameters
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