Difference between revisions of "Change existing symbol in IMSMA.mxd"
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<li>Double-click on the symbol that you would like to change (SHA).</li> | <li>Double-click on the symbol that you would like to change (SHA).</li> | ||
| − | <li>The following window displays | + | <li>The following window displays.</li> |
[[Image:Existing_symbol2.png|500px|center]] | [[Image:Existing_symbol2.png|500px|center]] | ||
<div align="center"> | <div align="center"> | ||
'' Marker properties'' | '' Marker properties'' | ||
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<li>You can change a form, colour, size, angle, mask etc. For Advanced editing, click on the symbol.</li> | <li>You can change a form, colour, size, angle, mask etc. For Advanced editing, click on the symbol.</li> | ||
| − | <li>The following window displays | + | <li>The following window displays.</li> |
[[Image:Existing_symbol3.png|500px|center]] | [[Image:Existing_symbol3.png|500px|center]] | ||
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'' Symbol editor - Background'' | '' Symbol editor - Background'' | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
| − | <li> If you would like to change the background colour then select the background layer and a colour.</li> | + | <li>If you would like to change the background colour then select the background layer and a colour.</li> |
{{Note | The size is different in the foreground and background layers of the symbol.}} | {{Note | The size is different in the foreground and background layers of the symbol.}} | ||
<li>Click on OK to close the Symbol editor.</li> | <li>Click on OK to close the Symbol editor.</li> | ||
Revision as of 23:48, 27 June 2015
If you would like to change the existing symbols, you need to use ArcGIS software to update IMSMA.mxd which is located in C:\IMSMAng\server\gis\maps folder.
As example Land by Type will be used.
IMSMA layer Land - by Type
- Double-click on the symbol that you would like to change (SHA).
- The following window displays.
- You can change a form, colour, size, angle, mask etc. For Advanced editing, click on the symbol.
- The following window displays.
- If you would like to change the colour of the symbol then select the foreground layer and a colour.
- If you would like to change the background colour then select the background layer and a colour.
- Click on OK to close the Symbol editor.
- Click on OK to close the Marker property window.
- Apply the same change to the other layers in the same group.
- Save the IMSMA.mxd and close ArcMap.
- Rename your background mxd. This mxd must not previously been merged/imported into IMSMANG.
- In the IMSMA client (if your configuration is client/server then start the IMSMA client on the server computer) go to File, Import, Map.
- Import the background map which will be merged with the updated IMSMA.mxd.
- Verify in Map Display that the changes are applied.
Marker properties
Symbol editor - Foreground
Symbol editor - Background
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The size is different in the foreground and background layers of the symbol. |
IMSMA layer Land - by Type
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