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1. When completely finished adding missing annotation click the PLTS Save Edits then the PLTS n Ey Stop Editing buttons on the PLTS Editing Environment toolbar General Annotation Guidance Annotation describing water features such as oceans and rivers should be in italic Land and cultural features are not italic Some text sizes may need to be increased if they portray a significant feature e g the Pacific Ocean DNC VPF Notes Check Most notes will relate to information that needs to be put in the surrounds at the end of the chart production process Some notes however relate to individual layers and will need to be placed next to those features as annotation The following steps will help take the user through this process Page 73 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures The Notes Editor tool found on the PLTS Nautical DNC toolbar must be used to look at the notes rat features of the chart Start by setting the selectable layers On the PLTS Editing Environment toolbar click the Set age Selectable Layers button Click the Select All button on the Set Selectable Layers window that opens MS Set Selectable Layers I h Choose which layers can have ther features selected interactively with the Select Features tool the Select By Graphics command the Edit tool etc AND Grds_ 20000 PNT Grids m 4 EPT_Grids Clear All SEG_Grids TKS_ Grids GLN Grids l v
2. cnoe ao Click OK Click on the Elements tab at the bottom of the table of contents Right click on any element in the list to access commands like locking unlocking and the element properties Once the data frame is positioned it is highly suggested that is locked Locate all the data frames globe right click and select Lock Elements This will prevent unintended moving or adjusting of the element Page 128 of 204 Add Surround Elements Once all the guides are in their correct locations surround elements can be added The following steps will take the user through this process Open up Database Elements from Insert gt PLTS gt Database Element Click the Browse button to navigate to the location of the Elements mdb database or the Product Library database if the elements are stored with the products Select workspace x OLDH2461230_96942 mdb SVH1 z Name Ce Cancel show oftype Geodatabases _ Once found click it and click the Select button to close the Select Workspace dialog box _ Inthe bottom left column there are several different choices to choose from such as Aeronautical and Defense Double click Nautical Double click HAC Double click Charting A list of various elements appears Page 129 of 204 Database Element Library Database Location C Documents and Settings cling 91 Wesktop hAG4ncillayD es BOWE Dat
3. Click Close In the table of contents the EPT grid layer will need to be turned off This is because these points have a white color which when printed will mask anything that is underneath them The layer ensures positional accuracy for annotation as well as ends of lines but do not need to be visible on the chart Uncheck the box for the EPT grid layer in the table of contents Select the Product Library tab in the TOC Expand the tree view to see the AOI for the product instance Click off the check box to unload the layer from ArcMap Save the MXD lal using the name set by Product Library Generate the UTM Grid optional If the chart has a scale between 1 25 000 and 1 300 000 a UTM grid must be created The following directions will aid the user in this process Select the AOI extent again Page 28 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures ral Click the Grid Creation Wizard button on the PLTS Grid Manager toolbar The Grid Creation Wizard dialog box opens The Storage area prompts the user to load an XML file and save the edited XML into the user s geodatabase In the Load area click the Open File button Navigate to the location of the XML files Select the XML file appropriate for the chart e g UTM_East_25000 45000 xml Make sure to choose th
4. Jo source f_code col isa nam Color fi Attributes of SectorL_Test _ _OBJECTID Shape FiD_SectorA FCsubtype _ 2 Polyline 1 LightSectorAS 305F5549 0C08 4E54 9EEE BA74844156FF Unknown BCOBO UNK JUNK JUNK PeNul m 33 091095 1 Polyline 1 LightSectorAS DBSAFF63 773D 4869 93E2 1 ESODSOESEBE Unknown BCO60 UNK UNK UNK 151 648682 3 Polyline 1 LightSectorAS 048E9661 92F5 4216 AEFB 44020012DA30 Unknown BCO60 UNK JUNK UNK B 33 667464 4 Polyline 1 LightSectorAS S86F8C32 31F0 444D 958A DDCA28C4C74B Unknown BCO60 UNK UNK UNK R 27 961255 5 Polyline 1 LightSectorAS 7519EF68 EFBA 4E3SE 9F 45 3FE91 9868245 Unknown BCOBO UNK UNK UNK 21 somes pritel i et birdsn ibis cecal Trat haD IOE botai Mise d me Vv Record 14 4 1 gt Show All Selected Records 0 out of 5 Selected Options 2 w Y Once all the attribution changes have been made click the PLTS Save Edits button and then the PLTS Stop Editing button on the PLTS Editing Environment toolbar lala Page 110 of 204 Close the attribute table By adding the color values exactly as above the arc portions of the sector will be symbolized with the proper colors in the following steps Turn off both the SectorL and SectorA feature classes by right clicking the check marks next to their names in the table of contents Click the
5. Close the window by clicking the Close button Make sure all the layers required for the chart are turned on in the table of contents Click the Notes Editor button on the PLTS Nautical DNC toolbar Click the Select Features With Attached Notes tool within the Notes Editor window that opens NOTE Although the standard Select Features button and the DNC Select Features With Attached Notes button look identical using the standard selection button does not select features with notes The Select Features With Attached Notes tool must be used Page 74 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Notes Editor ePODS_DNCH mdb Editing pa xX amp Zoom to feature o featurels Drag a box around all features on the chart to select all the data All feature classes with notes attached will appear inside the Notes Editor left column menu Motes Editor ePODS_DNCH mdb Editing x GLOSSARY Seroporto airport Baja bay Coroa shoal Enseada bay Igreja church Iha s land s Laje reef rock Morro hill Mosteiro monasten Parcel shoal Pedralsl rock z Ponta pomt Ponte bridge Fraia beach Rio stream Saco bay cove Terminal maritimo maritime terminal TIDAL INFORMATION Height meters above datum of soundings Place Mean High Water Springs Mean High Water Neaps Mean Low Water Springs Mean Low Water Neapel Rio de Janeiro 1
6. 90 Left Curved A a Page 98 of 204 Symbolizing Reefs Optional Not all charts have reef features check the ReefA feature class before proceeding For reefs to be displayed properly the overlapping section with the shoreline must be removed This process is accomplished with a series of geoprocessing tools Inside of ArcMap click the ArcToolbox icon 2 to open ArcToolbox Goto Data Management Tools gt Features gt Feature To Line g ArcToolbox 1 4 3D Analyst Tools H Analysis Tools 1 Cartography Tools 1 Conversion Tools E Data Interoperability Tools a a4 Data Management Tools Data Comparison H 4 Database H Disconnected Editing g Distributed Geodatabase H Domains i Feature Class gt Features Add XY Coordinates Adjust 3D Z A Check Geometry Copy Features Delete Features KA Feature aias to Polygon bo op Feature To Point Feature To Polygon Feature Vertices To Points Multipart To Singlepart Polygon To Line A Repair Geometry Split Line At Vertices _ Continue with the following directions to navigate through the dialog box successfully Page 99 of 204 o Input Feature Click the browse button and navigate to the ReefA feature class o Output Feature Class Click the browse button and navigate to the ReefL_Carto feature class o XY Tolerance optional Type in 0 0001 and choose Meters from the drop down menu o Make
7. BuoyPS E11FS53EF 7393 4EF7 B877 EFSED0S70018 Unknown Bc020 a 9 9 Unknow Green G FI 2 G ol oN 7 None None 9 9 6 RadarReflectorPresent Pillar Spindle None Can Filled None _ of Paru Point BuoyPS B0C2E292 D4F8 4448 4622 42D844CE24B1 Unknown BC020 9 9 9 Unknow Green G FI G 0 OWA 5 None None 9 9 3 Radar Reflector Present Pillar Spindle None Can Filled None o Null gt Point BuoyPS FS3CBS44 17F0 4C36 9216 034105C5A734 Unknown BCO20 3 9 _ 9 Unknow Green G FIG o omna 3 None None 3 3 Radar Reflector Present Pilar Spindle None Can Filled None o Banu Point BuoyPS F24027F 4 2238 491 4 4354 F7E65355957B8 Unknown BCO20 9 9 9 Unknow Green G FI G 0 O MWA 9 None None 9 9 3 Radar Reflector Present Pillar Spindle None Can Filled None 0 Null gt a ea el E E gt Records 1 out of 13 Selected Show al Selected Options v 2 Here are examples of how the user might fill in this column with the appropriate symbol The BuoybcnP that needs to be flipped has a Spar A base and an East Mark 1 topmark Therefore the user would enter A1 into the Symbol_Flip field Page 85 of 204 Symbol Flip Pull Plull Plull The BuoybcnP that needs to be flipped is simply a safe water buoy eo Poo Therefore the use
8. J CDDB J Classes ESRI C ArcCatalog DD ArcMap J ArcScene C ArcToolbox C CAD C Case C CoreRuntime CI DataConverters J Display C Export Gz ExpressionDirectory C Geodatabase C GeoStatisticalExtension J InternetDataURLs C Metadata J NetEng J Output TA PictureFlementNirectoary My Computer HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software ESRI Display TRE ae TE a ee FR F E F E v On the Edit DWORD Value window select the Decimal option under Base In the Value Data text box change the number to something larger than 100 000 000 Always start with the default setting but keep the following in mind When you are seeing PDFs with black boxes you want to increase the registry When you are getting Cannot Map Metafile errors you want to decrease the registry To remove the settings and get back to default just delete OutputSizeLimit from the display folder MXD Doctor Utility The MXD Doctor utility is an ArcGIS developer tool that can analyze ArcMap document MXD files for various errors If possible the utility will transfer the contents of the MXD to a new MXD This utility is particularly useful if you have a broken or corrupted MXD and you are unable to open the MXD in ArcMap Itis also useful if the file size of your MXD increases significantly An MXD that is more than 10 MB in size should probably be run
9. Meter 2 Meatines Outside Nea Zoom in and pan scan use tools from the Tools toolbar the newly updated grid to ensure that the corrections were successful If any discrepancies are noted open the Grid Designer again to make corrections If necessary plot out a paper version of the grid for verification of its accuracy Page 41 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Save the product MXD mi i Creating Grids for Non North Up Panels Optional All INT2 Grid XML files are designed for panels that have north at the top of the chart If the panel you are producing is not north up you need to ensure the angle of the annotation meets the desired appearance Annotation rotation can be controlled using the Grid Designer or edited interactively after the grid is created Keeping that in mind if the annotation is to remain parallel to the grid lines no adjustments are necessary provided the input remains as Current Data Frame and the data frame has been rotated However if the chart you re making needs to have the annotation remain parallel to the page and not the data frame then adjustments need to be made to the XML file in the Grid Designer Follow the below steps as an example of how to rotate the data frame and maintain the text parallel to the page not the grid lines Open the product MXD in ArcMap If necessary zoom to the extent of
10. Repeat this process as necessary for any other text part of the surround element Page 134 of 204 Once edits are finished click on one element to select it While holding down the Shift key click on the other elements Right click on any of the selected text elements and click Align then Align Center Once the element parts are aligned right click on the still selected elements and click Group Reposition the element as necessary on the chart according to the specification manual Horizontal Datum Note Add this element to the chart Adjust the text of the chart by using the following directions Right click on the surround and choose Ungroup Double click on any part of the element to open the Properties dialog box Click the Text tab and make any necessary changes to the text change wording italics font font size etc When finished click OK Repeat this process as necessary for any other text part of the surround element Once edits are finished click on one element to select it While holding down the Shift key click on the other elements Right click on any of the selected text elements and click Align then Align Center Once the element parts are aligned right click on the still selected elements and click Group Reposition the element as necessary on the chart according t
11. Add this element to the chart Right click on the surround and choose Ungroup Double click on any part of the element to open the Properties dialog box Click the Text tab and make any necessary changes to the text change wording italics font font size etc When finished click OK Repeat this process as necessary for any other text part of the surround element Once edits are finished click on one element to select it While holding down the Shift key click on the other elements Right click on any of the selected text elements and click Align then Align Center Once the element parts are aligned right click on the still selected elements and click Group _ Reposition the element as necessary on the chart according to the specification manual Page 137 of 204 Surround Elements Advanced Note Information In the event that a note needs to be created because it does not exist first see if there is an existing element similar to that which needs to be created This will save time and make the note creation process easier Continue with the following steps to add and edit a note Add the element to the chart Right click on the surround and choose Ungroup Double click on any part of the element to open the Properties dialog box Click the Text tab and make any necessary changes to
12. B Endpoints01 A Annotat Segmenti Top m D un TicksO1 Degre E Endpoints01 A Annotat mu Ticks02 Degre Jam Ticks03 Minute B Endpoints01 A Annotat uu Ticks04 Minute uu Ticks05 Half M uu TicksO06 1 10 M uu Ticks0 Secon x b C Neatline Coordinate System Start Stop wil m Repetitions End of Extent Custom Close This will select the different items in the PLTS Grid Designer on the map as they are clicked on the Grid Designer dialog box Make all necessary edits _ Ifthe gridline interval needs to be modified click GridlineO1 and set the proper interval under the Interval tab GridlineO1 should represent longitude To check click the Direction tab and ensure that it is set to North South The interval can be set in degrees minutes seconds or percentage Page 49 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Gridlines Properties Approaches to Varna A CA Mask a Neatlnell Graticule fit Gridlinef HE Gridine02 I Segmenti Lett Coordinate System TicksO1 Degr mead oordinate System lt Endpoints W Ancillary j A Annot 1 Ticks02 blini Endpoints A Annot Ticks Half Interval Degrees Endpointst Annot mu Ticks 1710 Neatline Start mu Ticks05 Secc TicksOb First Coordinate System Stop Endpoints A Annot
13. Current coordinate system World Mercator Clear Projection Mercator False Easting 0 000000 False Northing 0 000000 Central Meridian 0 000000 Standard Parallel 1 0 000000 Linear Unik Meter GCS Wes 1964 Datum D Wiss 19684 Transformations Select 4 coordinate system Hammer Aitoff world Modify ay Loximuthal world ay Mercator world Import ay Miller Cylindrical world ay Mollweide world ay Plate Carree world New ine Polyconic world ay Quartic 4uthalic orld 4dd To Favorites ty Robinson world i Sinusoidal world B Remove From Favorites ty The World from Space a Times world cared ooh _ _ Select Mercator world and click the Modify button C Enter a Central Meridian value of 180 and click OK Page 44 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Projected Coordinate System Properties General Mame World Mercator Projection Mame Mercator Parameter Value a False_Easting O OO0000000000000000 False_Morthing O OO0000000000000000 Central_Meridian 180 standard_FParalel_1 O OO0000000000000000 Linear Unit Hame Meters per unit Geographic Coordinate System Name GCS WES 1984 A Select Angular Unit Degree 0 01 7453292519943295 Prime Meridian Greenwich 0 00000000000000 Datum D Was 1964 Spheroid WS 1964 Semimajor Axis 637913 QOOO000000000000 t Modify Cancel Click OK
14. 1 58 872 Fixed Extent 43 2640334 dd Lett 140 976486419 dd Right 141 069 769061 dd Battom 43 1675436 dd Advanced Clip to Shape Enable SHecihy Shape Border Extent Used By Full Extent Command Extent of data in all layers Default C Other Specihy Extent cant oc _ Under Extent choose Fixed Scale and set it to 1 250 000 or whatever the chart scale should be Note The longest side of the Source Diagram s inner neat line according to specs 10 centimeters This is why the scale might have to be adjusted slightly smaller than 1 250 0000 from using the example above Ifthe panel chart is landscape enter 10 cm for the width if portrait 10 cm for the height Click OK to close the Properties window Page 159 of 204 Switch to Layout View in not already there by clicking on the Layout View button Generalization Optional The following steps are not required for all charts If a chart has an intricate coastline generalizing may cause features to lose too much detail The following steps will take the user through the process of generalizing the coastline Open ArcToolbox gt Data Management Tools gt Generalization Click on the Simplify Polygon Tool ArcToolbox 1 4 3D Analyst Tools 1 4 Analysis Tools i Cartography Tools H Conversion Tools es Data Inte
15. AQ040__ Fixed amp nno_BridgeL Fixed 40040 M Aabbyy 43 AQ040___ FixedAnno_BridgeL Fixed 40040 0 Aabb yy 45 AQ040_ Fixed amp nno_BridgeL Fixed AQ040 S na Inthe Reference Scale window enter the correct scale for the inset and click OK Reference Scale L Click OK on the Feature Class Properties window L When prompted if the user wants to change the reference scale click Yes Page 192 of 204 ArcCatalog x A Changing the reference scale of an annotation feature class is an intensive operation that requires an Update of every feature s bounding box geometry A reference scale change results in a change of annotation feature size which can result in overlapping text Extreme care should be taken when modifying this property Are you sure you want to apply the new reference scale The annotation is now ready for use in the inset data frame All masking done on the main plan of the chart cannot be reused on the inset regardless if the same geodatabase is used as the main chart plan or not This is due to the change of scale and therefore size of the features on the chart Therefore all masking will need to be redone on the inset For information on how to do this see section 11 2 Masking in this User Manual For the inset to appear correctly on the chart a new data frame will need to be used to house all the inset data The data frame can then be sized down t
16. All notes that exist on the hard copy chart should be added to the MXD however the values may need to be adjusted Data will also need to be checked for additional notes Use the information in the subsection titled Notes Check in section 9 0 Annotation as a guide for this process Simple Notes The following notes simply need to be inserted and placed on the chart This may be unique pre each agency o 6 inch Reference Scale Bar o Buoyage Note Region A or B o Depth Conversion Scale o IHO Soundings Note o Limited Distribution Note Bottom right o Limited Distribution Note Upper left o Logarithmic Speed Scale Upper right o Logarithmic Speed Scale Lower left o Prudent Mariner Warning o Publication and Copyright Note Oo Soundings Note o Users Note Notes Needing Edits The following notes require editing Caution single note or multiple notes Right click on the surround and choose Ungroup Add this element to the chart Then adjust the text as needed using the following directions Page 131 of 204 Double click on any part of the element to open the Properties dialog box Click the Text tab and make any necessary changes to the text change wording italics font font size etc When finished click OK Repeat this process as necessary for any other text part of the surround element Once edits are finished click on
17. DNCH E Adminl E AeroP E AAAS a E Allar Ss Annae Ane Rename lt 5 ee 2 Anne Analyze cy ANNC a Aninc a eee eee i mago Export 7 p E acco Right click the feature dataset and select Paste When the Data Transfer window appears there will be text in red In the Target Name column in the Feature class row the word All_Annotation should be red Select this red text and type in Inset_Annotation Page 190 of 204 Data Transfer h li Xl heeds eure ore J tatu dP Festurectess feo inset Annctetion N _ Feature dataset DNECH OM F Relationship class Anno_125 174 Anno_125 174 2 Feature class CompassRoseP CompassRoseP 2 Jevcomsin AnnotetionStetus AnnotationStatus fev domain CY domain Verticallignment P C domain Horizontal4ligqnment HorizontalAligqnment T CY domain CompassRkoseDiameter CompassRkoseDiameter EV domain CompassRoseLocsation Cv domain CompassRoseP_CompassRo Ignore the rest of the red text and click OK The Data Transfer Progress window appears When it s finished running the new Inset_Annotation feature class appears in the feature dataset Right click the Inset_Annotation feature class and choose Properties Click the Annotation tab In the Reference Scale field click the Change button Page 191 of 204 Feature Class Properties 1 15 000 Aab by 44 40040___Fixed amp nno_BridgeL Fixed AQ040 46
18. E C ENC31 Update Instancet s i O18 a6 Manage Files Select Zoom To Properties You may receive a message indicating that there are conflicting values in the MXD you are about to check in with the product properties as specified in Product Library For example the data frame s scale reference scale rotation or its spatial reference may have different values Review these values in both the MXD and Product Library to see which is correct and choose the appropriate option typical it is to Update Product Library with map properties Page 54 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Resolve Conflicts Contlicts The properties of the map conflict with Product Navigator what would you like to do before checking in f Update map with Product Navigator properties f Update Product Navigator with map properties f Leave conflicts unresolved OF Cancel Click OK Decide if you want to overwrite the current version or to increase the minor draft version number Enter in comments of what you ve done and why you re checking it in keeping it checked out Ifyou plan on continue working on your product yes make sure you check the box Keep checked out so that you can resume making changes and edits to your product Check In Version f Check in file as Major E Minor 2 Co Ovenaurite curent version Co
19. Rename Properties Cancel Page 60 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Close ArcCatalog Labels to Annotation Conversion NOTE Ensure that all layers to be converted to annotation are turned on before completing the following steps Start ArcMap and reopen the chart mxd File gt 1 lt chart name gt then right click the the main data frame that stores the layers in the table of contents and select Convert Labels to Annotation ca Add Data GRI GRE a New Group Layer INT Copy App App Paste Layer s Con Remove Con CT Aiii Turn All Layers On Ecri Turn All Layers Off Ecri Select All Layers Buik Bug Expand All Layers Con Colapse All Layers Wa Idar Reference Scale Ligf Advanced Drawing Options Rep eee Sou Labeling b E E eras Convert Labels to Annotation Dan lt Convert Features to Graphics Haz Activate Leai Liml Properties mo Val RAs Use the following options in the Convert Labels to Annotation dialog box O Store Annotation In a database Create Annotation For All features Convert unplaced labels to unplaced annotation Checked Reference Scale 1 lt chart scale gt Page 61 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures o Feature Linked column Uncheck all Do a batch uncheck by unchecking the first layer in the list then scrolling down t
20. T Arial arrow ltalic ra CAWINDOWS Fonts zl T ArialfioundedhiTEold 2 T Anallnicodels T ESRICARTOPT ales T PLT51 T PLTS2 T PLTS3 Hever Embed T PLTSAeronauticall T PLT SAernonauticall2 T PLT SAeronauticala S01 T PLTSAeronauticaldl S02 i PLT SAeronauticala S03 r PLT S4eronauticalal S04 T PMingLil gt be Show All Settings Add Name Remove Save As OK Cancel Help Page 182 of 204 Once this is complete click the Save As button name the file ESRI Nautical and save it to the default location This file is a joboptions file and once it is saved it will be available from a pull down list for reuse so the steps above only need to be completed once Once the job options file is saved click OK to return to the main form On the main Distiller form select File gt Open A form will appear change Files of type from PostScript files ps to EPS files eps then navigate to the location of the previously created _spot EPS file Once located click Open and the distilling process will begin The PDF will be created in the same folder as the EPS file The PDF is now ready for the QA QC process 3rd Party Post export QA QC There are a couple of checks that need to be made to ensure that the chart was properly exported These involve using Adobe Acrobat and the measuring tools in that program Open the spot PDF using Adobe Acrobat 7 0 or higher
21. Ticks Corrn Gap Endpoints A Annot Endpointst Annot a Ticks0g Degr Endpoints A Annot mu Ticks09 Half Segment0z Top f End of Extent TicksO1 Degr Endpoints C Custom Annot mn Tickel2 Deg s e Interval Direction Symbol Pattern Th Repetition Pis Click Gridline02 and set the proper interval Gridline02 should represent latitude To check follow the same instructions as step 5 except that it should be set to East West When finished editing the grid click the top title again Click the Create button to create the new grid on the chart When prompted to overwrite the existing grid click Yes Page 50 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Grid Designer x OTARU KO already exists as type INT2_E Do you want to override m When finished editing the grid click the Save button on the Grid Designer dialog box E On the Save As dialog box give the grid a new name that is meaningful PE Save in Gut ck Ey UTM_East_25000 45000 xml File name UTM_31465_Revised Save as type XML Files xml Click the Save button to save the grid When finished click the Close button on the Grid Designer dialog box Close Make sure to turn off the CLP PNT and EPT layers in the table of contents They have white symbology t
22. Add Data button t on the Standard toolbar 1 Navigate to the location of the layer files on the computer Click the SectorL_Carto layer file Click OK The layer file is added to the table of contents but the data source needs to be set Click the red exclamation mark next to the SectorL_Carto layer The Set Data Source dialog box opens Set Data Source E x Lookin 2 Layer Files Name Show of type Feature classes Cancel _ Navigate to the location of the SectorL feature class and select it Click Add to close the Set Data Source dialog box The SectorL_Carto layer appears on the chart correctly symbolized Quality Assurance amp Quality Control Plot out a scaled version of your chart Page 111 of 204 Review the chart for areas of conflict overprint and over crowding specifically for text placement and representation overrides and the position and correctness of the surrounds Write on the page margins what steps need to be followed Once the chart has been thoroughly examined identify the same features on screen and make the necessary changes to the data and or layout Background Images Optional If there is the need to put a rectified TIFF tiff image in the background of the MXD a transparency will need to be applied to the polygon layers in the chart so that the TIFF image can be seen through the layers Move the
23. Class gt Features _ Add XY Coordinates Adjust 3D Z Check Geometry Copy Features Delete Features os Feature a to Polygon a caure To Lre Feature To Point Feature To Polygon ve Feature Vertices To Points A Multipart To Singlepart D Polygon To Line p Repair Geometry _ Split Line At Vertices 1 Continue with the following directions to navigate through the dialog box successfully o Input Feature Click the browse button and navigate to the SectorA feature class o Output Feature Class This field will populate itself after the input feature is selected o Change the SectorA_FeatureToLine part of the address to SectorL_Carto o XY Tolerance optional Type in 0 000001 and choose Decimal degrees from the drop down menu Page 108 of 204 o Make sure the Preserve attributes option is checked o Click OK o Once it s finished running click the Close button The resulting SectorL feature class is now geometries and is added to ArcMap Feature To Line Input Features CrStudent Production 95167 mdb ONCH Sector g Output Feature Class Cy Student Production 95167 mdb ONCHSectorL_ Carta c Y Tolerance optional 0 00001 Decimal degrees iM Preserve attributes optional Cancel Environments Show Help o gt Start an editing session by clicking the PLTS Start Editing tool W on the PLTS Editing Environment toolbar If ArcToolbo
24. Data Interoperability Geostatistical Analyst Network Analyst PLTS Foundation Tools PLTS GIS Data Reviewer PLTS MPS Atlas PLTS Nautical Solution Publisher Schematics Spatial Analyst Survey Analyst Tracking Analyst E O O E O O O E E O Description Maplex 9 2 Copyright 7999 2006 ESAI Inc All Rights Reserved Provides an advanced label placement engine for 4rcals About E stensions Click Close Toolbar Configurations It is highly recommended that the next steps be completed before chart production however it can be done at any time during chart production depending on the necessity of the toolbars and the amount of space on the computer screen In the last step the user turned on the tool extensions so the tools could be used in ArcMap The next steps explain how to add the toolbars that contain the tools to the MXD NOTE It is suggested that the Tools toolbar be placed away from the Layout toolbar When in data view the Layout toolbar is inactive while the Tools toolbar is active However when in layout view some of Page 5 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures the tools on the Tools toolbar continue to remain active such as the Pan tool This can create confusion when working in layout view since the Pan tool and the Layout Pan tool look similar If the toolbars are not already added to the MXD it will be necessary to do so now Go to th
25. Inthe table of contents in ArcMap click the fill symbol of the mask layer to open the Symbol Selector window On the left hand side of the dialog box should be various colors displayed for the user to choose from Choose the option named Hollow Page 118 of 204 O OF wU LK ax Category All v Preview F4 Breakwater F4 Breakwater F4 Breakwater Uncovers Options Fill Color F4 Breakwater Reefrep Uncovers Blue W Lake Rose Beige n Outline Width B lt el EE t i cab ret La H On the right side change Outline Color to No Color Click OK to close the Layer Properties dialog box Click the data frame to select it in the ArcMap table of contents Right click it and select Advanced Drawing Options Page 119 of 204 K HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Advanced Drawing Options wr J H H Convert Lapes to Annotation E E J A agg RHR RHEE EB H H H H At the top of the window check the option for Draw using masking options specified below Page 120 of 204 Advanced Drawing Options x Draw using masking options specified below From the list on the left select a polygon layer to mask with From the list on the right check the layers that will be masked by the selected layer Masking Layers Masked Layers O Anno_Mask_ a Ae E m An ewan MSK_21602D_INT2E Anno_Mask CLP_21602D_INT2E LIPNT_21602D_INT2E MSK_21602D LIEPT_216
26. Portrait or Landscape If nothing matches the chart measurements in the Standard Sizes box enter the width and height of the paper into their respective fields in the Page box Select Centimeters from the Width and Height drop down boxes Click OK Using the Select Element tool on the Drawing toolbar click and drag the data frame to a location on the page More detail placement will be address later Save the MXD la Updating Product Library Note For further information please refer to the Help menu and PLTS Desktop Help Click on the Contents tab and navigate to Managing maps and data with the product library Administering the product library Managing product library components and Checking products in and out Page 53 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Close ArcMap and restart it to remove any applications locks on the file or database Select the Product Library tab in the TOC in ArcMap Expand the tree view to see the product Right click on the product and select Check in i Mautical Solution T chart oe CIR Paper Chart Series C E CHARTi4884 C E pcii4zo 3 0A Fe IN me Get Local Copy Product C E pci Undo Check Gut Product B pci Check In Product 50 oe B pete i z Implement Instances B pens LE Pcs Populate Instances E
27. White UTM Grid secondary 100 a RSD stands for Replacement Spot Definition on the SeeSpotColor interface Foreshore areas are different because they are composed of a combination of Land Tint and Open Water At this time these colors cannot be isolated therefore the SPC color should be annotated Foreshore Flats Nautical Purple applies to many DNC features including compass roses surround notes limits and red lights which are not the traditional red color because of red light readability issues The table below displays unique rogue colors that may be encountered during the process Layer oe Map Layer See Spot Color Description er eee 95 29 95 29 95 68 10 NGA Seal 4 4 6 0 100 58600 98 43 10 NGA Seal 1 0 100 58600 94 90 Compass Rose 2 50 85 100 96532 Once the colors are mapped the end result should appear as below Page 179 of 204 Unique colors 16 Total color references in this file 1490 CHE New Color New CMTE Tint Replacement Spot Definition BO 95 40 0 5065010 100 96532 50865010 5065010 100 96532 00067 000100 67 58600 00021 HOOT 21 ggi 162603 E 5085010 31 g5 248 00 togo 31 45255 Note that some colors may appear as decimals or may be closely related to the traditional color In the example above inland water was portrayed with a CMYK value of 24 8 0 O In this case the values should be mapped to the correct color 31 cyan After verifying the mapping click
28. and select it by checking the box next to it Page 114 of 204 h Click the Edit tool on the Editor toolbar to select it Double click on the line feature that needs to be flipped so that the vertices are visible Temporarily add the PLTS Editing Advanced toolbar to the session by right clicking in the gray space and selecting it from the toolbar list that appears PLTS Editing Advanced eae es FT S Mo Merge Union Intersect Cip Click the Flip button to flip the line When finished editing click the PLTS Save Edits and then the PLTS Stop Editing buttons on the me lel PLTS Editing Environment toolbar Port Facilities Features Adjust annotation size and placement of port facilities A common issue is that port features have both lines and areas which can cause duplicate labels to be placed Duplicate labels will need to be deleted The following directions explain how to do this Click the PLTS Start Editing button on the PLTS Editing Environment toolbar k Click the Edit Annotation button on the Annotation toolbar Click on the duplicate piece of annotation to select it Right click and click Delete When all duplicate labels are deleted click the PLTS Save Edits and then the PLTS Stop Editing n Ey buttons on the PLTS Editing Environment toolbar Masking Once annotation edi
29. be 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 and 4 It is expected that the chart created will most likely not match this example and will need to be adjusted accordingly In the Grid Designer right click on the first segment and click Copy Page 37 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Grid Designer Segment Properties 11006 GO Mask Neatline01 Graticule M Calibrated Line M Section Options a Ancillary L_ NeatlineD L Neatlineg COPY L_ NeatlineDe C NeatlineD 4 tla L NeatlineQe aid E d on Symbol Collapse Remove Renane Select Component Right click on NeatlineO1 and click Paste Segment0O5 Left is added to the bottom of the list It may be necessary to select NeatlineO1 and collapse it after each time you paste or move a segment Right click on SegmentO5 Left and click Order gt Move Up Notice it is renumbered and is now called Segment04 Left Repeat the above step move up until this second Left segment is below the first Top segment so that segments 1 2 and 3 are Left Top Left Page 38 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Neatline Properties S 11006 Offset CO Mask NeatlineO1 Graticule Offset 0 Segment l Lett Segment Top H SegmentO3 Lett if Connect offset segments H Segment 4 Aight Segment06
30. circle above For example when pausing on the land tint the user should see 12 on the same level as 58600 Archiving Products Checking In Products to Product Library Page 186 of 204 Start a new ArcMap document to remove any applications locks on the file or database Select the Product Library tab in the TOC in ArcMap Expand the tree view to see the product Right click on the product and select Check in i Nautical Solution nis gt C Chart CIR Paper Chart Series E CHART14884 E pcii47o 3 0A Pet 7 Ima Get Local Copy Product C i pci Undo Check Gut Product B Pci Check In Product Sn i B pete Implement Instances B pens CI ecu Populate Instances F Gel Gel E T C ENC31 Update Instances mii ame Manage Files Select Zoom To Properties You may receive a message indicating that there are conflicting values in the MXD you are about to check in with the product properties as specified in Product Library For example the data frame s scale reference scale rotation or its spatial reference may have different values Review these values in both the MXD and Product Library to see which is correct and choose the appropriate option typical it is to Update Product Library with map properties Page 187 of 204 Resolve Conflicts Conthicts The properties of the map conflict with Product Navigator Wh
31. click Properties Click on the in front of Database to expand the database information Click in the Location field and change it to File system Click inside the File location text box and click the small browse button _ Browse to and select the chart geodatabase created earlier in the temporary folder location which the DNC data was loaded into Click Open NOTE If you receive a message indicating the file is too large for Product Library or it cannot check in the file at this time the issue most likely is an existing lock on the file Close ArcMap remove any existing locks on the database and the reopen ArcMap with a blank new MXD and try again Now that the chart geodatabase is loaded into Product Library the geodatabase created earlier in the temporary folder can be deleted Page 19 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Archiving DNC VPF data with product optional Using Windows browse and select the folder that contains the DNC library i e DNC13 VPF path Compress zip the folder Select the compressed file zip file and copy it On the Product Library tab select the product O UO UOU Right click and chose Manager Files Inthe file manager dialog right click any of the blank area and chose Paste NOTE The file is now archived and associated with a particular chart product inside Product Library If the file are needed again at a
32. lower left If it does not skip this section AOI Origin Not in Lower Left Optional NOTE If you do not have edit write permission to your Product Library you will not be able to conduct the steps outlined below Grid Creation Wizard Warnings AGI Origin From point may not be lower left This may result in grid component misalignment on one or more Features continue Click No and close the Grid Creation Wizard If necessary add the PLTS Editing Environment toolbar View gt Toolbars gt PLTS Editing Environment Dock it to a convenient location Page 24 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Start an edit session If asked which folder or database do you want to edit data from select the one which represents the Product Library and click OK Select the AOI polygon if not already selected From the Grid Manager Toolbar select the Grid Origin Lower Left button Click Yes to the dialog box with the warning message Click Save Edits md on the PLTS Editing Environment toolbar Stop editing Reselect the AOI polygon and click Grid Creation Wizard again to restart the process Checking the AOI Origin Optional Click the Edit tool 7 on the PLTS Editing toolbar Using the Edit tool double click on the AOI feature to make the vertices appea
33. other fields as default values Page 81 of 204 Click OK to run the tool Once the tool finishes running click Close on the progress box Open up the attribute table of the CompassRoseP point feature class to double check that the Declination and Drift fields were populated Attributes of CompassRoseP o _ ici x E _SHAPE Diameter Location Declination Drift Jo efom f feom e0299 026792 E a a asst a EA Page 82 of 204 Flipping Buoy and Beacon Symbols Optional Buoys do not need to be flipped unless they are obstructing another black object such as a sounding Most charts will not require buoy flipping In the event that buoys need to be flipped follow the directions below to use VST Make sure the BuoybcnP layer file is in the ArcMap table of contents Open the attribute table for the BuoybcnP object For example if the buoy that needs to be flipped is a pillar buoy with a CCC of green the user would right click on the BuoybcnP Buoy Top Mark Pillar Other Unk Green CCC sublayer in the table of contents and select Open Attribute Table Scroll to the Symbol_ Flip field in the attribute table on the PLTS Editing Start an editing session by clicking the PLTS Start Editing button Environment toolbar Below and on the next page are two charts One is the Base Letter with Base Picture chart This shows the four different bases the use
34. pan and zoom using the Layout toolbar controls the other navigate commands will change the scale and extent of the chart Layout EJ Biol BO HE e a Add a guide on one of the rulers by clicking on the ruler 25 26 2 Right click on the guide just added and click Options Page 123 of 204 E O O 0O Hide Rulers Set Guide Clear Guide Clear All Guides 1 23 24 25 26 2 Options On the Options window click the Layout View tab Check all of the boxes in the Appearance section except Stretch contents when window is resized Check the Show box Choose Centimeters from the Units drop down menu Choose 0 1 cm from the Smallest Division drop down menu Check the Guides box in the Snap elements to section and leave all the other boxes unchecked Set Snap Tolerance to 0 1 cm equivalent to 1 mm Page 124 of 204 Options Raster LAD Table Of Contents Data Interoperability General Data View Layout Yew Geoprocessing Tables Choose how you work with your map when you are in Layout wiew Appearance Stretch contents when window is resized W Show scroll bars i Show horizontal guides i Show vertical guides i Show dashed line around active data frame Rulers Ww Show Units Centimeters Smalest Divizion 0 1 cm kd Horizontal Spacing Vertical Spacing The grid will not be shown if the spacing is too fine for the zoom level Snap elements to
35. running It will create the new EcrArea feature class and add it to the ArcMap session Remove the non generalized EcrArea layer from the table of contents Source Diagram Symbolization Page 161 of 204 In the ArcMap Table of Contents click on the fill symbol for the Dqyarea Symbol Selector E 2 x Category All Preview Options Fill Color Beige Yellow Olive Green Jade Flue More Symbols r Save Reset fs N In the left column listing the various colors choose Hollow On the right side of the dialog change the Outline Width to 0 43 Click OK Double click on the EcrArea layer to open it s Properties dialog Click on the Symbology tab In the Value Field drop down menu change the option to fcode and then click the Add All Values button Page 162 of 204 Layer Properties Joins amp Relates PLTS Calculated Representations PLTS Calculated Text Strings General Source Selection Display Symbology Fields Definition Query Labels Show PLTS Subtypes PLTS Renderer Features raw categories using unique values of one field Import Value Field Color Ramp as Categones z FCsubtype Unique values many fiel source Match to symbols in a sty Sey eae l other values gt subtype gqneticDisturbanceAreaAs N canes ev Double clic
36. sublayer from the BuoybcnP Group layer Click the Browse button next to the Visual specification table location field On the Visual specification table location window navigate to the location of the working geodatabase select it and click Add Page 90 of 204 Visual specification table location Look irr H2461260 97041 DNCH mdb a e Mame H 24612850_9704H_ONCH mdb Add a Show of type Workspace Lancel In the Visual Specifications field the following options should become available o CompassRose o LightsP O SepartnP o BuoybcnP _ Check the option boxes next to the CompassRose and LightsP choices If the chart has a SepartnP feature class check the SepartnP choice If the chart has BuoybcnpP flips check the BuoybcnP choice The Calculate Visual Specifications window should look similar to the one below Page 91 of 204 Calculate Visual Specifications Seles Input Table ee CompassRaseP BuoybcnP ST Flip LightsP Flare Only calculate selected features Visual specification table location C Student Production 18704 mdb visual Specifications CompassRose This contains the rules for compass rose creation i LightsP Contains the representation rules For the LightsP feature class SepartnP i Contains the representation symbols For all Traffic Separation Schemes O Tree4 i Contains representation rules For Mangroves Buo
37. sure the Preserve attributes option is checked o Click OK o Once it s finished running click the Close button Feature To Line Input Features Reefs g Output Feature Class Cry Student Production 95167 mdb ONCHiReefl Carta Y Tolerance toptional 0 0001 meters l W Preserve attributes optional Cancel Environments Open the attribute table for the EcrArea feature class _ Using the Select by Attributes under Options button select all land features with the query example below Page 100 of 204 Select by Attributes Enter a WHERE clause to select records in the table window Method Create a new selection a OBJECTID a FUsubtupe gtd source fF code Shape Length O Island 5 1 WaterExceptlnlandas 2 GroundSuraceE lement s Clear Verity Help Load Save oe Close EcrArea attribute table In Toolbox go to Analysis Tools gt Overlay gt Erase Page 101 of 204 4rcToolboxn 4rcToolbox 3 30 Analyst Tools 3 Analysis Tools oy Extract oy Overlay Fa Erase Identity f Intersect p Spatial Join Symmetrical Difference Fa Union f Update oy Proximity Statistics 3 Cartography Tools 4 tH Favorites Search Results Enter the following values O Input Features ReefL_Carto Erase Features EcrArea Output Feature Class lt some location gt ReefL_Carto_Erase X
38. that process Before converting to annotation double check that the Hydline labels are not too close together If they are the labels will need to be adjusted accordingly Also ensure that the reference scale is set correctly for the All_ Annotation and Ecrtext feature classes To check and modify the reference scale follow these steps Open ArcCatalog Navigate to the geodatabase for your chart Expand the geodatabase in the Catalog tree Expand the feature dataset in the Catalog tree DNCH DNCA DNCC DNCG Right click the All_ Annotation feature class and select Properties Click the Annotation tab and examine the current reference scale If incorrect click the Change button and set to the chart scale Click OK on the Reference Scale window Page 59 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Click OK on the Feature Class Properties window _ Click Yes on the new window that appears asking are you sure you want to apply the new reference scale Repeat this procedure for the Ecrtext feature class Feature Class Properties AE General ev Coordinate System Tolerance Resolution Domain Fields lndeses Subtypes Relationships Annotation Classes Annotation Feature Class Reference Scale Editing Behavior Require symbol to be selected from the symbol table Symbol Collection
39. the Product Library Product Library will check to ensure they match Open the product MXD if not already open From the Grid Manager toolbar click the Grid Layout View button el If more than one grid is loaded into ArcMap s table of contents select the one that has the chart s primary coordinate system Page 52 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Click OK to the warning dialog box ArcMap automatically updates your grids projection standard parallel and meridian and switches to the Layout View Right click on the Data Frame and select Reference Scale gt Set Refereance Scale Optional step If you do not want to set your page size now toggle back to the Data View and Save the product MXD ia You will need to do this however before you print your hard copy chart Page Size The page size has to be modified based on the scale of the chart and its geographic extent It is important to set this up now so that it will not conflict with Layout features in future steps From the menu toolbar in ArcMap click File gt Page and Print Setup Uncheck the box Use Printer Paper Settings inside the Map Page Size box In the Standard Sizes drop down inside the Page box select the size which fits the chart for example ANSI E Choose the orientation of the chart as either
40. the chart If necessary load the AOI polygon that was originally used to create the grids Select the AOI polygon Be sure that the polygon remains selected throughout the process If necessary add the Data Frame Tools toolbar and or the PLTS Grid Manager toolbar to the ArcMap session Click View gt Toolbars gt Data Frame Tools and dock it in a convenient location On the Data Frame Tools toolbar enter the numeric value of degrees rotated clockwise from North Be sure to rotate it the exact same number of degrees Note You can also click the Data Frame Rotation button click and drag the mouse to rotate the Data Frame so that the AOI polygon is now oriented in the same manner in which it will be viewed For more information see help under Data Frame Rotation It may be necessary to ensure that the polygon begins with the lower left corner refer to that section Open the Grid Designer from the PLTS Grid Manager toolbar In the tree view select each section s annotation o Change the option for rotation from Use Text Symbol Angle to Rotate to Data Frame o Repeat as necessary for all the annotation Click the top node of the tree the grid name and click Create Page 42 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Minimize the designer window zoom in pan and scan use tools from
41. the text change wording italics font font size etc When finished click OK Repeat this process as necessary for any other text part of the surround element Once edits are finished click on one element to select it While holding down the Shift key click on the other elements Right click on any of the selected text elements and click Align then Align Center Once the element parts are aligned right click on the still selected elements and click Group Reposition the element as necessary on the chart according to the specification manual Scale Bars Each agency will produce unique scalebars for their nautical charts You will have to take your own measurements and determine the size height and width as well the line weight text size and placement as well as font type The following steps are simply an example to show the process of making a scalebar that will be to scale for your chart Use them as a guildline only 1 Nautical Mile 1 6 o 1 Open the above saved MXD in ArcMap Page 138 of 204 If necessary toggle over from the Data View to the Layout View From the Layout toolbar click the Zoom In button w and zoom to the area in which you want to add the scale bar Create a new table by clicking Insert gt PLTS gt Foundation gt Graphic Table ArcMap ArcInfo Bookmarks Insert Selection T
42. this process as necessary for any other text part of the surround element Once edits are finished click on one element to select it While holding down the Shift key click on the other elements Right click on any of the selected text elements and click Align then Align Center Once the element parts are aligned right click on the still selected elements and click Group Reposition the element as necessary on the chart according to the specification manual Tidal Info Table more than one option Add this element to the chart Right click on the surround and choose Ungroup Page 136 of 204 Double click on any part of the element to open the Properties dialog box Click the Text tab and make any necessary changes to the text change wording italics font font size etc When finished click OK Repeat this process as necessary for any other text part of the surround element Once edits are finished click on one element to select it While holding down the Shift key click on the other elements Right click on any of the selected text elements and click Align then Align Center Once the element parts are aligned right click on the still selected elements and click Group Reposition the element as necessary on the chart according to the specification manual Title lower right
43. through MXD Doctor to increase performance Page 199 of 204 NOTE Before you run the MXD Doctor tool make sure to create a backup copy of the MXD that will be analyzed Ensure that the MXD to be analyzed is not open in ArcMap Navigate to the local MXDDoctor exe application and double click it The utility will remind you to back up your documents Click Yes to continue w MXD Doctor Warning xX The MSO Doctor utility i a low level tool that allows you to analyze damaged MxD files Depending on the results of the analysis you may be able to recover items from the damaged file and copy them into a new or existing map document WARNING Have pou backed up your documents Before running this utility be sure to back up the damaged document and any existiig target documents Do you shill wish to continue _ Under the Diagnosis tab click the Browse button to navigate to the MXD file Page 200 of 204 ee MXD Doctor EEE Brows Document Status Diagnosis Treatment P Hap Preview Page Layout VE Project Stole Gallery Broken MSD File VIEWET Previews Document Pagellavout Wata Frame Index Diagnostic Report Generate Save Printer Setup Print _ When the MXD is loaded there are several elements of the MXD that will be analyzed o Data frames o Page layout o VBA project o Style gallery o Thumbnail preview Under the Document Statu
44. to the folder or SDE connection which the Product Library is located at Select the Product Library database If one does not exist create a new a new geodatabase Click Open If prompted to upgrade please select Yes Click Ok The Data Management dialog box appears Page 10 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution Click Ok The Product Library appears Change the Name from NewSolution to Nautical Change Visible to True O UO U U wu Click OK Solution Properties General Properties El General Alias Description visible El Solution ADI Spatial Reference Storage Type Storage Path Visible HAC Production Procedures Right click on the Product Library node it the tree and click New Solution Nautical True GCS WoOS 1964 Database Indicates whether the solution is visible Cancel Right click the Nautical solution and select New Class and fill out the following o Name Approach o Alias Approach o Description Fill out a Description o Set Visibility to TRUE 1 Click on the in front of Template to expand the template information Page 11 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Highlight and delete the NewClass mxd as the File name Click the small browse button inside the File name location Click the browse button on the Browse For File di
45. with the center of the chart General Note multiple notes or single note Add this element to the chart Adjust the text of the chart by using the following directions Right click on the surround and choose Ungroup Double click on any part of the element to open the Properties dialog box Click the Text tab and make any necessary changes to the text change wording italics font font size etc When finished click OK Repeat this process as necessary for any other text part of the surround element Once edits are finished click on one element to select it While holding down the Shift key click on the other elements Right click on any of the selected text elements and click Align then Align Center Once the element parts are aligned right click on the still selected elements and click Group Reposition the element as necessary on the chart according to the specification manual Glossary more than one option Add this element to the chart Adjust the text of the chart by using the following directions Right click on the surround and choose Ungroup Double click on any part of the element to open the Properties dialog box Click the Text tab and make any necessary changes to the text change wording italics font font size etc When finished click OK
46. 0 Page 177 of 204 Repeat step 4 for each unique color The table below provides the conversions between the CMYK values defined in the ArcGIS layer the Map Layer column in the table below and the CMYK value in SeeSpotColor defined in the See Spot Color column in the table below for all colors encountered in ePODS M charts Note that some colors use the same SPC color but have different tint values For example Land Tint is defined as 12 58600 while Roads and Contours is 67 58600 In addition to the new CMYK and tint value a Replacement Spot Definition RSD name needs to be provided For ease in the printing process this name should match the corresponding SPC color Below is a table with common color values and their respective spot color replacement names Map Layer See Spot Color Layer Description Black Blue e g sector light Built Up Areas Foreshore Areas Green e g sector light Inland Water Land Tint Nautical Purple 1 Nautical Purple 2 Open Water Red e g sector light Roads and Contours 67 screen Traffic Separation 31 SPC Color 100 8600 100 6351 00 Foreshore 12 100 Flats 49733 8253 8600 100 UI WO 6532 6532 100 6532 100 58600 46351 Page 178 of 204 100 y O O WO ey Q O 00 CO 00 CO m m O O O O UI UI O O UTM Grid primary Violet e g sector light 8
47. 0 7 1 7500000 v 10 5 2 250 000 4 750 000 1 10 000 000 0 NOTE INT 2 E and F scale ranges have been modified for HAC purposes So INT 2 E goes from 1 to 50 000 and INT 2 F goes from 50 001 to 100 000 Grid Definitions XML examples O INT2_E_NorthEast_0 30000 xml Interpreted as style E the chart extents are in the northeast hemisphere and the scale range is 1 30 000 INT2_E_NorthEast_30001 50000 xml Interpreted as style E the chart extents are in the northeast hemisphere and the scale range is 30 001 50 000 INT2_F_NorthEast xml Interpreted as style F the chart extents are in the northeast hemisphere and the scale range is 50 001 100 000 UTM_Primary_25000 45000 xmlI Interpreted as the UTM grid XML that has the purple color and is used for charts with a scale range of 25 000 45 000 UTM_Secondary_25000 45000 xml Interpreted as the UTM grid XML that has the cyan color and is used for charts with a scale range of 25 000 45 000 Note For charts that cross the prime meridian and or equator INT2_E Equator_East_1 30000 xmI Interpreted as style E the chart extents cross the equator the chart is in the eastern hemisphere and the scale range is 1 30 000 INT2_E_ PrimeMeridian_Equator_1 30000 xmI Interpreted as style E the chart extents cross the equator and the prime meridian and the scale range is 1 30 000 INT2_E_ PrimeMeridian_North_1 30000 xml Interpreted as style E the c
48. 02 D_INT2E CLP_21602D Ka 4 Im INT BuildngA G ua A ET Ae RTO Indust amp 602D_INT2E La ndmrkA LIMSK_21602D_INT2E LimbndyA CCLP_21602D_INT2E MaritimA CPI Parks PNT_21602D PierA O EPT_21602D EcrArea O TKS_21602D ForeshoA GLN 21602D Hydarea E Dayarea SEG_21602D LIMSK_21602D LICLP_21602D O Anno_Bufferi Cl BerthP Y OK Cancel Apply Inthe Masking Layers column select the Anno_Mask feature class _ Inthe Masked Layers column check all of the line feature class boxes except any of CoastL or LimbndyL layers Do not select any lines that are purple on the chart which usually includes limit lines Do make sure to select the interior GLN lines When finished checking all the correct boxes click OK to close the window The masks should create a buffer between the annotation and lines on the chart Note Is recommended to turn off masking when it is not required and only enable it before printing and exporting to ensure faster draw types Delete Unnecessary Masks Occasionally a chart may have too many masks which will cause redrawing to slow Unnecessary masks include those around a piece of annotation that does not touch any line object Do not delete any masks whose annotation touches a line To delete masks follow the directions below Page 121 of 204 Start an editing session by clicking the PLTS Start Editing button al on the PLTS Editing Environm
49. 2 0 9 0 4 0 1 1 Geographic estent of the source chart pth 22deg 54min B4sec 5 43deg 16min artec w otf 2edeo 4rmn 42sec 5 43dea 16min drsec Wi ots sedea 4min 42sec 5 43den EB Ka Zoom to feature 0 feature s Scroll down the list to see which layers have notes As stated before some notes will be added as a surround An example of something that would need to be added as annotation is Radio tower X has a height of 102 meters Using annotation the user would place a 102 next to the tower specified If unsure to which object the note refers click the note in the left hand column It will flash on the map For directions on how to add annotation see section on Add Missing Annotation Page 75 of 204 Advanced Symbology The Visual Specification set of tools VST allows the user to make more advanced symbolization of features using feature class representations VST is used to depict compass roses light flare rotation buoy beacon orientation and traffic separation directional points The following steps will guide the user through the process of using VST to finish the symbology for these features Copy the ePODS_ M style file into the path C Program Files ArcGIS Styles This style contains many additional symbols that are used during the chart production process NOTE Ensure ePODS M style file is properly installed before continuing Create Compass Rose Points The following steps
50. 2 mdb DNCH TidePAnno C ePODS Geodatabases OLDH2461230_96942 mdb DNCH SoundPAnno C ePODS Geodatabases OLDH2461230_96942 mdb DNCH RiverAAnno C ePODS Geodatabases OLDH2461230_96942 mdb DNCH RelpointAnno C ePODS Geodatabases OLDH2461230_96942 mdb DNCH ReefAAnno C ePODS Geodatabases OLDH2461230_96942 mdb DNCH RedAnno C ePODS Geodatabases OLDH2461230_96942 mdb DNCH PowerLAnno Output feature class C ePODS Geodatabases OLDH2461230_96942 mdb DNCH All_Anno 4 V Greate annotation when new features are added Featureinkedia rly Update annotation when the shape of the linked feature is modified Featuresinked only sf Environments Show Help gt gt Many of the options will become unavailable Check the Create a single annotation class box Click OK Once the process is finished running click Close on the small window that pops up The annotation is now appended into one feature class Since the annotation is appended it is no longer necessary to have the individual annotation feature classes in the table of contents in ArcMap The following steps will take the user through the process of removing them Select the first annotation feature class at the top of the table of contents Hold down the Shift key on the keyboard Select the last annotation feature class in the table of contents Ensure All_ Annotation and Ecrtext is not selected Ctrl click to remove O OF UU Righ
51. 4 Source Diagram NOTE This is necessary if a chart is based on data from more than one source The source diagram is a miniature representation of the chart and geographically illustrates the location of the various sources used in the compilation of the chart It is keyed to the source listing Source Diagram Creation The following steps will take the user through the process of creating the source diagram Goto the Main menu toolbar gt Insert gt Data Frame Insert Selection Tools 1 23 Data Frame aq Title A Text gq Neatiine lt q Legend i North Arrow ea Scale Bar wal Scale Text PLIS b le Picture Object Right click on the New Data Frame on the Display tab in the table of contents and choose Activate Page 156 of 204 a sm 2 Add Data e New Group Layer Copy We Paste Layer s x Remove Turn All Layers On Turn Al Layers OF select All Layers Expand Al Layers El Colapse All Layers Reference Scale b Advanced Drawing Options Labeling 4 convert Labels 13 Annotation Convert Gedlures to Graphics T sanae Properties Click the Add Data button on the Standard toolbar t Select the Dqyarea and EcrArea feature classes from the GDB that has the data Depending on the chart other layers may need to be added to make it a small representation of the chart Click OK to add
52. 84 il Output Dataset or Feature Class C ePODS 97041 H2461280_97041_DNCH mdb All_Anno_Projected us Output Coordinate System Wworld_Mercator Geographic Transformation optional Le b gt LX Le OK Cancel Environments Show Help gt gt The tool will run for several seconds Remove the unprojected All_Annotation feature class and add the projected feature class Save Change to the MXD and close ArcMap to remove any locks on the database _ Open ArcCatalog to remove the extra annotation feature classes from the geodatabase Click on Tools gt Options L On the Contents tab check on Feature Type under the Which standard columns do you want to show in Details View Click OK Location your chart database in the tree view and select the feature dataset all feature classes will be displayed in the right of ArcCatalog Click on the Feature Type column to soure based one feature type Select all annotation feature classes except All_ Annotation_Projected and Ecrtext Page 69 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Delete the selected feature classes insure All_ Annotation _Projected and Ecrtext are not selected this may take a few minutes Close ArcCatalog Review Unplaced Annotation During the conversion process the option to convert unplaced labels to annotation
53. Bottom C Neatinel2 Offset 2 5mm Settings C Neatlinel3 Offset 1mm NeatlineO4 10 Minute Calibrati C Allline segments have the same settings C NeatlineOS Mitered Comers 0O NeatlinelE Qutside Meatline i i i i f Each line segment may have different settings don t share identical segments f Each line segment may have different settings share identical segments Heatline Densification f Source Area of Interest Coordinate System f Grid Primary Coordinate System gt Right click on the Top segment and click Copy Right click on NeatlineO1 and click Paste SegmentO6 Top is added to the list Right click on Segment06 Top and click Order gt Move up Continue moving this Top segment up until it is below the second Left segment The order should now be Left Top Left Top Right and Bottom Repeat the copy paste steps for the Top segment and move it below the Right segment Repeat the copy paste steps for the Right segment and move it up until it is after the last Top segment The final order should be Left Top Left Top Right Top Right and Bottom with a total of 8 segments Again please note this is for this example only and other situations may require modifications Page 39 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Grid Designer Neatline Properties ef 11006 Offset Neatlinell Graticule Offset
54. Creation Wizard window appears Click Apply to accept the default settings and close the dialog box Page 34 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Grid Creation Wizard Coordinate System Conversion World Mercator gt gt gt WGS 1984 UTM Zone 575 Apply conversion to all componets forthe current grid Appi Cancel L Click OK on the next window that appears Grid Creation Wizard i x Grid s Primary Coordinate System has been updated Click the Create button to create the UTM grid Grid Creation Wizard m Summary g OTARU KO Loaded XML file C ePODS Grids UTM UTM_East_25000 45000_xml Output database location C ePODS Geodatabases OLDH2461230_96942 _mdb ts Number of grids created 0 of 1 Loaded Summary Once the grid is created click the Close button to exit the Grid Creation Wizard Page 35 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Edit the grid to make it chart specific Creating Grids for Charts with More than Four Sides Optional After having completed the grid section above follow these directions for modifying grids with manual edits to match the chart extents that have more than four sides knock outs or doglegs If your chart extent does not have more than four sides you may skip this section Reselect the AOI polygon in ArcMap if it s not
55. Frame tab gt Border drop down menu gt Use a line weight of 1 0 click OK Using the Selection tool on the Drawing toolbar size the data frame to align with the extent of the data Open the data frame properties The outer border is approximately 0 5 cmaway on all sides from the Neat line Dqyarea On the Size and Position tab add 0 5 cm to the existing Width and Height values Enter the Source Diagram for the Element Name Click OK Page 165 of 204 Data Frame Properties General Data Frame Coordinate System llluminatior Grids Map Cache Annotation Groups Estent Rectangles Frame Size and Position Product Library Position Size width 4 454 cm f 15 0323 cm Height 46077 cm As Offset Distance As Percentage Anchor Point Preserve Aspect Ratio Element Hame E ource Diagram caneet_ ao Once the Source Diagram box is complete data wise it is necessary to add text labels Add the Draw toolbar to ArcMap by right clicking in the gray space at the top of the ArcMap interface and selecting Draw Select the New Text tool Al Change the Text according to specifications required for the letters i e A B C etc Do this by double clicking on the text to open it s Properties dialog Page 166 of 204 OQ OF O Properties In the Text field enter the A B C et
56. Guides Snap Tolerance a cm cared doo _ Click OK to exit the Options dialog box Since surrounds will be placed according to the a particular border or surround style sheet it is important that the user have these documents available before adding the guides Guides will generally be placed at 1 mm 2 mm and 5 mm away from the outermost grid segment line of the chart and will run parallel to this border It is suggested that the user begin in the upper left corner of the chart and work clockwise from corner to corner adding guides as necessary It is also suggested that the user zoom in to the area where the guides are being added so that millimeter divisions on the side rulers are easily visible Page 125 of 204 Once the guide options are set and the documents necessary for guide placement are obtained guides are ready to be placed Click on the ruler in layout view to add a guide This will set a blue ruler guide in view Repeat this step for every guide that needs to be added to layout view Inthe event that a guide is placed incorrectly do the following o Pause the mouse pointer over it until the double sided mouse arrow becomes visible o Left click the guide o Drag it to the correct location One way of making sure the guides are the correct distance apart is by checking the distance with the measurement pop up window Click and hold a guide In the upper left hand co
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58. NNUAL CHANGE 26 E ak be _ Use the measurement tool to check the top right to bottom right corner neatline measurement as well Page 184 of 204 BB Adobe Acrobat Professional 21602_11082006 pdf ult Eile Edit View Document Comments Tools Advanced Window Help la x is gt ag E G Pi search T create PoF 5 comment amp Markup wo Send for Review P Secure Asan gt Fos MEFE Distance Tool E xj Options Distance 5 08 in Angle 90 Signatures y GAMBO Scale Ratio 1 in p fin g MBC A M Measurement Markup Ke VAR 14 25 W 2008 ANNUAL CHANGE 28 E E Pages Layers 18 00 x 12 00 in a i Wa a O O mM Measure both of the 6 inch Scale Bar elements to ensure that each correctly measures 6 inches in length From the main menu choose Advanced gt Output Preview When the Output Preview dialog box appears leave everything at the default values Page 185 of 204 Output Preview Simulation Profile Simulate Ink Black Simulate Paper White Ink Manager Show All Preview Color Warnings Separations Process Plates Process Cyan Process Magenta Process Yellow Process Black Foreshore Flats 49755 96532 afore Mask Total Area Coverage E o l Hy A crosshair becomes available Using the crosshair pause on the various colors on the spot PDF and make sure they match with those used in the color separation process see red
59. O Properties Text Alignment Margins Flex Margins Margins Top O 000000 Left O 000000 Right 0 000000 Boktom O 000000 Units Points OK Cancel Apply Click Apply to view the results repeating as necessary until the text is offset to the desired effect Repeat for other text as necessary Click OK In the first column of bottom row right click in the cell and click Add Element gt Text Type the number 1 Select the Alignment tab in the text element s Properties dialog box Set the Horizontal to Left and the Vertical to Center Page 154 of 204 New text element Text Alignment margins Flex Margins Horizontal Vertical Center In the sixth column of the bottom row add a text element for the O that appears at the bottom center of the scale bar Set it to the Left Horizontally and Centered Vertically Click Apply to view changes in the Layout View Make any necessary adjustments until all elements have the desired effect Click OK to all dialogs and the Interactive Table Design window when finished Use the Select Elements tool a found on the Tools and Draw toolbars to place the finished scale bar in a logical location on the chart within or below the title block for example Save the MXD m A Note You can also save this newly created element to a geodatabase using Database Element for future use on other charts Page 155 of 20
60. PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Contents Introduction 4 ArcMap Settings 4 Toolbar Configurations 5 Maplex Label Engine 7 Product Library 8 Setting up the Product Library permissions within an SDE environment 8 Setting up the Product Library users 8 Configuring Product Library for HAC Production 9 Loading DNC VPF data into the Geodatabase 14 Adding New Product to Product Library 17 Associating a geodatabase with an Product Instance 19 Archiving DNC VPF data with product optional 20 Checking out a Product 20 Grid and Border Creation 22 Grid Definitions XML examples 23 AOI Origin Not in Lower Left Optional 24 Checking the AOI Origin Optional 25 Defining Grid Settings 26 Checking the Standard Parallel and Central Meridian Optional 26 Setting the Standard Parallel and Central Meridian 28 Generate the UTM Grid optional 28 Creating Grids for Charts with More than Four Sides Optional 36 Creating Grids for Non North Up Panels Optional 42 Creating Grids for Panels that Cross the 180 Meridian optional 43 Grid Edits Optional 47 Add Grid Data Optional 52 Product and Document Settings 52 Chart Projection and Scale 52 Page Size 53 Updating Product Library 53 Activating Data Frames Optional 56 Switching from Data to Layout View 57 Remove Empty Feature Layers Optional 57 Table of Contents Organization Optional 58 Annotation 59 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedur
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62. Scale 1 25 000 cmo aso _ _ Keeping the middle row selected change the height to the appropriate size according to the product specification To do this change the units from Nautical Miles real world units to Millimeters page units and adjust the height to the correct specifications In this example the scale bar is 1 5mm high The middle row will be displayed as the scale bar while the top and bottom rows will display the text Page 146 of 204 Properties Format Border Background Cell Range 2 408 Merge Cells Dimensions Width 148 261600 Height 1 500000 cme aso _ Set properties for the outline of the middle row according to the scale bar specifications Each agency s requirements will vary as well the scale of each chart To do this toggle to the Border Tab and adjust the line weight color etc Click Apply to view the results Make adjustments as needed then click OK Select the cells in the top row Right click to access the properties dialog box Select the Format tab Check the Merge Cells check box Page 147 of 204 Pro perties EW Format Border Background Cell Range Dimensions Width 2 JO0000 Height 0 095177 Units Nautical Miles Scale 1 25 000 cet aso _ Click the Border tab Turn off the vertical and top horizontal borders be sure to leave the bottom outline Pro per
63. Start an editing session by clicking the PLTS Start Editing button Environment toolbar Open the LightsP Flare attribute table by right clicking the layer in the table of contents and selecting Open Attribute Table Inthe FlareAngle field enter the desired degree change E Attributes of LightsP Flare E x 1112 28024 Lighted Beacon 0 lt Null gt lt Null gt E lats tre 1 ar itt ben G En N lt hhult gt s ih i gt Pa Record 14 3 pfi show Al Selected Records 0 out of 1604 Selected Options 2 _ Close the attribute table Click the PLTS Save Edits button and then the PLTS Stop Editing button on the PLTS Editing n i Environment toolbar Refresh the map Page 94 of 204 FG Occas es X The flare automatically adjusts for the angle change The following values in table specify the desired flare direction and the value that needs to be entered into the LightsP Flare attribute table Table 10 1 Page 95 of 204 To change the angle of the traffic separation point the user must change the value entered in the RotateAngle field of the SepartnP attribute table If not already in an editing session start one by clicking the PLTS Start Editing button on the PLTS Editing Environment toolbar Right click the SepartnP layer in the table of contents and choose Open Attribute Table For t
64. TIFF to the top of the table of contents Right click the TIFF and select Properties On the Layer Properties window click the Display tab On the bottom left corner of the Display tab set the transparency between 50 and 60 percent This value can be adjusted according to user preference General Source Extent Display Symbolagy Fields dong Relates Display raster resolution in table of contents Allow interactive display For Effects toolbar Resample during display using Nearest Neighbor For discrete data Crthorectitication using elevation contrast O w f Gonstant elevation fo Brightness Do To 0 DEM oo a Transparency D Elevation adjustment Display Quality 2 factor Coarse Medium Normal 2 offset Seoid mg cancel Page 112 of 204 Cartographic Finishing General Guidance for Annotation Cleanup O O Water features Italicize annotation that is associated with water features Geonames Adjust size and placement of important geonames e g Pacific Ocean Hydro features Occasionally depth curve labels will either need to be removed or added As mentioned earlier never move sounding depth annotation Navigation features Adjust annotation placement for aids to navigation that require it such as overlapping or poorly placed light legends Light flares may also need to be rotated VST can be u
65. Upon opening an ESRI Nautical MXD in ArcMap users will often receive the following message Relationship Manager Page 203 of 204 This error message is essentially harmless however there is a method that may solve the problem In ArcMap go to Tools gt Customize gt Toolbars tab Add the PLTS Nautical toolbar Make sure some data is added to the table of contents Click the Relationship Manager button last button on the toolbar The same error appears Click OK The Relationship Manager dockable window is added Close it down This should resolve the error and you should not see the error message the next time you open the MXD Compass Roses and VST In the event that the compass roses labels or symbology is not drawing in ArcMap or there are VST problems with LightsP BuoybcnP or SepartnP the user should follow the instructions given in a that section Page 204 of 204
66. Y Tolerance 0 0001 Meters Page 102 of 204 Input Features ReefL Carta pe Erase Features Ecrorea Y pe Output Feature Class Cry Student Production 95167 mdb ONCH Reel Carta Erase ai Tolerance optional 0 0001 Meters Cancel Environments Show Help gt gt If the new ReefL_Carto_Erase feature class was added to ArcMap s table of contents remove it Access the Properties of the ReefL_Carto layer select the Source Tab Click the Set Data Source button and brose and select the ReefL_Carto_Erase feature class Page 103 of 204 Layer Properties Joins amp Relates HTML Popup PLTS Calculated Representations PLTS Calculated Fields General SOLUCE Selection Display Symbalogy Fields Definition Query Labels Extent Top 36 015522 dd Left 129 452194 dd Right 129 479172 dd Bottom 35 991642 dd Data Source Data Type Personal Geodatabase Feature Class Location C Student Production 95167 mdb Feature Dataset e Dlass ReefL_ Carto Erase Feature Type Geometry Type Line Geographic Coordinate System GCS Wes 1964 Datum D was 1984 Prime Meridian Greenwich Set Data Source cared ooh _ Click OK Now only the section of the reefs that is over water is displayed in the ReefL_Carto layer as a line symbol Save changes to your MXD Embankment Symbol Adjustment Optional Depending on the location of the chart there may or may no
67. abase Connection Information Geodatabase Type Personal Owner BA Username BA Privileges Read write Picture Boundary representation note Buoyage note Region A Buoyage note Region B E CAUTION multiple notes CAUTION single note Changes in Buoyage note Aegi Changes in Buoyage note Regie Channel Depths Table hark numher and SF o Cancel Description L Scroll down the list to find the element that is needed click it and click Insert Repeat for every element that is required for the particular chart Element Snapping The purpose of the guides is to aid in the proper placement of elements by allowing the elements to Snap directly to them However unless the element has a premade border around it the element will have to be nudged so that the text falls directly on the guide Only those elements with a premade border can simply snap into position To nudge elements make sure the element and only the element is selected Then use the up down left and right arrow keys on the keyboard to nudge it in the right direction Elements can also be nudged by right clicking them scrolling to Nudge and choosing the desired direction Surround Elements List This section describes the various surrounds and how to edit them Page 130 of 204 Not all these surround elements will be necessary for every chart because each is different The hard copy chart is the best guide for deciding which notes to place
68. age Quality Resample Ratio o Options area General tab Page 172 of 204 o Resolution 300 dpi o Output Image Quality Resample Ratio Best o Ratio 1 1 Export Map ChartTIFFS CA ae DocumentScreenCaptures My Recent EPS Documents ExportSettings E Geodatabases Grids Desktop Layer_Files Misc PDFs My Documents Product_Specs Styles ie Jp Surrounds a TaskManager My Computer Tools UserManual VPF2GDB a My Network Places File name lt chart number gt eps we Save as type EPS eps Cancel Options General Format Advanced Destination Colorspace CMYK PS Language Level Image Compression Picture Symbol Rasterize layers with bitmap markers fills Convert Marker Symbols to Polygons Embed All Document Fonts o Options area Format tab Page 173 of 204 o Destination Colorspace CMYK o PS Language Level 3 o Image Compression LZW o Picture Symbol Rasterize layers with bitmap markers fills o Convert Marker Symbols to Polygons Unchecked o Embed All Document Fonts Unchecked Click Save Color Separation Once the chart is successfully exported to EPS format it is ready for the color separation process Color separation entails decomposing the file into separate standard printing colors SPC for use in printing the chart for mass dissemination The workflow below describes the process of separating the chart so each color can be p
69. al Geodatabase or SDE Geodatabase is shored Geodatabase Personal Geodatabase C SDE Geodatabase Select Personal Geodatabase Path Enter SDE Connection Server Instance SSS Database Ca User D Passwd D Version sde DEFAULT _ Test Connection Click Next gt Review the summary information and click FINISH This import process may take a few minutes When asked to Review the log file click Yes Once done reviewing log close the text file Close ArcCatalog Adding New Product to Product Library In ArcMap add any existing shape file or feature classes to ArcMap which represent the extents of the chart panels For example you can use the Dqyarea feature class inside the feature dataset inside the chart geodatabase Select the feature which represents the charts Area of Interest AOI Page 17 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures L On the Product Library tab right click on the any of the newly added series and choose Batch Import New Product The Batch Import New Products dialog box appears Click the Product drop down and choose a field i e name which will identity each chart products name Keep the Repeating Product Values default option NOTE If necessary choose allow multiple instances per product The Product Instance drop down becomes available to the user if this option
70. alog Locate and select a template MXD and click Open Enter a description O U U U U Click OK Class Properties General Properties Definition Publish E General Field Configuration Batch Job Alias Approach Description Visible True El Class Default Product Class Version 1 0 0 0 Default Data Model Version alue is not set Product Definition Name Status Other Bj Template MxD Name 4pproach mxd Status Checked In File 4pproach mxd Description Use Geographic Extent True Use Relational Query False Template MxD The template map document of this class Cancel Repeat the process outlined above of added a new class and template MXD for the remaining each product classes Coastal General and Harbor 1 When completed the Product Library structure should look something like this Page 12 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Table of Contents Search For Pe 5 Di Nautical C Approach C Coastal O General EJ Harbor PLTS Selection PLTS Target Product Library Display Source Selection Right click on any of the product classes Approach Costal General or Harbor and click New Series Enter a name alias and set visible to True At least one series must exist under a product class A series is a way of subdividing a product class in to manageable pieces typically based on geographic extent New Series Siz Ed General Prope
71. at would you like to do before checking in Update map with Product Navigator properties f Update Product Navigator with map properties O Leave conflicts unresolved OF Cancel Click OK Enter in comments of what you ve done As this is the last step and there will be no more edits ensure the Keep Checked Out Keep Local Copy are both off Check In Version Check in file ag Major E C Overarite current version Comments Final version Check In Options Keep Checked Out Keep Local Copy OF Cancel When finished click OK Page 188 of 204 Archiving Exported Files Using Windows browse and select the PDF created previously Copy this file ctrl c On the Product Library tab select the product Right click and chose Manage Files In the file manager dialog right click any of the blank area and chose Paste Appendix A Insets The way to create insets varies depending on the size shape and location of the inset on the chart This appendix is merely a guide as to what the user could possibly do to create an inset for a chart Much of the processing that will have to be done is already outlined in previous sections of this document and should be referenced for further information Depending upon user preference a separate geodatabase can be created to house all the inset data or the user ca
72. ating the new AOI snap to the current AOI Click the PLTS Save Edits button and then the PLTS Stop Editing button on the PLTS Editing n Ey Advanced toolbar Defining Grid Settings For Name toggle the radio button to Name and type in a new name such as the name of the panel or chart like lt Panel_Name_A gt or use the Field and scroll to a field name from the selected polygon feature Set the scale option to the Custom radio button and enter the chart s scale for example 25000 and click Next The Data Frame Rotation should remain as the default Current Data Frame Click Next o Set the value of rotation to be the same as the panel OR o Select a new value for the rotation of the panel o See Help for more information on Data Frame Rotation For Conversion Options for the Primary and Ancillary Coordinate Systems leave the defaults set so that the Primary is set to Auto calculate and the Ancillary is set to Accept the original coordinate system These can be changed at the summary page Click Next At the summary page ensure that the correct XML is loaded and that the output database location is correct Check the Primary and Ancillary Coordinate systems and update them if necessary Checking the Standard Parallel and Central Meridian Optional The standard parallel and central meridian must be set on the grid for the
73. c letter Click the Change Symbol button to change the font and text size When finished click OK Once the A B C etc text is added add the Source Diagram label Using the New Text tool on the Draw toolbar add another text box Aj Double click on it to open the Properties dialog Page 167 of 204 Properties Type in the word SOURCE DIAGRAIW Change the font to that listed in the spec book by clicking the Change Symbol button When finished click the OK button Q Oo O Position the text so that it fits between the inner neat line and the outer border on the top of the diagram Save the MXD Source Listing multiple or single source NOTE This step should be done after the Source Diagram is created because this surround will have to align with the Source Diagram Page 168 of 204 Add this element to the chart Right click on the surround and choose Ungroup Double click on any part of the element to open the Properties dialog box Click on the Text tab and make any necessary changes to the text change wording italics font font size etc When finished click OK Repeat this process as necessary for any other text part of the surround element Once edits are finished click on one element to select it While holding down the Shift key click on the other elements Right
74. cel Edit View Table Layout Elements Tools sunita Nautical Miles unita Nautical Miles Scale i 40 source Map scale Frame Kapps T able Layout Elements LineElement Line H cel y A _ Add the text element Nautical Miles to the top row of merged cells and set to the appropriate font and size o Select the top row o Right click gt Add Element gt Text o Type Nautical Miles Page 150 of 204 o Click the Change Symbol button and adjust the font size to 5 or 6 the default is 12 points or whichever size meets your agency s standard o When satisfied click the Alignment tab to ensure it is centered both horizontally and vertically o Click OK to apply changes EE Interactive Table Design oA Edit View Table Layout Elements Tools db Bi Zoom 100 Units M autical Miles Y unts Nautical Miles Scale Source Frame Table Layout Elements AIBIC D EIFIGIHITI d To adjust the row height keep the top row selected o Right click gt Properties o If necessary change the units from Nautical Miles to Points Millimeters or some other page unit and adjust accordingly o For example if the above added text was at 5 or 6 points the appropriate row height may be 7 or 8 points 2 5 or 3mm Click OK Repeat step 37 to adjust the row height for the bottom row Select the
75. chart to project correctly The first step is to find the standard parallel and central meridian values The standard parallel value can be found by going into the Dayarea Attribute Table and looking at the ref_lat attribute field Page 26 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Attributes of Dqyarea mjel x _ source_id name _comp_date edition _print_date scale ref_tat__ 96942 OTARU KO 6 1 1923 9 3 14 1998 10000 43 220001 12 9 Approximate level of Lowest Low Water Fre However be aware that this value can sometimes be incorrect To verify if it is correct perform the following for northern hemisphere charts Subtract the lower left latitude from the upper right latitude on the hard copy chart Divide the result by two Add this result to the lower left latitude value Convert this value to decimal degrees To verify if the ref_lat is correct for southern hemisphere charts perform the following Subtract the upper right latitude from the lower left latitude on the hard copy chart Divide the result by two Add the result to the upper right latitude Convert this value to decimal degrees and make the value negative The central meridian value cannot be found in the data so it must be calculated manually To calculate the central meridian value for the wester
76. click on any of the selected text elements and click Align then Align Center Once the element parts are aligned right click on the still selected elements and click Group Reposition the element as necessary on the chart according to the specification manual Save the MXD Exporting Once the chart has gone through the quality control process and is ready to go to print it must first be exported to an encapsulated PostScript EPS file The EPS format allows the chart to go through the color separation and subsequent print process The following steps describe this process Turn on all layer in the table of contents Ensure that any TIFF images in your MXD are turned off and that CLP PNT and EPT grid layers are also off Ensure you are in layout view zoomed to the whole page Remove the guides from the view by going to View gt Guides They will not be removed completely only the lines coming from the guides will be shut off Page 169 of 204 Data View Layout View Zoom Data Zoom Layout v Status Bar Overflow Annotation a Scrollbars Pa Rulers Gudes Data Frame Properties T F F F Right click in the gray toolbar docking space at the top of ArcMap Under customize location the transparency tool for PLTS Symbology and QA Click the Apply Transparency To Polygon Layers button on t
77. column Header and Footer on beginning and ending row or column Convert to Interactive Table OF Cancel Apply From the Table Properties dialog box click the Unit Scaling tab At the top of the dialog box check the Enable Unit Scaling box this should light up the rest of the drop down lists so they are available Ensure that your Map scale is set to your reference scale Leave all default check boxes checked Page 142 of 204 Table Properties T able Format Data Source Table Fields Unit Scaling Size and Position Scale parameters Scale Source map scale Using Frame Kapps F Scale Value 1 40 M Automatic rescale table when Scale value changes Scale dimension options M Enable Unit Scaling For Table width M Enable Unit Scaling For Table Height e ad Click Apply Select the Table Format tab and click the Table Design button Page 143 of 204 le Properties Table Format Data Source Table Fields Unit Scaling Size and Position F Autofit Rows and Columns Format i teracti Table type nteraclhyve Units Fixed Width Nautical Miles Fixed Height Nautical Miles M Saye aspect ratio while resizing table Suto Wrap Columns and Rows Header and Footer on each row or column Header and Footer on beginning and ending row or column Convert to Interactive Table OF Cancel Apply The Interactive Table Design window opens c
78. d n Triple Ctr W Click OK when finished p i i IL Frame OK Cancel Apply Grids will need to be re created for the inset However it is also important to double check that the buffer mask created with the grid goes out to the full extent of the grid This is important because the mask keeps any nongrid features in the grid area from drawing Simply using the selection tool and selecting the mask feature should show whether it extends to the full extent of the grid In the event that it doesn t extend to the full extent of the grid it will need to be edited Use the following directions to do so Start an editing session by clicking the PLTS Start Editing tool on the PLTS Editing Environment toolbar Click the Edit tool on the Editor toolbar Double click on the mask to make the vertices appear Click on one of the corner vertices and drag it to the outer neatline corner of the grid Page 195 of 204 ALL21602 mxd ArcMap ArcInfo xf File Edit View Insert Selection Tools Window PLTS Help Oe S BAX o w a a me PE OH SA e ee eN 2 20 88 SEB BRB A e p a E Slat E S eee ere a S lr alaa mi a Arel A i Flip OY E ws a de he lerge Union Intersect Clip p 10 000 B21602 O all_anno_Buffer 1 O All_Anno_Buffer O GRD_8_Interior_West_The F O 5390Anno O 5410An
79. d Data window Check the box next to the grid name that is needed within the section Grid Names gt Names MAPIDs uncheck the Zoom to grid s box and then click the Add button The grid should automatically be added to the table of contents Click the Close button on the Add Grid Data window once the grid is added to the table of contents Note Do not use the Add Data button t to add the grid into ArcMap If this is done the grid will appear in the table of contents and incorrect symbology will be displayed for the individual feature classes Product and Document Settings Chart Projection and Scale This step automatically re projects and scales the panels It is important to set this information correctly especially when it comes to creating and adjusting annotation placement and other cartographic edits The shapes of features and text placement need to be in the chart s projection and scale to ensure the desired placement is achieved to reduce feature conflicts This step will override the current projection and scale of the MXD in favor of what was defined for the grid of the chart NOTE There are three locations where the projection and scale information for a chart s panel can be set The grid the data frame s in the MXD and the Product Library The parameters defined in these three locations should be the same The process defined below ensures both the grid and data frame are synchronized When the product is checked back into
80. d navigate to Managing maps and data with the product library Getting started with the product library and An overview of the product library Product Library production workflow allows the user to store and organize their chart products as a part of their production process A single product may be checked out by an individual at any time during production process in order to complete edits to the product before checking the edited product into the product library for storage If the user plans to produce and maintain products over a long period of time than product library is the appropriate workflow Setting up the Product Library permissions within an SDE environment Note For further information please refer to the Help menu and PLTS Desktop Help Click on the Contents tab and navigate to Managing maps and data with the product library Working with the product library Setting up the product library and About product library permissions Within an SDE environment there are two different levels of permission settings administrators and users The administrators have complete control over the product library structure components and user permissions These setting are accessible through ArcCatalog To set up the product library permissions within an SDE environment please refer to PLTS help Setting up the Product Library users Note For further information please refer to the Help menu and PLTS Desktop Help Click on the Contents tab and na
81. directions on the dialog box button to select the annotation layer Input Layer All Annotation feature class use the drop down arrow and not the Browse Page 116 of 204 o Output Feature Class Navigate to the location of the feature dataset and give ita name like Anno_Mask o Reference Scale Should be unavailable and set to the chart s scale o Calculation coordinate system will be set because the annotation was reprojected o Margin Enter 7 in the first box and leave the default Points from the drop down menu o Mask Kind CONVEX_HULL o Create masks for unplaced annotation ALL_FEATURES o Transfer Attributes optional Leave as the default Click OK to run the masking process Feature Outline Masks mE Input Layer All Annotation pee Qutput Feature Class CryStudent Production 138704 mdb iall Annotation Project masks Reference Scale 20000 Calculation coordinate system World Mercator Margin 0 7 Proinks Mask Kind CONYE HULL Create masks For unplaced annotation Transfer Attributes foptional ONLY FID Cancel Environments Show Help o gt 1 When the tool finishes running click Close Page 117 of 204 Feature Outline Masks Completed Details gt gt Close this dialog when completed successfully There are a few modifications to the mask feature class that need to be made for it to function properly
82. dix B Troubleshooting 196 Chart Export 196 MXD Doctor Utility 199 Invalid Product Configuration 203 Compass Roses and VST 204 Page 3 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Introduction These production procedures guide you through all the basic steps required to produce a print ready Nautical chart using VPF data It provides the necessary steps to import data symbolize it and finish a hard copy nautical chart You should have a solid understanding of ArcGIS Digital Nautical Chart DNC VPF data geodatabases and projections These procedures are also intended to be used for creating Electronic products on demand EPODs ArcMap Settings The following ArcMap Extensions will be used for Production Open ArcMap Tools gt Extensions gt Select the following o Maplex Provides an advanced label placement engine for ArcGIS o PLTS Foundation Tools Includes editing import export and other tools Most of the tools used during the chart production process will come from the PLTS for ArcGIS Foundation extension o PLTS MPS Atlas Allows advanced map production capability o PLTS Nautical Solution Provides a variety of tools to produce spatial data for hydrographic agency data models and specifications Page 4 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Extensions Select the extensions You want to use 30 Analyst Arcs car
83. e To select all annotation feature classes select the first one press the Shift key on the keyboard and select the last annotation feature class Unselect Ecrtext by holding down the Ctrl key and selecting Ecrtext Including Ecrtext in the append will cause duplication of the Ecrtext features on the chart Page 64 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Input features x BotcharPAnno4 BH210Anno BH140Anno BerthPAnno D100 BD140Ann0 BDOS0_ BDOSOAnnoO B240AnnNO BuildngP___ALO18Anno BuildngP___ALO15Anno Name Show oftype all filters listed Cancel Click Add to close the Input features window On the Append Annotation Feature Classes window click the Browse button next to the Output Feature Class field Select the All_ Annotation annotation feature class _ Click Save to return to the Append Annotation Feature Classes dialog box The Reference Scale field will automatically populate itself with the chart s scale after the Output feature class is set This may take a few moments Page 65 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Append Annotation Feature Classes js oj x Input features C ePODS Geodatabases OLDH2461230_96942 mdb DNCH YellowAnno C ePODS Geodatabases OLDH2461230_ 96942 mdb DNCH WhiteAnno C ePODS Geodatabases OLDH2461230_96942 mdb DNCH VioletAnno C ePODS Geodatabases OLDH2461230_9694
84. e Tools menu and choose Customize The Customize dialog box appears Tools Window PLTS Help 3 Editor Toolbar Graphs gt Reports gt Geocoding gt Add Route Events 2 ArcCatalog Online Services gt fat My Places 5 Select Graphics ie Pinprick Macros gt L f oson Customize Toolbars Commands Options Toolbars Main Menu 3D Analyst Advanced Editing Rename Animation Eme Annotation Eo ArcPad Reset ArcScan COGO Context Menus Data Frame Tools Dimensioning Distributed Geodatabase Draw The Toolbars tab should be active There will be a check in the box next to the toolbar if it is turned on Click the check box next to the following toolbars to add them to ArcMap Page 6 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures o Annotation A core ArcMap toolbar that allows annotation editing o Labeling A core ArcMap toolbar used to modify the settings of the Maplex Label Engine o Layout A core ArcMap toolbar that becomes active only when in layout view o PLTS Editing A PLTS for ArcGIS Foundation toolbar with many of the core Foundation editing tools o PLTS Editing Advanced A PLTS for ArcGIS Foundation toolbar which has more robust editing capabilities o PLTS Editing Environment A PLTS for ArcGIS Foundation toolba
85. e XML based on whether it is in the eastern or western hemisphere In the Save area in the Database field click the Open File button S Navigate to the location of the working geodatabase Select the geodatabase and click OK to save the grid within that geodatabase o Inthe Dataset field notice that GRD_ is unavailable GRD_ is the prefix given to every grid created Click next to GRD_ in the Dataset field and type a name that is meaningful for the XML e g lt chart number gt _UTM Click Next For Extent click Selected Polygon Features Click Next o The Name area prompts the user to either create a name for the grid or select a field with a name already in it In the Scale area the user sets the scale of the chart so that it creates the grid lines correctly In the Name area click the Field radio button scroll down to and choose name in the right hand list In the Scale area click the Field radio button Scroll down to and select scale in the right hand list Page 29 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Grid Creation Wizard lineage name ed OBJECTID v Shape Area Click Next Inthe Data Frame Rotation area make sure that Current Data Frame is selected and click Next This next panel has options for setting both the primary and anci
86. e element to select it While holding down the Shift key click the other elements Right click on any of the selected text elements and click Align then Align Center Once the element parts are aligned right click the still selected elements and click Group Reposition the element as necessary on the chart according to the specification manual Chart Number NE and SE Add this element to the chart Adjust the text of the chart by using the following directions Double click on any part of the element to open the Properties dialog box Click the Text tab and make any necessary changes to the text change wording italics font font size etc When finished click OK Reposition the element as necessary on the chart according to the specification manual Chart Number NW Add this element to the chart Adjust the text of the chart by using the following directions Double click on any part of the element to open the Properties dialog box Click the Text tab and make any necessary changes to the text change wording italics font font size etc When finished click OK Reposition the element as necessary on the chart according to the specification manual Page 132 of 204 Chart Number SW Add this element to the chart Adjust the text of the chart by using the foll
87. ea Projected Coordinate Systems Geographic Coordinate Systems Coordinate Systems H Double click the Projected Coordinate Systems folder Double click the UTM folder Page 33 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures O O UO Double click the WGS 1984 folder Double click the projection that matches the chart e g WGS_1984 UTM Zone_17N prj Click the Add button Check that the zone chosen is in the Name field on the Spatial Reference Properties dialog Spatial Reference Properties AY Coordinate System Name GS_1984_UTM_Zone_5 75 Details Projection Transverse_Mercator False_Easting 500000 000000 False_Northing 10000000 000000 Central_ Meridian 159 000000 Scale_Factor 0 999600 Latitude_Of_Origin 0 000000 Linear Unit Meter 1 000000 Geographic Coordinate System GOS_WGS_1984 Angular Unit Degree 0 017453292519943299 Prime Meridian Greenwich 0 000000000000000000 Datum D_LWGS_1984 Spheroid WGS_1984 Selecta predefined coordinate system Import a coordinate system and A Y Z and M domains from an existing geodataset e g feature dataset feature class raster Create a new coordinate system Editthe properties ofthe currently selected coordinate system Clear Sets the coordinate system to Unknown save As save the coordinate system to a file OK Cancel Apply Click OK to close the dialog box A Grid
88. eady to have VST run on it Page 89 of 204 Apply Visual Specifications The following steps outline the last items that need to be completed for compass rose light flare SepartnP optional and BuoybcnP optional symbol creation Stop editing if still in an editing session open ArcToolbox if it is not already open by 5 clicking on the ArcToolbox icon in ArcMap Navigate to PLTS MPS Atlas Tools gt Visual Specification gt Calculate Visual Specifications ArcToolbox l X ArcToolbox Se 3D Analyst Tools Ee Analysis Tools Ee Cartography Tools Ee Conversion Tools Ee Data Interoperability Tools Ee Data Management Tools Ee Geocoding Tools Ee Geostatistical Analyst Tools ee Linear Referencing Tools Ee Multidinension Tools ee Network Analyst Tools Ee PLTS Foundation Tools E PLTS MPS Atlas Tools Ee Document Management EE visual Specification ie Calculate Visual Specifications a Drop visual Specifications Fela Samples Ee Server Tools Favorites Index Double click Calculate Visual Specification to open the tool From the Input Layers or Feature Classes drop down menu select the CompassRoseP point feature class and the LightsP Flare sublayer If the chart has a SepartnP feature class select that from the drop down menu as well If the chart has BuoybcnP flips select the BuoybcnP VST Flip
89. ect the style for the text M A D gt MA Construction Horizontal Text TypeTextHere symbe Click the Construct Horizontal Annotation tool on the Annotation toolbar Click on the chart where the annotation needs to be added The text should appear on the chart _ Ifthe annotation just added needs to be corrected or any annotation needs to be corrected h in general select it with the Select Annotation tool on the Annotation toolbar Right click the annotation string and choose Attributes from the menu that appears Edit the text of the newly added annotation in the text box on the Annotation tab on the Attributes window if necessary The font and text size can be adjusted as well Page 72 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures a 100 Annotation Attributes H 100 H Dump 6 LakeAAnno_NAM Label H Dump 1 H Dump 2 H Dump 4 H Gamboa Mooring Area H Dump 5 H Dump 4 H Rio Grande Reservoir H GAMBOA REACH EA Juan Grande Point H RIO CHAGRES H Gorgona Island H Santa Cruz Island H GAILLARD H EMPIRE REACH 4 Summit Park a Times New Roman f Rio Grande Reservoir E Empire B z u E H CULEBRA REACH Culebra Angle 24 662 Leader Symbol rh irin Lil x 189 features When finished click Apply Repeat these steps as necessary until all missing annotation is added to the chart
90. ed in previous steps See section Add Missing Annotation for more information on this Changing annotation text and moving annotation may need to be repeated as the chart goes through the QA QC process Annotation edits will make up the majority of the finishing process so it is important that the user understands how to edit annotation Symbology Edits It may not be necessary for every chart but occasionally there are symbols where the alignment affects navigation safety One example is an Anchoring Prohibited limit The Anchor symbol and tick marks need to face inward toward the area Examples of lines that often need to be flipped are limits and embankments To fix this example problem the user will have to manually flip the line The following directions will aid the user through the process _ Click the PLTS Start Editing button on the PLTS Editing Environment toolbar _ Make the feature that needs to be edited selectable by clicking the PLTS Set Selectable Layers button a on the PLTS Editing Environment toolbar Click the Clear All button on the Set Selectable Layers window MS Set Selectable Layers Ep Choose which layers can have their features selected interactively with the Select Features tool the Select By Graphics command the Edit tool etc Select All Swepts a peT 4 Tree Group VYolcanad Ecrarea Reet Tal Muelle L Scroll down to the feature that needs to be edited
91. ent toolbar s On the PLTS Editing Environment toolbar click the Set Selectable Layers button Make sure that only the annotation masking feature class is selectable Click Close when finished Zoom to a section on the chart where annotation does not cover lines Use the selection tool to select the masks Click the A on the standard menu or the delete on the keyboard to remove the masks Repeat as needed deleting any unnecessary masks When finished click the PLTS Save Edits button followed by the PLTS Stop Editing button on the PLTS Editing Environment toolbar Page 122 of 204 Page Layout During the following steps the user will be adding and customizing surrounds on the chart Not all surrounds listed may be needed on every chart as variations occur from chart to chart The user must be in layout view to add surrounds Layout View Setup The layout view needs to be set up for surround placement C Turn off all layer in ArcMap s table of content TOC except the Grid grouped layers starting with a GRD This will speed up the draw when working in the page layout as the geographic data does not need be edited any more Click the Grid Layout tool cA into ArcMap s table of contents select the one the has the chart s primary coordinate on the Grid Manager toolbar If more than one grid is loaded system Note Now that you are in Layout view be sure to navigate
92. es Annotation Feature Class Setup 59 Labels to Annotation Conversion 61 Appending Annotation to Single Feature Class 63 Optimize Database Performance and Size 67 Review Unplaced Annotation 70 Add Missing Annotation Optional 71 General Annotation Guidance 73 DNC VPF Notes Check 73 Advanced Symbology 77 Create Compass Rose Points 77 Flipping Buoy and Beacon Symbols Optional 83 Separation Area Symbology Setup Optional 87 Apply Visual Specifications 90 Change the Direction of the Light Flare and Traffic Separation Points 93 Symbolizing Reefs Optional 99 Embankment Symbol Adjustment Optional 104 Light Sector Creation Process 107 Quality Assurance amp Quality Control 111 Background Images Optional 112 Cartographic Finishing 113 General Guidance for Annotation Cleanup 113 Symbology Edits 114 Port Facilities Features 115 Masking 115 Delete Unnecessary Masks 121 Page Layout 123 Layout View Setup 123 Managing Elements 127 Add Surround Elements 129 Element Snapping 130 Surround Elements List 130 Simple Notes 131 Notes Needing Edits 131 Surround Elements Advanced 138 Note Information 138 Scale Bars 138 Source Diagram 156 Exporting 169 Color Separation 174 Converting EPS file to PDF 180 Page 2 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures 3rd Party Post export QA QC 183 Archiving Products 186 Checking In Products to Product Library 186 Archiving Exported Files 189 Appendix A Insets 189 Appen
93. fficSeparationSchemePS FDD26CEF E466 44 70 9B852 2CF6EEES 7F35 Unknown Not Approved 180 Straight Solid a 3 TrafficSeparationSchemePS SBAEF4F4 5B8F 4016 AFC2 E7EC48E7SFE9 Unknown Not Approved 325 Curved Right Solid G 4 TrafficSeparationSchemePS 3DB65259 F 186 4031 8440 D021637B9B51 Unknown Not Approved 145 Curved Right Dashed m 5 TrafficSeparationSchemePS 920CE1 D5 F9EE 4BEC ABBF E1 7CB2839B7C Unknown Not Approved 145 Curved Left Solid E 6 TrafficSeparationSchemePS 1CB15029 8569 45F3 8DAF 547F 56713035 Unknown Not Approved Curved Left Dashed fa 7 TrafficSeparationSchemePS 7047397 4 D25D 4667 9B46 1 58265990885 Unknown Not Approved G 8 TrafficSeparationSchemePS 7C2D391 C D387 4342 5451 FE93F692525B Unknown Not Approved pa TrafficSeparationSchemePS F397C1 BF F506 491 9 9576 09CC77BAS83E0 Unknown Not Approved E TrafficSeparationSchemePS C7F82453 4542 45C7 9363 3828E3049559 Unknown Not Approved G TrafficSeparationSchemePS E49F45F4 4F50 4B1 4 AEEE DO59902904F3 Unknown Not Approved Oo TratticSeparationSchemePS 54 C24 E18 B4FF 4475 BC35 44231 6B34D44 Unknown Not Approved Oo TrafficSeparationSchemePS 2C7DC3D6 6B2E 495D B5B6 4B82FFA1 O8E0 Unknown Not Approved a TrafficSeparationSchemePS 486DBE29 D061 4F1 F 980E 50D1 444257D5 Unknown Not Approved 5 15 Point TrafficSeparationSchemePS FD80B001 80E2 4F83 82C3 BB9735BF6F74 Unknown FCO41 25 Not Approved Arro E 16 Point TratficSeparationSchemePS 34082295 F04C 40DB 861 2 431 42BC183B6 Un
94. fifth column of the bottom row right click in the cell and click Add Element gt Text Use the Character Map to insert 2 o Open the Character Map by clicking Start gt Programs gt Accessories gt System Tools gt Character Map o From the Character Map select the symbol click Select and then click Copy Page 151 of 204 ta Character Map ort O mra x UNCC 81 C9 T f f 1 2 34 fae Senere 1 lt gt 7 4 B C DIE FICHE ol EOE et ST Te AP falb e dfe fla pli i k I m n o p se et at e ete tts Tea HEE Abe b DOOD CONUONDODA H epee aj fajajesjelele N iala j fefs f fejojojajajs jes A aAA alel E E Characters to copy Advanced view U 006D Vulgar Fraction One Halt Keystroke Akt 0189 Back in ArcMap add the symbol as the text for that cell right click gt Add Text element Ctrl v to paste Select the Alignment tab Set the Horizontal alignment to Right and leave the Vertical alignment as Center Page 152 of 204 New text element Eg Text Alignment margins Flex Margins Horizontal Right To offset the text more o From the Interactive Table Design window change the units from Nautical Miles to Points o Inthe Elements pane select the text element right click and select Properties o Click the Margins tab and type a negative Right Margin value An example might be 0 8 Page 153 of 204 O wU O
95. form as are the unique colors Even though there will be many different colors present in the file nautical charts reuse the same colors for multiple features which is why only the unique colors are displayed at the bottom The unique colors will be decomposed by CMYK value in the layers These colors will then be mapped to the appropriate spot color for printing Spot colors specify individual printing colors in which each color is printed with its own ink Page 176 of 204 Unique colors 16 Total color references in this file 1490 Color CH YE New Color Ne 21 0012 21000 UO 16800 OOOU OOO 100 M oo S ony oo Each color needs to be mapped to the appropriate SPC value according to the hardcopy specification SPC colors are defined by a number and tint percentage For example land tint is SPC color 58600 tinted to 12 percent The ArcGIS color selector does not allow tinting instead the CMYK values are explicitly set to the values used in the specification For example in ArcGIS land tint is defined with CMYK values of 0 0 O and 12 In SeeSpotColor this needs to be defined as 00 0 100 with a 12 percent tint as seen below K value Color Selector a B BE 0 Clear Tint value Ara 0 Clear All fe i Color Name Unique colors 16 Total color references in this file 1430 Color CMYK Mew Color Mew CATE Tint Heplac G 210012 z 21000 4 o0012 000100 12 3 1 amp 8 OU 2 000 00010
96. future date they can be accessed using the same tool Checking out a Product Note For further information please refer to the Help menu and PLTS Desktop Help Click on the Contents tab and navigate to Managing maps and data with the product library Administering the product library Managing product library components and Checking products in and out _ Expand the Product Library tree if necessary Right click on one of the products and choose Check Out Product The Check Out dialog box appears c heck Out Location Output Location R Open Click the browse button e The Browse For Folder dialog box appears Page 20 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution Browse For Folder ef Desktop i My Documents i 4 My Computer E3 a My Network Places Recycle Bin Make New Folder Navigate to the working folder location Check on the Open check box Check Out Location Output Locations C Student Production Ae W Open Cancel Click OK The ArcMap save dialog box appears HAC Production Procedures Page 21 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures ArcMap A Save changes to Untitled yo ca Click No unless the document needs to be saved Note The Product is now checked out of the Product Library indicating and preventing other users from make changes to the official copy of the map docume
97. get the user started on VST use On the hard copy chart find and take note of the coordinates of the existing compass roses or the locations of where the compass roses will need to be NOTE Compass rose placement Whenever practical a point shall be selected for compass rose placement in every quadrant of a nautical chart subject to double folding Chart size shape of land areas and density will affect the number of points selected Sufficient points shall be selected to ensure that all navigable waters are within 18 inches of a compass rose Measure to see how large the compass roses are on the hard copy chart These sizes must be used when creating the chart Make note of the coordinates of any additional compass roses that need to be added from step 2 above NOTE If possible compass roses should not obstruct anything on the chart especially features that are the same color as the compass rose The following steps will guide the user through the process of creating the compass rose points on the chart in ArcMap If the CompassRoseP layer file is not loaded in the table of contents then click the Add Data button t in ArcMap on the PLTS Editing Start an editing session by clicking the PLTS Start Editing button Environment toolbar Click the PLTS Target tab on the Table of Contents window Page 77 of 204 Inthe Target field select the Co
98. hart extents cross the prime meridian the chart is in the northern hemisphere and the scale range is 1 30 000 Page 23 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures NOTE Other XMLs can be interpreted in similar ways as described above Grids must be created for navigational purposes The PLTS Grid Manager toolbar contains the tools used to create and edit internal and external grids Ensure that your PLTS MPS Atlas extension is turned on Tools gt Extensions and check PLTS MPS Atlas then Close If necessary add the Grid Manager toolbar to your ArcMap session Click View gt Toolbars gt PLTS Grid Manager Dock it in a convenient location Right click the AOI feature in Product Library and click Select From the Grid Manager toolbar launch the Grid Creation Wizard ra Select the XML file appropriate for the chart INT2_E INT2_F etc Make sure to choose the XML based on whether it is in the eastern or western hemisphere Select the product database to save the grids into Click next to GRD_ in the Dataset field and type a name Grids For Extent it should default to Selected Polygon Features but if not select that option and click Next NOTE If the Grid Wizard gives you a warning message that the AOI Origin from point may not be lower left continue to section below AOI origin not in
99. hat will mask any layers that fall underneath them The other editing option would be to start an editing session by clicking the PLTS Start Editing button on the PLTS Editing Environment toolbar and deleting moving or changing the various parts of the grid manually It is suggested that this be used as a last resort when changing the items in Grid Designer is not an option Examples of this include deleting excess tick lines or moving annotation It is also important to note that when a Dayarea has a slant it is not perfectly rectangular the grid ticks will always be perpendicular to the Daqyarea Therefore the grid ticks may also appear at a slant These will have to be edited manually as this cannot be corrected in Grid Designer Page 51 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Add Grid Data Optional The Add Grid Data button allows the user to add an existing grid to the current ArcMap table of contents with the correct symbology If a grid dataset has already been created in the database and needs to be added to the table of contents then click the Add Grid Data button i found on the PLTS Grid Manager Toolbar When the Add Grid Data window pops up click the browse button 3 and when the Database location for grid window appears navigate to the dataset that has the grid Single click on the dataset that is needed then click the OK button After clicking OK the user will be returned to the Add Gri
100. he PLTS Symbology and QA toolbar When the Transparency window appears type 0 into the Percent box and click OK x b Fercent 76 Cancel Page 170 of 204 This removes any transparency that may have been set earlier from the polygon layers Failure to remove transparency will cause the polygon layers to rasterize When this happens ArcMap needs a lot of memory to export the chart Often there is not enough memory on the computer so the chart will not export Navigate to the File drop down menu and click Export Map File Edit View Insert Selection Tools V m 7 O hE E 4 New Ctrl N Open Ctri 0 Save Ctre s save AS Save A Copy Add Data Page and Print Setup Print Preview Print Document Properties Import from ArcView project Export Map 1 C ePODS ALL 1602 mxd 2 C ePODS D21602 mxd 3 C e 2160 B Grids mxd 4 C ePOD sectorLtest mxd 5 Cc ePODS coastine mxd 6 CompassRosesTest mxd Exit Alt F4 Page 171 of 204 Enter the following information on the Export Map window o Filename lt chart number gt eps o Save as type EPS eps Export Map Save in ePops T ey Egv My Recent Documents Desktop My Documents My Network Places File name ps T Save Save as type EPS eps Cancel Options General Format Advanced Resolution 300 dpi Output Im
101. he point that needs to have the value changed enter the correct angle value into the RotateAngle field Use table below to find the correct value for the direction of the symbol When finished entering all the angles save the edits and stop editing by clicking the PLTS Save Edits button and then the PLTS Stop Editing button on the PLTS Editing Environment toolbar If the symbols do not automatically adjust to the correct angle try refreshing the map If that does not work double click the SepartnP feature class in the table of contents On the PLTS Calculated Representations tab uncheck and recheck the Update Feature Class es option Click OK on the Layer Properties window The symbology adjusts accordingly Table 10 2 Page 96 of 204 All symbols turn clockwise regardless if the arrow points to the right or to the left For example the picture below shows curved symbols with both right pointing arrows and left pointing arrows at 0 90 180 and 270 By using the visual below the user can figure out which angle the arrow should have The angle of the traffic separation points can also instead of using the rotate tool be changed in the SepartnP attribute table by simply right clicking on the SepartnP layer file in the table of contents choosing Open Attribute Table and inputting an angle in the rows under the RotateAngle column Page 97 of 204 Right Curved
102. he settings shown below however ensure the Type of Scale is set appropriately based on the chart being produced Approach General Coastal or Harbor Page 14 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures PF Data To Geodatabase VPF Data N G Geodatabase This wizard helpe the user navigate to WPF Data and populate the specified Ferona SDE Geodatabase Product Type Import Hotes AAT f DNC VMAPO Nes C No F FFD WMAP Create Geodatabase On Import C Yes Ao m P C WITO O WMAP C UYMAF Type of Scale C Approach General f Coastal Harbor Hegt gt Cancel Click Next gt Browse and select the folder for the DNC library i e DNC13 for the VPF data path Select library to import into geodatabase Page 15 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Navigate to YPF Data Navigate to the specified dive and directory where VPF Data VPP Data ts stored Select YPF Data Path A Select a library to import into the geodatabasze r Select Specific Feature Classes Back Next gt Cancel Click Next gt Browse and select the chart geodatabase created earlier in a temporary folder location Page 16 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Navigate to Geodatabase Navigate to the specified dive and directory where the Person
103. i Segment Lett Segmentl Top Segments Left jf Connect offset segments Segment 4 Top Segments Aight SegmentUb Top Segment Aight segment0e Bottom C All line segments have the same settings Neatlinelz Offset 2 5mm O Neatlinela Offset 1mm i i ener NeatlineO4 10 Minute Cali f Each line segment may have different settings don t share identical segments C NeatlineDS Mitered Core O MeatlinelE Outside Neatli C Each line segment may have different settings share identical segments Settings a E Neatlne Densification f Source Area of Interest Coordinate System f Grid Primary Coordinate System Once the segments have been copied pasted and re ordered click the top node in the Grid Designer In the example shown it would be the chart number Click the Create button Page 40 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures F Grid Designer Bi x Grd Properties 11006 Database Neatlnel Graticule Segment Left Dataset Segmentiiz Top Segmenta Lett Type Segment Top Segment Right Segmente Top Segmenti Right Segment Bottom Created al Scale 1 875000 Neatinel2 Offset 2 5mm C Neatlinel3 Offset 1mm C Neatlined4 5 Minute Calibrat C Neatlinel5 Mitered Comers C Neatlinel Outside Neatline BES aes aes ae ae a 2 1 875000 Primary Coordinate System Work Mercator Coordinate System
104. ic Model WMM Calculator will automatically populate the Magnetic Declination and Variance called Drift in the Calculator in the attribute table for the compass rose points The following steps will show the user how to use the tool 43 Click the ArcToolbox icon in ArcMap Within ArcToolbox navigate to PLTS Foundation Tools gt Magnetic gt Magnetic Calculator Page 80 of 204 x ArcToolbox Ee SD Analyst Tools Ee Analysis Tools Ee Cartography Tools Ee Conversion Tools Ee Data Interoperability Tools Ee Data Management Tools Ee Geocoding Tools H geostatistical Analyst Tools H Linear Referencing Tools m Multidimension Tools m Network nalyst Tools Se PLTS Foundation Tools SRE Magnetic fee Magnetic Calculator 2 p Magnetic Isolines f PLTS MPS Atlas Tools Double click Magnetic Calculator to open it The tool is robust and may take a minute to open When the window appears enter the information as shown below o Input Feature Class or Raster Dataset CompassRoseP use the drop down menu to select it directly from the MXD o Linear Unit Meters o Altitude Click the Double radio button and enter 0 as the value o Date Double check that the date listed is the current date o Output Declination Field optional The word Declination must be entered o Output Annual Drift Field optional The word Drift must be entered o Leave all
105. ill not be linked to the feature to be digitized and the attributes will have to be input manually on the PLTS Selection tab in the table of contents Page 79 of 204 NOTE To verify that the attributes have been applied the text for those attributes that were changed turns from blue back to black Diameter 345 inches 35 Location E East Dectination c shuil a On the PLTS Editing toolbar click the Create New Features In Target Layer button 14 NOTE This automatically changes the cursor to a point instead of an arrow The user should notice that the sketch tool has also become activated when the Create New Features In Target Layer button is clicked Pi In the ArcMap display window where the chart is drawn click the location on the chart where the compass rose needs to be placed A point appears in this location Repeat steps above for each compass rose that needs to be created The attribute values for the diameter and location of each compass rose should be adjusted accordingly since each compass rose will be different When finished creating all compass roses click the PLTS Save Edits and then PLTS Stop Editing buttons on the PLTS Editing Environment toolbar ny y Open the attribute table by right clicking on the CompassRoseP layer file in the table of contents and selecting Open Attribute Table to verify that features have been added correctly The World Magnet
106. is selected Click on the field in which the user wants to use to create the multiple instances Batch Import New Products Feature Layer Dqparea Product Class 40s PCat_H arbor AQI Field Mapping Sees Eatonia O Product Repeating Product Yalues f Combine to create one instance per product Allow multiple instances per product Product Instance OS O OK Cancel Apply Click Ok NOTE The Batch Import New Products can be performed on more than one chart at a time if required The product features are created based on the AOI features selected Page 18 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures _ If there are more than one AOI per instance they should be combined to create a single AOI Click the check box next to product s instance Start an edit session and use the merge tool to join the adjacent features Save edits Product Library tree should look similar to the image below Table of Contents Search For ES a Product Library iy Nautical pelutiey BL Approach Class MR coastal C General SM Harbor S F California Series E San Luis Obispo Bay and gapproache Product San Luis Obispo Bay and 4pproaches Instance Ca sn Luis Obispo Bay and Aporoaches AOI Area of Interest Display Source Selection PLTS Selection PLTS Target Product Library Associating a geodatabase with an Product Instance Right click on the Instance and
107. k on the fill color for land GroundSurface in the Symbol Selector window click the Fill Color drop down menu Select More colors Use the CMYK value with only K black at 12 and all the other values at 0 Page 163 of 204 Color Selector Click OK to exit the Color Selector window Change the Outline Color to Black Options Fill Color Outline width joss Outline Color BH HEHEHE EB IGBUUUNUDUUORBES Propertie C WSUS a a BEBRBOREEE eee More Sym O SPP RR eee SESE EEEEEEEE sv SB OOOOOOOEER BEB GOOCOCOB8Es OK SEES OSeeeeee _______ _ S EE EEE EEEEEE AN More Colors Page 164 of 204 Change the Outline Width to 43 Click OK Double click on the fill color for water and change the fill color to Hollow and the Outline Color to No color using the steps listed above If other layers were added adjust their fill color as necessary Land features should be a CYMK value of K 12 and water features should be either Hollow or No Color Change the color to either Black or No Color and adjust the width as necessary Source Diagram Finishing Use the Data Frame outline to make the outer border Double click on the Data Frame in the table of contents to open the Data Frame Properties menu gt
108. known FCO41 205 Not Approved Arro 17 Point TrafficSeparationSchemePS B41621E1 C2B9 4E76 4 C92 76676F 943963 Unknown FCO41 176 Not Approved Arro E 18 Point TrafficSeparationSchemePS 472104D2 8B84 41 48 91 8D O2E0EFB71D3B Unknown FCO41 356 Not Approved Arro E 19 Point TrafficSeparationSchemePS EE094834 5553 42 0 E66 BA7B52F22CF0 Unknown FCO41 269 Not Approved Arro E 4 gt Record a al 0 gt il Show al Selected Records 0 out of 19 Selected Options eo Inthe ArrowType field enter the type of arrow needed to be symbolized The list of available types is below NOTE These types must be typed in correctly or VST will not symbolize them correctly Use copy paste for best results o Straight Solid o Straight Dashed o Curved Right Solid o Curved Right Dashed o Curved Left Solid o Curved Left Dashed NOTE The name Solid indicates that the arrow symbol has solid lines creating it The name Dashed indicates that the arrow symbol has dash marks creating it The name Right indicates that the arrowhead points to the right depicting a clockwise rotation of traffic The name Left indicates that the arrowhead points to the left depicting a counterclockwise rotation of traffic See Chart No 1 section M page 52 for examples of these symbols Once all fields are entered click PLTS Save Edits and then PLTS Stop Editing on the PLTS Editing Environment toolbar The SepartnP feature class is now r
109. llary coordinate systems For Primary Coordinate System click the Use data frame s projected coordinate system radio button _ For Ancillary Coordinate Systems click the Auto calculate radio button Page 30 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures amp Grid Creation Wizard Click Next o Itis important that the user review the grid creation properties before creating the grid First verify that all data entered into the Grid Creation Wizard is correct Right click the XML on the Summary tab on the left side of the dialog box Page 31 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Grid Creation Wizard fo Scale 1 10000 Rotation 0 Pitrary Coordinate System Ancilary Coordinate System List Sy Mba Expand Collapse 0 of 1 Loaded Summary MAL file Syonds UTM UTh_East_25000 45000 xml abase location gt Geodatabases OLDH2461230_9694 mdb tm grids created loj lt Back Create Close Check that the scale is set to the same scale of the chart then click Primary Coordinate System The Spatial Reference Properties dialog box appears Page 32 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Spatial Reference Properties Click Select The Browse for Coordinate System dialog box appears Browse for Coordinate System i Ea Coordinate Systems amp Sll f El
110. lution HAC Production Procedures Table of Contents Organization Optional For features to display properly the table of contents in ArcMap needs to be organized correctly The order listed below from topmost layer to bottommost layer should be the proper arrangement of the feature layers in the table of contents O GRD_ lt chart number gt _UTM if chart contains a universal transverse Mercator UTM grid top GRD_ lt chart number gt _INT2 CompassRoseP All_ Annotation Ecrtext Mask layers All points according to alphabetical order All lines according to alphabetical order All polygons according to alphabetical order except those listed below EcrArea ReefA ForeshoA SepartnA Hydarea Dayarea bottom Page 58 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Anno_Append Ecrtext Mask_Append BotcharP HazardP LightsP SoundP CoastL Hydline LimbndyL MaritimL CanalA DangerA HazardA LimbndyA MaritimA EcrArea ReefA ForeshoA Hydarea Dayarea Display Source PLTS Target HHA HHH HH HHH Annotation Annotation Feature Class Setup Currently the MXD should have all the layers added and all the labels turned on that are necessary The labels may overlap in places and could be covered by lines It is important for the labels to be legible on the chart therefore the labels must be converted to annotation adjusted if necessary and masked This section focuses on
111. ment please refer to the help above The configuring of product library is only required once if these steps have already been completed they are not required for each new chart The HAC Product Library database will contain four product classes Approach Coastal General and Harbor each with a template map document Each template has a preset list of the layers and symbols required to make the appropriate type of product Open ArcMap 1 Click Tools and choose Options The Options dialog box appears Click Table of Contents Tab The Table of Contents tab appears _ Scroll down the Table of Contents tabs window Check Product Library check box _ Click Ok Click the Product Library tab The Data Management dialog box appears Page 9 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Data Management RE El Product Library Workspace Click to edit property Ouyner Current Entry Click to edit property E Auto Update Auto Update True Production Database Yalue is not set Data Model Version Value is not set Product Class Version Yalue is not set El Tools Set Tool Options Click to edit property Auto Update Indicates whether the Following properties will be updated automatically Cancel Click the cell next to Workspace Click Workspace browse button The Please browse to the location of the Product Library dialog box appears Navigate
112. mments Updating Product Library with curent edits and changes Check In Options W Keep Checked Out Cancel When finished click OK Page 55 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Click OK Activating Data Frames Optional This is an optional step These instructions should be used when a chart requires multiple data frames in ArcMap For example a chart may have panels plans or insets that require a second or third data frame If the chart being produced only has one data frame that data frame will already be active Right click the main data frame in the table of contents Untitled ArcMap ArcInfo Eie Edit View Insert Selection Tools Window PLTS D n BA X He lt 4 Sour Add Data f_ New Group Layer BE Ba Copy Z Panam Paste Layer s X Remove Turn All Layers On Turn All Layers Off Select All Layers Expand All Layers Collapse All Layers Reference Scale gt Advanced Drawing Options Labeling gt Convert Labels to Annotation Convert Features to Graphics C Properties Choose Activate The data frame label becomes boldface This indicates that it is activated Panama Canal Panama Canal Panel Page 56 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Switching from Data to Layout View Thi
113. mpassRoseP point feature class Table of Contents ee Inthe Fields and Values columns on the PLTS Target tab in the table of contents click the 5 Inches 5 value next to the Diameter field Untitled ArcMap ArcInfo File Edit View Insert Selection Tools Window PLTS Help 5 2 lt lt More Editing Tools Es ft s f x Target n E A 3 T i i i 5 Inches 5 p arauen 3 Inches 3 Declination 3 5 Inches 3 5 Drift 4 Inches 4 A 5 5 Inches 5 5 From the drop down menu that appears choose the correct diameter of the first compass rose to be digitized Click in the Values column for the Location field Select the name for the location of the compass rose on the chart Page 78 of 204 NOTE Even if the default value is correct click the drop down menu and select the correct values Untitled ArcMap ArcInfo File Edit wiew Insert Selection Tools Window PLTS Help amp amp gt more Editing Tools 2 Es m s g f Target Tu g Y mE Woy es ar ee SW Southwest The fields will turn blue to show that they have not yet been applied to the data that is to be digitized Diameter 3 5 inches 35 Location E East Declination _sNuii gt Click the Apply button on the PLTS Target tab in the table of contents to apply the attributes to the feature that is going to be digitized NOTE If the Apply button is not clicked the attributes w
114. must be appended to that single annotation class called All_ Annotation To append all of the annotation for the chart into one feature class the Append Annotation Feature Classes tool in ArcToolbox must be used lt While in ArcMap click the ArcToolbox icon Go to Data Management Tools gt Feature Class gt Append Annotation Feature Classes x ArcToolbox S 3D Analyst Tools Analysis Tools Cartography Tools Conversion Tools amp Data Interoperability Tools S Data Management Tools 8 Data Comparison _ 8 Database E Disconnected Editing _ Distributed Geodatabase _ a Domains z i Feature os p F ee eee TE eee The Append Annotation Feature Classes window appears Page 63 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures E Append Annotation Feature Classes 3 m jol x Input features Output feature class Reference scale Create a single annotation class Require symbols to be selected from the symbol table v Create annotation when new features are added Feature linked only Jv Update annotation when the shape of the linked feature is modified Feature linked only 4 gt Cancel Environments Show Help gt gt 5 For the Input features text box click the Browse button and navigate to inside the working feature dataset All the annotation feature classes should become visibl
115. n hemisphere do the following Subtract the upper right longitude on the chart from the lower left longitude on the chart Divide the result by two Add this value to the upper right longitude Convert the results to decimal degrees longitudes in the western hemisphere will be negative To calculate the central meridian value for the eastern hemisphere do the following Subtract the lower left longitude on the chart from the upper right longitude on the chart Page 27 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Divide the result by two Add this value to the lower left longitude Convert the results to decimal degrees Setting the Standard Parallel and Central Meridian In the tree view on the left right click the top most node and select Primary Coordinate System Click Select if you need to change the coordinate system Click Modify if you need to make changes to the selected system Click OK to apply and close the dialog box Repeat steps to update change the Ancillary Coordinate Systems if necessary Click Create keeping the default setting where each grid will be added to the Table of Contents TOC as it is created The grids will automatically be placed at the top of the TOC be sure to keep them there
116. n simply use the same geodatabase that was used for the main chart plan Here are some instances where using the same geodatabase will not work o Compass roses must be created for the inset o LightsP BuoybcnP or SepartnP needs to be rotated symbolized using VST o The inset is of a shape other than a rectangle or square The reason for this is because VST will change the symbology not only for the inset but also for the main chart panel If the inset is an odd shape it will need to be clipped to the extent of the inset area to keep it from symbolizing outside the grid area over the other plans However if none of the above exists with the chart and the same geodatabase is used there are a few things that will need to change In addition to these notes some notes below pertain to all insets regardless of how they re done It will be made clear when this occurs Page 189 of 204 A copy of the All Annotation feature class will need to be made within the working geodatabase and working dataset if the same geodatabase is used The reason for this is because the scale of the inset will be different from that of the main chart plan Instructions on how to do this are below Open ArcCatalog Navigate to the location of the working geodatabase gt feature dataset gt All_ Annotation feature class Right click the All_ Annotation feature class and select Copy lL Pare LA a9 H1415390_21602 L Amoj
117. nce dialog Click Close to close the Grid Designer dialog Open ArcToolbox In ArcToolbox click Data Management Tools gt Projections and Transformations gt Feature gt Project In the Input Dataset or Feature Class field navigate to your geodatabase and select the All_ Annotation feature class The Input Coordinate System optional field will automatically be populated and unavailable The Output Dataset or Feature Class field will also be automatically populated and will default to your current geodatabase The default naming convention will be All Anno_ Projected If desired change the name of the new projected All_ Annotation feature class Click the ay button to the right of the Output Coordinate System field to select the projection On the Spatial Reference Properties window click the Select button and navigate to file system location of the map document and geodatabase where the coordinate system file was saved previously Select the PRJ file that was created as one of your Favorites earlier Click OK Leave the Geographic Transformation box empty and click OK Page 68 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures oxi Input Dataset or Feature Class CePODS 970414H2461280_97041_DNCH mdb DNCH All_ Anno Input Coordinate System optional 6CS_WGS_19
118. nd save the edits _ Start anew ArcMap document don t save change to exist document 1 Add the edited shape file back to ArcMap select the feature and create the grid using the Grid Creation Wizard NOTE The MXDs used to create the AOI are not required to be kept once the grid is created and saved in the database it can be added to any ArcMap document using the Add Grid Data command Page 46 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Grid Edits Optional Most grids will need to have further editing done to them There are several different kinds of edits some of which require the user of PLTS Grid Designer to adjust grid values and there are some that require manual editing An example of this is when working on a chart that does not have perfectly vertical or horizontal sides Notice in the image below that the grid ticks are not perfectly horizontal or vertical as they should be Tick marks are always drawn perpendicular to the neatline Therefore with a chart similar to the one used in this example the grid will have to be edited to make the tick marks perfectly horizontal or vertical PLTS Grid Designer is the main method used to edit grids Since edits vary from chart to chart this section will focus on basic PLTS Grid Designer use It is important that the user edit the grid first in PLTS Grid Designer Once a final version is made through PLTS Grid Designer manual edits should be made H
119. no O 5390 O 5410 E H e H a D21602 GRD_21602D_INT2E_INT2_ GRD_21602D_Interior_West 3 M ANO_21602D_10000 Default PNT_21602D EPT_21602D TKS_21602D GLN_21602D SEG_21602D MSK_21602D CLP_21602D O Ecrtext 0 all_anno oO All_Anno O Anno_Buffer 1 O FixedAnno2 O Anno O RouteL_RTT_Rec_for_Deep_ O Layers wie Selection MPS Atlas ajo e 4 i gt 36 93 11 38 79 39 20 821 W 8 59 5 14 N 11 38 36 93 Centimeters 1 a m amp a k i oe HH HHH f f 71 ewes Display PLTS Selection PLTS Target Elements Repeat this step with the other three corners of the mask L When finished dragging the mask to the correct size click PLTS Save Edits and then PLTS Stop Editing on the PLTS Editing Environment toolbar Appendix B Troubleshooting Chart Export Depending on the complexity of the chart the user may experience difficulty exporting the chart to PDF In general exporting from ArcMap to PDF should not take more than 20 minutes The number of mask features is the most common cause of export problems To check the number of mask features do the following In ArcMap open the attribute table for the mask features that you created At the bottom left corner of the windo
120. notation feature class on the PLTS Target tab E Compass_Rep1 Anno A Ecrtext R Ecrtext_Buffer BuildngP Group CommP FeaturelD ZOrder AnnotationClassID SymbollD Status TextString FontName FontSize Bold Italic Underline VerticalAlignment HorizontalAlignment XOffset YOffset Angle FontLeading WordSpacing CharacterWidth CharacterSpacing FlipAngle PLIST Display Selection AppendAnnotation K AppendAnnotation_Buffer BuoybenP Group ah CommBuildingPS arget Elements PLTS Selection lt Null gt lt Null gt lt Null gt lt Null gt 0 Places lt Null gt lt Null gt lt Null gt lt Null gt lt Null gt lt Null gt lt Null gt lt Null gt lt Null gt lt Null gt lt Null gt lt Null gt lt Null gt lt Null gt lt Null gt lt Null gt lt Null gt _ gt Apply MPS Atlas Source cd Start an editing session by clicking the PLTS Start Editing button onthe PLTS Editing Page 71 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures On the Annotation toolbar type in the text that needs to be added in the Text box i ba Ab A Construction Horizontal Text 1 Symbol ICompassRosePAr From the Symbol drop down list on the Annotation toolbar sel
121. nt and geodatabase until checked back in by you Select the Product Library tab in the TOC Expand the tree view to see the AOI for the product instance Click the check box to load the layer into ArcMap Right click the AOI node in Product Library and click Zoom To ArcMap will zoom to the location of the chart Click on Tools gt Customize Check on the Labeling toolbar on the toolbars tab Close the Customize dialog Click the Lock Labels button va to stop the redrawing of labels This will decrease the time it takes to draw the labels as you navigate around the chart s extent Grid and Border Creation The following International Hydrographic Organization IHO INT 2 Grid styles are used Nautical Chart production E F G H J K L and M See INT 2 Chart Specifications of the I H O Borders Graduation Grids and Linear Scales for grid examples Each letter designation above corresponds to a specific chart scale range For example see table below taken from INT 2 specs Page 22 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures See examples T Limiting Scale Degree interval _ _ _ Smallest Larger than 1 30 000 1 0 5 0 1 1 100000 17 5 0 5 1 1 200000 1 5 v 1 200000 z tt 500000 5 1 1 500 00
122. o hug the outer neatline of the grid while in layout view as long as the inset is rectangular or square in shape This will keep any extra data in the geodatabase that falls outside the grid from appearing on the chart and relieve the user from having to clip the data to the grid extent if the inset is rectangular in shape PUERTO BALBOA Page 193 of 204 Notice above the corner extents of the data frame are pulled to the corners of the outside grid neatline If the inset is not rectangular or square in shape the user will need to make sure the data frame doesn t have a background or a border To do this follow these steps Add the new data frame by clicking the Insert menu and selecting Data Frame Eile Edit View Insert Selection Tools W os oo Double click the data frame to open the Data Frame Properties window 1 Click the Frame tab _ Under the Border Background and Drop Shadow sections make sure that None is selected from the large drop down menus Page 194 of 204 General DataFrame Coordinate System Illumination Size and Position Map Cache Annotation Groups Bh PERS ae Ty Topdpefties Meid sh tt x Grids Product Catalog Extent Rectangles Border 1 0 Point 1 5 Point 2 0 Point roo 2 5 Point 3 0 Point 3 5 Point 4 0 Point e Double Line re Double Graded pp Triple Line Triple Grade
123. o the bottom pressing the Ctrl key and unchecking the last layer All the check marks disappear o Append column Uncheck all Use the Ctrl key in the same manner as above to do a batch uncheck o Annotation Feature Class column Leave default values Convert Labels to Annotation g 2 x Store Annotation Reference Scale Ina database C Inthe map 1 15 000 Create Annotation For te Allfeatures C Features in current extent Selected features Feature Feature Layer feted LimbndyL_FC021 LimbndyL_FC021_EE Destination H1415330 mdb ONCH Convertunplaced labels to unplaced annotation Cancel _ Click the Convert button Each feature class will have its own annotation feature class added to the table of contents Ifa warning is received indicating that the annotation feature class name already exists rename it in the list by appending a 2 to the entry in the far right column Page 62 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Note This process may take a few minutes once completed annotation feature classes will be added to the table of contents and the labels turned off Appending Annotation to Single Feature Class To make editing of annotation easier as well as organization of the table of contents more manageable it is suggested that one annotation feature class be used to house all the annotation for the chart To do this the annotation
124. o the specification manual Main Title various options Add this element to the chart Adjust the text of the chart by using the following directions Right click on the surround and choose Ungroup Double click on any part of the element to open the Properties dialog box Click the Text tab and make any necessary changes to the text change wording italics font font size etc Page 135 of 204 When finished click OK Repeat this process as necessary for any other text part of the surround element Once edits are finished click on one element to select it While holding down the Shift key click on the other elements Right click on any of the selected text elements and click Align then Align Center Once the element parts are aligned right click on the still selected elements and click Group Reposition the element as necessary on the chart according to the specification manual Neatline Dimensions Add this element to the chart Adjust the text of the chart by using the following directions Right click on the surround and choose Ungroup Double click on any part of the element to open the Properties dialog box Click the Text tab and make any necessary changes to the text change wording italics font font size etc When finished click OK Repeat
125. omprised of a solitary cell Edit View Table Layout Elements Tools sunita Nautical Miles Y units Nautical Miles Scale fi a0 SOUICe Map scale Frame Kapps Table Layout Elements cell Type i Cancel Apply Zi Page 144 of 204 Right click in the solitary cell and select Add gt Rows The Add Rows dialog box appears Add Rows Options j Count 2 c eneel Type 2 and click OK Right click and select Add gt Columns The Add Columns dialog box appears Add Columns Options Count 10 m F ceel Type 10 and click OK Adjust the number of columns and rows accordingly for the scale bar you are creating if it differs from the one seen at the beginning of this section Inthe Table Layout pane select all the cells in the middle row and right click Properties Page 145 of 204 El Interactive Table Design Edit View Table Layout Elements Tools ab fF 2 Zoom 100 pricha E S LIMILS Nautical Miles Y uniks Nautical Miles Scale i 40 Source Map scale Table Layout Elements Set the width of the cells to be that of the Nautical Miles or other user defined units In this example the scale bar cell width is 2 Nautical miles Properties Format Border Background Cell Range 2 408 Merge Cells Dimensions Width 2 JO0000 Height O 020255 Units Nautical Miles
126. on the Data Frame Properties to apply the change NOTE The AOI that was added to the data frame should now appear in the center of data view and two parts of the AOI should now be adjacent Right click the layer that displays the AOI layer name many vary however format will appear similar to Nautical Chart CGD17 c514 and choose Data gt Export Data Inthe Export Data dialog Use the same coordinate system as the data frame and browse to a location to create the output shape file Page 45 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Export Data Export al Features Use the same coordinate system as C this layver s source data e the data frame m Output shapefile or Feature class nes Click OK when asked if you want to add the exported data to the map as a layer click Yes 1 Remove the Product Library AOI layer from TOC _ Start an edit session on the Shape file source just created Export_Output Select the AOI feature On the PLTS Editing Advanced toolbar click the Simplify selected features command NOTE The feature will be merged into a single part feature and can be used for grid creation If desired the Shape file can be maintained for future use and processing inside Product Library using its file manger 1 On the PLTS Grid manager toolbar click the Grid Origin Lower Left command If prompted to update the feature click Yes _ Stop editing a
127. ools Window PLTS Help Sa Data Frame i rl amp 3 Fm Title J A Text B Meatline ay Legend i Morth Arrow Scale Bar iz Scale Text PLTS d Foundation is Scale Bar Gel Picture TLM d Glossary Object Joa d hee Dynamic Text Topo H Graphic Table fy Database Element Select Interactive from the Available formats in the New Table dialog box that appears Page 139 of 204 Be New Table Table Format Available Formats Interactive wizard Item to Row _ Item bo Column EE Description Fixed number of rows andor columns set during design Table elements are static unless linking to data sources after table design cenel Click OK Right click on the newly created table and select Properties Page 140 of 204 x zoom Whole Page A Zoom to Selected Elements t Ctrl Copy Ctrl Z Delete Delete ale Save Element Bo Convert To Graphics Graphic Operations b Order b Mudge b Align d Distribute Rotate or Flip d Properties The Table Properties dialog box opens Page 141 of 204 Table Properties Table Format Data Source Table Fields Unit Scaling Size and Position F Autofit Rows and Columns Format i t ti Table type nteractiwe Units Fixed Width Points Fixed Height Points M Saye aspect ratio while resizing table F suto Wrap Columns and Rows Header and Footer on each row or
128. or Properties Type Simple Fill Symbol Units Points Simple Fill Color E Outline Color E Outline width 45 000 Outline x a 4 aa C Click the Outline button Page 106 of 204 Inthe Symbol Selector dialog select the Small Embankment symbol add to the to the style earlier and click OK Symbol Selector Category All Small Embankment Expressway Artenal Street _ Railroad 1 Click OK on the Symbol Property Editor Highway Expressway Ramp Collector Street Click OK on the Symbol Selector dialog Light Sector Creation Process Light sectors need to be edited to symbolize correctly The following steps will take the user through that process Highway Ramp Major Road Residential Street Boundary NM ational Preview Options Color ww idth l ah 21 60 ET Properties More Symbols k Save Reset Cancel The SectorA polygons need to be converted from polygon features to line features Open ArcToolbox by clicking the ArcToolbox icon 5 in ArcMap Goto Data Management Tools gt Features gt Feature To Line Page 107 of 204 g ArcToolbox a 1 3D Analyst Tools H Analysis Tools gE Cartography Tools 1 Conversion Tools E Data Interoperability Tools 5 iks Data Management Tools Data Comparison H 4 Database H 9 Disconnected Editing g Distributed Geodatabase H 4 Domains i Feature
129. owever if the user needs to go back Page 47 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures and rerun PLTS Grid Designer on the same grid all manual edits will be overwritten and will need to be redone This is because the grid is created from a static XML file Click the PLTS Grid Designer button a on the PLTS Grid Manager toolbar Inthe left hand column on the Grid Designer dialog box click the title of the grid to activate it Grid Designer Em sROTARU KO 09 Mask Neatline01 Graticule fff Gridline01 ff GridlineO2 Segment01 Left Notice in the Grid Properties area on the right that many of the fields are now populated with information To associate the feature on the chart with the item in Grid Designer right click on anything in the left column of the Grid Designer dialog box and choose Select Component Page 48 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures LX lolx 5 8 OTARU KO AW Mask 0O Neatlinef1 Graticule i ff Gridlin Refresh Segm Validate Gridlines Properties ordinate System o Jet Tj Giss Select Component um Ti Ancillary um Ti Copy eya Paste Order um Ti Expand Collapse Coordinate System rval Direction Symbol taral f Minutes Remove Rename E Endpaints02 A Annotat J Ticks08 Degre
130. owing directions Double click on any part of the element to open the Properties dialog box Click the Text tab and make any necessary changes to the text change wording italics font font size etc When finished click OK Reposition the element as necessary on the chart according to the specification manual Edition Number and Date Add this element to the chart Adjust the text of the chart by using the following directions Double click on any part of the element to open the Properties dialog box Click the Text tab and make any necessary changes to the text change wording italics font font size etc When finished click OK Reposition the element as necessary on the chart according to the specification manual First Edition Date Add this element to the chart Adjust the text of the chart by using the following directions Double click on any part of the element to open the Properties dialog box Click the Text tab and make any necessary changes to the text change wording italics font font size etc When finished click OK Right click on the element click Align and click Align to Margins Right click on the element click Align and click Align Center Page 133 of 204 This will align the first edition date
131. ox in one of the corners you will need to adjust the registry settings on your computer When exporting from ArcMap a temporary emf file is created in your Temp folder The registry settings control how large that emf file can get before it splits to another one Multiple emf files can be created from a single export If your registry settings are set too small you will see the black box in your PDF file If it is set too large you could get the Cannot Map Metafile error The goal is to find the middle number where neither occur Here is how you edit the settings to find this number NOTE The default registry setting is 100 MB and should be used in most cases Changing this should only occur when you have these two problems listed above Make sure all ArcGIS sessions are closed before changing any of these settings Page 197 of 204 Navigate to the Output_Registry_Size Setting folder on your computer Double click the OutputSizeLimit64MB reg and click Yes twice fe C ePOS Output Registry Size Setting E O x File Edit view Favorites Tools Help A O Back gt T pi a Search gt Folders Address E C ePODS Output_Registry_Size_Setting EJ Mame Size Type Date Modified File and Folder Tasks WE changing the OutputSizeLimit 76KB Microsoft Word Doc 7 14 2005 5 56 PM sca See folder g OutputSizeLimiteMB reg 1 EE Registration Entries gfe fe005 12 06 PM i g OutputSizeLimitl6Me reg 1
132. r a Click the Delete Vertices tool on the PLTS Editing Advanced toolbar to make this tool active Click and drag a box around the extra vertices and release the left mouse button The vertices present in the box will be deleted Repeat these steps for each line segment that contains extra vertices until only the corner vertices remain The starting vertex should always be in the lower left corner no matter which hemisphere the chart is in One way to check for this is to start an editing session select only the AOI feature click the Sketch Properties button and when the Edit Sketch Properties menu appears click the first row in the menu This should select the starting vertex Another way to check is to start an editing session and double click on the AOI feature using the Edit tool button r found on the PLTS Editing toolbar The vertices should draw If the red square ending vertex is in the lower right corner the starting vertex would be in the lower left corner If the red square ending vertex or the starting vertex is not in the proper location create a new AOI to get the starting vertex in the lower left corner and ending vertex red square in the lower right corner Do this by creating a new AOI Page 25 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures starting in the lower left corner and ending in the lower right corner going in a clockwise direction When cre
133. r o PLTS Grid Manager A PLTS for ArcGIS Foundation toolbar which is used during the grid creation process o PLTS Nautical DNC The only PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution toolbar that is used during chart production o Representation A core ArcMap toolbar that allows representation manipulation o Standard A core ArcMap toolbar that contains basic commands needed for using ArcMap o Tools A core ArcMap toolbar that contains the basic tools for navigation within ArcMap as well as other functionality After verifying or adding the toolbars above click the Close button to close the Customize dialog box These toolbars may be docked or moved depending on the user s preference Maplex Label Engine Maplex label engine supplies advanced automatic label placement functionality Nautical charts rely on Maplex to place the text on the charts in the most optimized location NOTE This is a mandatory step Failure to activate the Maplex Label Engine will alter the nautical feature class layers Click the Labeling drop down menu on the Labeling toolbar and choose Use Maplex Label Engine Page 7 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Labeling E FT EZ R Fast Abbreviation Dictionaries Use Maplex Label Engine Options Product Library Note For further information please refer to the Help menu and PLTS Desktop Help Click on the Contents tab an
134. r can choose from when flipping the symbol the letter A stands for a spar buoy B is an open buoy C is a safe water buoy and D is a filled buoy The second chart is called Topmark Number with Topmark Picture The number above the topmark picture is what the user would associate with that picture For example 1 is an East Mark topmark and 2 is an Isolated Danger topmark Base Letter with Base Picture a Le Page 83 of 204 Topmark Number with Topmark Picture Page 84 of 204 For the BuoybcnP symbol to appear correctly on the chart using VST the user must specify which base symbol and which topmark if any should be used The user specifies this in the Symbol_ Flip column of the BuoybcnP attribute table amp Attributes of BuoybcnP Buoy Top Mark Pillar Other UNK Green CCC DIX Shape FCsubtype gfid source f_code acc brf br2 bte cce col eol ivn mir nam nst ns2 orc or2 per ref ssc sst tme txt orig_eol IsVisible Symbol_Flip gt Point BuoyPS 75D12228 D7CD 440B 9885 C66B9EF9C2BD Unknown BCO20 39 9 9 Unknown Green G FI 2 G 0 ONA 1 None None 9 9 6 Radar Reflector Present Pillar Spindle None Can Filled None 0 Null gt Point BuoyPS 1BSD6CF3 44F0 45DC 4D3B 66DFEEOFO8BS Unknown BCO20 9 9 9 Unknow Green G FI 2 G 0 ONA J1 None None 9 9 6 Radar Reflector Present Pillar Spindle None Can Filled None 0 Null gt Point BuoyPS CC7CSB
135. r would use the chart above to see that a safe water buoy is C The user would type C in the Symbol_Flip column lol x Symbol Flip Mull Mull The BuoybcnP that needs to be flipped is a filled buoy with a Diamond Over Ball topmark a ee La Page 86 of 204 Therefore the user would enter D21 into the Symbol_ Flip field in the BuoybcnP attribute table 101 x Symbol Flip fJull fJull NOTE The letter must always come before the number for VST to understand which symbol to use If done the other way around VST will fail Find the symbol values using the charts above enter the letter followed by the number for the symbol into the Symbol_ Flip column Repeat the step above until all symbols that need to be flipped have a value in their Symbol_Flip field Save edits and stop editing by clicking the PLTS Save Edits and then the PLTS Stop Editing buttons on the PLTS Editing Environment toolbar ny y Separation Area Symbology Setup Optional Not all charts have SepartnP features Therefore this step is not necessary for all charts In the event that the user does have the SepartnP feature class VST will need to be used to symbolize the features correctly It is important that the user follow all of the directions or VST will not symbolize the features correctly or at all Page 87 of 204 In ArcMap make sure that the SepartnP feature class ha
136. rinted with its own ink during the print process This is completed using the SeeSpotColor utility present in PLTS for ArcGIS Foundation Once the file is separated it is converted to a color separated PDF file that is used for printing There are many advantages to using a PDF file format over the traditional separated TIFFs methodology it provides an industry standard file format only one file needs to be created versus separate TIFFs for each SPC color and the files are small in size and therefore easily transferable Navigate to the PLTS menu and click Map Production System then See Spot Color The SeeSpotColor utility is launched Page 174 of 204 ae SeeSpotColor Cancel Input EPS file ok Batch Color EMYE _ New Color Hew CME Tint 4 Replacement Spot Definition Click the folder icon es next to the Input EPS file field and navigate to the EPS file exported in the previous step Click the Open button Once the EPS file is loaded the Analyze button becomes active Click this button to analyze the contents of the EPS file Page 175 of 204 2 Sees potColor Input Spot Color Set scs file optional Cancel Input EFS file OF CNTesthePODS M_ Chart eps Analyze Color ChE Hew Color Hew CMYK Tint 3 Replacement Spot Definition The Analyze button breaks down the EPS file into unique CMYK colors The total count of color references in the file is present on the bottom of the
137. rner of layout view a box should appear stating the location measurement of the guide For example if the user can visibly tell the ruler sits at 13 6 cm the box would read 13 6 Centimeters This can then be used to double check the measurements to make sure the guides are 1 2 or 5 mm apart 6 90 Centimeters Page 126 of 204 If the guides do not show at any time go to the View menu and select Guides If at any time the guides need to be turned off go to the View menu and deselect Guides View Insert Selection Tools Wine Data View El Layout View Zoom Data Zoom Layout Bookmarks Toolbars T 6h F F YF Status Bar EJ Grid Data Frame Properties Managing Elements Once elements are place they can be managed using the elements tab Click Tools gt Options select the Table Of Contents tab to enable the tab Scroll through the list can check on Elements Page 127 of 204 Options General Data View Layout Wier Geoprocessing T ables Raster CAD Table Of Contents Data Interoperability Table Of Contents T abs Choose the tabs vou want to see in the Table OF Contents and the onder in which they will appear Selection PLTS Selection PLTS Target Elements C Feature Builder Table of Contents Display Options Appearance W Use Windows Desktop Settings Font la Size pts Patch Size Patch Shape width 12 pts Line Height 12 ptg Area
138. roperability Tools ee Data Management Tools 8 Data Comparison 1 Database H Disconnected Editing H Distributed Geodatabase H Domains H Feature Class H Features 1 File Geodatabase E General Generalization vn Aggregate Polygons 3 Collapse Dual Lines To Centerlir J Dissolve Eliminate 3 Simplify Building i Fa Simplify Line gt SE wg Smooth Line Enter the following information into the Simplify Polygon dialog box o Input Features EcrArea o Output Feature Class leave default name Page 160 of 204 o Simplification Algorithm Bend_Simplify o Reference Baselinet Different numbers can be used The higher the number the more generalization the lower the number the less generalization It is suggested the user start with 100 METERS o Handling Topological Errors RESOLVE_ERRORS Simplify Polygon A 5 EJ Input Features Ecrarea 5 Output Feature Class CStudent Production 18704 mdb ONCH Ecr rea SimplifyPolygonid i Simplification Algorithm EMD SIMPLIFY Simplification Tolerance Reference Baseline 100 Meters ttt Unknown Minimum 4rea optional Handling Topological Errors optional RESOLVE ERRORS Cancel Environments Show Help o gt Leave everything else to its default setting Click OK on the menu to run the process Close the small dialog box once the process has finished
139. rties Extraction El General Mame California Alias California Description Visible True El Series Series Type Template MxD Name California mxd Statu isible Indicates whether the series is visible Cancel appli Page 13 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Click OK Repeat the steps outlined above to create additional series under the same product class or different ones Loading DNC VPF data into the Geodatabase Open ArcCatalog Locate the appropriate scale geodatabase template Approach mdb Coastal mdb General mdb or Harbour mdb Select the geodatabase and right click and choose Copy Browse to a temporary folder location and paste the geodatabase template Right click on the geodatabase template and choose Rename enter the name of the Chart being produced i e 18704 mdb Click Tools gt Customize Click on the Toolbars tab check PLTS the PLTS toolbar is added Click on the Commands tab Under Categories select PLTS Import Export On the right side of the Customize dialog select Convert VPF Data to Geodatabase Drag and drop the command onto the PLTS toolbar Close the Customize dialog PLTS X TEKES Click the Convert VPF Data to Geodatabase tool Set the tool with t
140. s been added to the MXD L Click the PLTS Start Editing button ae on the PLTS Editing Environment toolbar to start an editing session Right click the SepartnP feature class and choose Open Attribute Table Scroll all the way to the right in the attribute table If the RotateAngle field is empty right click in it and select Field Calculator When the Field Calculator window opens in the Fields box double click dof Field Calculator d x Fields Type Functions OBJECTID arcane FUsubtype atid C Sting Source f code C Date dof EE tsp leVisible Aotate4ngle Arrow Type ID Rotate ngle Advanced dot A Calculate selected records only Click OK on the Field Calculator window The RotateAngle field should populate with the values from the dof field It is necessary to do this because VST will need those values to determine the rotation of the symbol The dof field is of data Page 88 of 204 type double while VST will only read rotation values from a field type of float The RotateAngle field is a float field ES Attributes of SepartnP Sle pt _ _ossect Shapes Fcsubtype J ooma stource fcode dof tas tsp fa 1 TrafficSeparationSchemePS 5CD70F1 D 3824 4091 8E04 444C43D03F 44 Unknown Not Approved Straight Dashed Bo 2 Tra
141. s section the results of the analysis will be displayed for each element using the following symbols Page 201 of 204 Recoverable Recoverable although not completely Unable to determine status H Not recoverable E Not present AOT Generally the document status for an ESRI Nautical MXD will be the following m Document Status W Maps Preview J Page Layout J VBA Project J Style Gallery Click the Treatment tab to create a new repaired MXD Click the Browse button to designate the location and name of the new MXD Check the check box for the Transfer all non broken option under Treatment Options Page 202 of 204 je XD Doctor Oe Diagnosis Treatment Target MD File C ProjectsiM apsScotland new mead Browse Treatment Options Pagelayout and Mapes e Enable f Pagelayout and walid Maps Only Pagelayout 0 Pagelayout and New Map Only Maps Miscellaneous VBA Project Stole Gallery IY Preview Image Fix Document Click the Fix Document button at the bottom of the MXD Doctor window The utility may take a few minutes to run 1 When the status window on the right side shows Treatment complete close the MXD Doctor utility and open the newly created MXD NOTE The new MXD will open in layout view If your MXD was in data view before running MXD Doctor make sure to change it back Invalid Product Configuration
142. s step may be completed several times throughout the chart production process When edit feature in the database it best one in data view when working on the page layout printing and export the layout view It is recommended that the user become extremely familiar with this process To make the extent of the chart display correctly in layout view it is necessary to set a fixed scale equal to the reference scale when the user switches from data view to layout view This should always be performed when switching from data view to layout view Switching to layout view can be perform at any point by clicking on the Grid Layout Tool Gal Remove Empty Feature Layers Optional Removing empty feature layers makes the table of contents more manageable The following directions will aid the user in completing this process NOTE Do not remove the CompassRoseP layer file at any time Click the Remove Empty Feature Layers button on the PLTS TOC Manager toolbar PLTS TOC Manager Ell a aas Although this will remove empty feature layers it will not remove group layer titles only the sign next to the layer titles To remove the group layer titles Right click the empty group layer and click Remove amp Panama Canal a a M lt z 2 Copy lt kero O O OOOO Open Attribute Table Panama Joins and Relates gt Page 57 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical So
143. selected Make sure it stays selected throughout the following process Open the Grid Designer E1 In the tree view on the left right click on the topmost item the name and click Collapse Select and expand Neatline01 right click on it and click Collapse Segments 01 Left 02 Top 03 Right and 04 Bottom should now be visible but collapsed the other Neatlines are collapsed as well Grid segments created by the Grid Manager need to start ideally in the lower left and the segments count up in a clock wise fashion All XML files provided with PLTS assume to have only 4 sides Once this is reached the last XML segment is repeated until all AOI segments are covered In the case of an AOI having more than 4 sides segments that have the same orientation need to be copied and pasted See example image below Page 36 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures 2 143 Tp2 left 4 9 Right 6 Ton loo Right 713 1 1 Lef 8 Bottom 4 The blue numbers represent the actual number of segments The red numbers represent the order in which the segments need to be copied and pasted starting from the lower left and rotating clock wise around the extent Start from the lower left corner and number the segments on a scratch piece of paper similar to the image above In this example segments 1 2 and 3 need to be copied and reordered The final order for this example will
144. t be embankments If there are the scale of the chart and the DNC data source can affect how the symbol is shown There are two embankment symbols one one for large scale charts and one for scale charts Depending on the chart either symbol can be used to increase legibility To decrees the sizes of the embankment symbol use the steps below Locate and expand the Lcrline Group 10K layer Click once on the Use Unknow symbol to open the Symbol Selection dialog Page 104 of 204 Symbol Selector Category All Preview Highway Highway A amp Expressiyay Options Width Expressiyay Major Road Arterial Street Ai Eaj Ramp Collector Street Aesidential Street Railroad Properties More Symbols Save Reset Cancel Boundary Boundary State HM ational Click the Save button to add the symbol to your personal style file Inthe dialog that appears enter in the following information Save Symbol to Style 7x Symbol Hame Smal Embankment Category Nautical Cancel Click OK Click OK on the Symbol Selection dialog to close this window Locate and expand the EmbankA layer O UU Click once on the DBO90 symbol to open the Symbol Selection dialog Page 105 of 204 Symbol Selector Category All Preview Options Fill Color Qutline Color Yellow Cancel Click the Properties button to open the Symbol Property Editor Symbol Property Edit
145. t click and click Remove Page 66 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures A21602 GRD_Outline_INT _E_0 GRD_test1_INT2_E 0 INT AppendAnnotation AppendAnnotation_Buffer Compass_Repi OH HHA HA H Tum On Turn Off BuildngP___Maritime_Sta BuildngP__ House_of_Wa BuildngAAnno BH 10Anno BH140Anno BB190AnnO L K A KAANAA AAAA N e All the annotation feature classes disappear from the table of contents Save change to you MXD Optimize Database Performance and Size To enhance redraw performance in ArcMap the All_Annotation feature class can be projected to match the on the fly projection of the chart To convert the All_Annotation feature class to a Mercator projection follow the steps below Click on the Grid Designer command on the Grid Manager toolbar Page 67 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Select the grid top node in the Grid Designer dialog Click the Coordiante System button under Primary Coordiante System grouping the coordinate system of the grid and in turn the chart is displayed Click Save As Browse to the file system location of the map document and database Enter a name for the coordiante system file and click Save this will create a file on the local system that will be acccesed in a future steps Click Cancel to close the Spatial Refere
146. the Save a button to save the color mapping to a Spot Color Set SCS file This file stores the mapping settings for reuse at a later time When Save is clicked a form will appear asking for the name and location to save the file to choose a logical name based on the chart being produced If the Spot Color Set has already been created click the l button to load an existing SCS file Once all of the properties of the form are populated click OK to save the file to a new Spot Color EPS file The utility automatically appends a spot to the file name Choose a logical location to save the EPS file and click Save Converting EPS file to PDF Once the spot color EPS file has been created it will be necessary to convert the file to PDF format This is accomplished by using the Adobe Distiller application which is bundled with the Adobe Acrobat Professional suite Open the Adobe Distiller program by going to Start gt Programs gt Acrobat Distiller Before distilling the EPS file some critical settings need to be verified or changed In Distiller go to Settings gt Edit Adobe PDF Settings as seen below Page 180 of 204 FA acrobat Distiller File Settings Help Qe Fort Locations Ctrl Edit Adobe POF Settings Co Add Adobe PDF Settings Ctrl Shift E On the Adobe PDF Settings form go to the Fonts setting on the left side of the form In the lower right of
147. the Tools toolbar to see if the desired results were achieved If other charts will be produced with similar annotation changes this XML can be saved to a shared location and given a logical name so that it can be used again o If necessary click the top node again o Save the grid to XML with a logical name Creating Grids for Panels that Cross the 180 Meridian optional Typically features are split when crossing the 180 meridian However to create grids the span the 180 a single area of interest feature with single part geometry is required The steps below describe how that area of interest feature is created Start a new ArcMap document In ArcMap select the Product Library tab in the TOC Expand the tree view to see the AOI for the product instance Click the check box to load the layer into ArcMap Select the Display tab in the TOC Access the data frame properties of the active data frame and select the Coordinate System tab Under the Select a coordinate system browse to Predefined gt Projected Coordinate Systems gt World gt Mercator world Page 43 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Data Frame Properties Annotation Groups Estent Rectangles Frame Size and Position Product Library General Data Frame Coordinate System Ilurnination Grids Map Cache
148. the data Set the draw order of the source diagram so that any extra features draw on top of the Dqyarea this sits on top of Ecrarea The Reference Scale must be set Go to View gt Data Frame Properties gt General tab Page 157 of 204 Data Frame Properties Extent Rectangles Frame size and Position Feature Link Product Catalog General Data Frame Coordinate System illumination Grids Map Cache Annotation Groups Name Description Credits o Units Map Decimal Degrees Degree Minutes Seconds ference Scale lt None gt Rotation 0 Label Engine ESRI Standard Label Engine Go to Units gt Display Choose Meters from the drop down menu In the Reference Scale field type in the reference scale of the chart To adjust the size of the Source Diagram the scale of the chart must be changed this is NOT the same as the reference scale Change the scale to 10 times the scale of the hard copy chart For example if the Chart scale is 1 25 000 then make the Source Diagram Data Frame scale 1 250 000 or smaller Double click on the Data Frame to open the Properties dialog Click on the Data Frame tab Page 158 of 204 Data Frame Properties Extent Rectangles Frame Size and Fosition Feature Link Product Catalog General Data Frame Coordinate System illumination Grids Map Cache Annotation Groups
149. the form under Never Embed while holding down the Shift key click the first font then scroll to the bottom still holding down Shift and select the last font After doing this all the fonts in the list should be selected Click the Remove button in the bottom right as seen below Standard Adobe PDF Settings x GH Standard p IF Embed al forks C General E C Images Embed fpentype fonts oh 7 Subset embedded fonts when percent of chatacters usedislessthan 100 olor e ss E Advanced i Dny fonts with appropriate permission bits will be embedded C Standards an isa awar and continue E T Show All Settings Page 181 of 204 Inthe Font Source section hold down the Ctrl key and click the following fonts in the list to select multiple o All Arial font variations o The ESRICARTOPT font o All PLTS font variations o All Times New Roman font variations 1 Once the fonts are selected click the topmost Add button to move the fonts from the Font Source section to the Always Embed section The form should now appear as shown below Standard Adobe PDF Settings a j Ee O E Eee W Embed all fonts enera C Images M Embed Opernlype fonts Fonts M Subset embedded fonts when percent of characters used is less thar fioo poa L Color EJ Advanced w Only fonts with appropriate permission Dits will be embedded Standards When embedding fails wam and continue Embedding Font Source Always Embed
150. ties Ea Format Border Background Presets Mone Outline Inside Border The selected border style can be applied by clicking the presets preview diagram or the buttons above Cancel Apply Page 148 of 204 Click OK Select and right click on the cells in the bottom row do not merge this row of cells to open the Properties Turn off the vertical and bottom horizontal borders from the Border tab Properties Format Border Background Presets Line ae Symbol Mone Outline Inside Null Symbol Text T ext Reset Border gt Eo ao l The selected border style can be applied by clicking the presets preview diagram or the buttons above cet aso _ Click OK Insert Line Elements in columns that require a centerline in cells in the middle row o Right click on the cell and select Add Element gt Line o Click Change Symbol gt Properties o From the Type drop down select Cartographic Line symbol o Select the radio button Butt for Line Caps and Miter for Line Joins o Click OK through the dialog boxes o Repeat as necessary for other cells Page 149 of 204 Symbol Property Editor Properties Type Cartographic Line Symbol Unita Points Cartographic Line Template Line Properties Color E width 1 0000 E E 8 Line Caps Line Joins x zl r fino f Butt fe Miter C Round C Round C Square Bevel Can
151. tilized Also ensure that all light and buoy annotation is outside of dredged channels Relief features Occasionally the chart may depict a triangulation point that does not have its own attribute in DNC they are collected as relief points If this is the case a representation would have to be created It is necessary to make sure annotation does not overlap especially if it relates to a sounding Sounding and bottom characteristic annotation should never be moved from its original locations If sounding or bottom characteristic annotation is overlapped by another feature the other feature must be adjusted Annotation can overlap lines if the colors are different For example black annotation can overlap purple limit lines but not a black route line If the same colors overlap the annotation will need to be masked The steps below will guide the user in the event that annotation must be moved Click the PLTS Start Editing button W on the PLTS Editing Environment toolbar h Use the Edit Annotation tool on the Annotation toolbar to select an item of annotation Drag the annotation to a better placement location Once all annotation changes are made click the PLTS Save Edits and then PLTS Stop Editing my inl buttons on the PLTS Editing Environment toolbar Page 113 of 204 Edits regarding the annotation text string should be made using the core Attributes button add
152. ting is completed it is necessary to mask the annotation Masking uses a polygon feature class around the annotation to mask features and provide improved chart readability Page 115 of 204 In the event there is a need to move annotation after the masking process both the annotation and the mask that surrounds it will have to be moved It is important to note that while a polygon masking feature class will be created in this process it is suggested that only annotation be masked using this feature class If additional features need to be masked outside the Annotation feature class additional feature outline mask feature classes should be made for every instance O Click the ArcToolbox icon Ensure that you are not in an editing session in ArcMap Navigate to Cartography Tools gt Masking Tools gt Feature Outline Masks ArcToolbox 1 4 3D Analyst Tools 4 Analysis Tools Eh amp Cartography Tools i Graphic Quality ee Masking Tools 28 KA Cul De Sac Masks pofo ba P Hae pre Masks E Representation Management E Symbolization Refinement H Conversion Tools iol Data Interoperability Tools H Data Management Tools i Geocoding Tools H Geostatistical Analyst Tools i Linear Referencing Tools H Multidimension Tools ces Network Analyst Tools ee Samples Gas Spatial Analyst Tools H Spatial Statistics Tools Favorites Follow these
153. version Professional _ Goto the Tools menu gt Measuring gt Distance Tool 11082006 pdf E Tools Advanced Window Help Commenting tF aa Comment amp Markup pp Sen Drawing Markyps isp ma 3 Bagic d z a hind Be Aide Zoom b E Measuring gt Distance Tool Print Production Perimeter Tool Object Data gt SI Area Tool EA Make sure that Measurement Markup on the Distance Tool window is checked The pointer will become a plus sign Click on the bottom left neatline corner 1 Click on the bottom right neatline corner The neatline measurement appears This should be used to double check that the chart exported to the correct size Page 183 of 204 3 Adobe Acrobat Professional 21602_11082006 pdf N A F Fie Edit View Document Comments Tools Advanced Window Help ee Aan TH Oo Rea ea a reate PDF gt Comment amp Markup 67 Send for Review P Secure A Snr Forms v Distance Tool D wee hHep 5 Distance Angle AX AY Scale Ratio fi fin x fi fin 7 I Measurement Markup Annotation i fe 3 E 13 5 oO 18 00x12 00in 4 6 a mM o g start B Inbox Microsoft Outlook m ePODS M_User_Manual i Visual SourceSafe Explor IO PDFs Il F adobe Acrobat Profes GAMBOA SCALE 1 10 000 VAR 14 35 W 2008 A
154. vigate to Managing maps and data with the product library Working with the product library Setting up the product library and Adding users to the product library The administrator has the ability to control the process of adding users removing users and assigning permissions to users within the product library This process must be completed using the administrator s database connection The administrator can create new accounts for the users who will be accessing the product library and then apply their permissions once the individual is added The permissions levels that are available to the administrator are Not Available Read Only Check In Check Out and Edit level To set up the product library users within an SDE environment please refer to PLTS help Page 8 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution HAC Production Procedures Configuring Product Library for HAC Production Note For further information please refer to the Help menu and PLTS Desktop Help Click on the Contents tab and navigate to Managing maps and data with the product library Setting up the product library database adding users to the product library or Setting up the product library with and SDE environment The product library example used in the HAC production procedures is based on a single user accessing templates from the product library For further information on configuring the product library to add additional users or set up the product library in an SDE environ
155. w click the Go To Last Record button Page 196 of 204 Record waft of The number that appears in the record box will indicate how many mask features are present in the feature class Since there may be multiple masking feature classes ensure that the total number of masks from the various feature classes is less than 2 000 features If the total number of mask features exceeds 2 000 features all unnecessary mask features should be removed To remove unnecessary masks use the following directions Click the Set Selectable Layers button on the PLTS Editing Environment toolbar Click Clear All and click the individual mask features to make them selectable Start editing by clicking the Edit tool on the Editor Toolbar Soundings are the most commonly masked features Start out in open water and remove masks for features that clearly do not need to be masked Generally removing unnecessary masks in open water will decrease the total number of features enough to influence the export process If more masks need to be completed move into more complex shoreline areas and remove any masks that are unnecessary When a sufficient number of mask features are removed save your edits and stop editing If you have an export that runs all the way through but you receive an error message that says Cannot Map Metafile or your PDF is created but contains a black b
156. was used Unplaced annotation is text that was overlapping and therefore dropped from the map In most cases this is the desired effect but occasionally there may be unplaced annotation that needs to be displayed Open ArcMap and the chart mxd Start and edit session click the Unplaced Annotation button ES on the Annotation toolbar In the Show drop down list choose lt Visible Annotation Layers gt Unplaced Annotation F _ lt Visible Annotation Layers gt SearchNow f Visible Extent Draw Uncheck the box next to Visible Extent Click the Search Now button Review the list of unplaced annotation and determine if any significant text such as Sounding labels or Light Legends are unplaced Unplaced annotation from Depth Curve labels and other insignificant features can likely remain that way Add the annotation to the chart by right clicking on it in the Unplaced Annotation dialog box and selecting Place Annotation Page 70 of 204 PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution Add Missing Annotation Optional This is optional because not all charts may have missing annotation Missing annotation however HAC Production Procedures is not the same thing as unplaced annotation If annotation is missing use the following steps to add the annotation Environment toolbar Click the PLTS Target tab in the table of contents Select the All An
157. with the Append option to the All_ Annotation_ Projected feature class Convert Labels to Annotation gt Store Annotation Reference Scale na database C Inthe map 1 10 000 Create Annotation For w All features C Features in current estent A Feature Layer scrip Append Annotation Feature Class z CompassAoseP All Annotation Frojer k Destination 956167 mdb All_Annotation_Froject W Convert unplaced labels to unplaced annotation Cancel Change the Direction of the Light Flare and Traffic Separation Points Changing the direction of the light flares and traffic separation points is simple Currently the light flare points in a northwest direction NOTE The easiest way to rotate light flares and traffic separation points is to use the Rotate Tool located on the Representation toolbar To use the Rotate Tool start an editing session click on the Select Tool button that is located on the Representation toolbar select the feature that needs to be rotated then click the Rotate Tool button and rotate the feature in any direction Page 93 of 204 For another option for the light flare direction to be changed the user will need to add the number of degrees the flare needs to move in the FlareAngle field in the LightsP Flare attribute table For example if the user wants to make the flare point southeast simply enter 180 into the field and the flare will point southeast on the PLTS Editing
158. x is open in ArcMap close it to maximize drawing space _ Verify that the SectorL feature class is present in the table of contents On the PLTS Target tab on the table of contents set Target to SectorL_Carto Click the Edit tool 5 on the Editor toolbar Double click on the SectorL line feature to make the vertices visible NOTE The user may need to set the selectable layers such that only SectorL is selectable Page 109 of 204 On the Editor toolbar click the Splits Linear Feature tool Click on a corner vertex to split the line feature there Verify that the split was made by clicking on one of the lines to the right or left of the vertex J UO U U Double click again on the SectorL line feature to make the vertices visible Continue splitting the line feature at all corner vertices or locations where there will need to be a change between SectorL colors Once all splits are made right click the SectorL feature class in the table of contents and select Open Attribute Table The Color column will be used to symbolize the SectorL feature class OFS lt Zoom To Layer Zoom To Make Visible For each line click the box in the Color field A drop down menu becomes available The color choices available are as follows blue B red R green G misc Misc orange O violet V white W and yellow Y NOTE Misc should be used when a color is not present and only requires black dashed lines
159. ybcnP Contains valid values For spar and pillar buoy Flipping Select All Unselect All W Change layer to display calculated representations IY Change layer to display calculated fields as labels IY Preserve Free Representations OK Cancel Environments NOTE BuoybcnP and SepartnP are optional Never check the TreeA option Click the OK button It will take some minutes to process When the process is complete click Close on the processing window that appears NOTE It may be necessary to re run VST on BuoybcnP VST flip SepartnP CompassRoseP or LightsP Flare This would occur if the user made changes after the initial VST has been run If this is the case then the user should use the Drop Visual Specifications tool located in ArcToolbox gt PLTS MPS Atlas Tools gt Visual Specification gt Drop Visual Specifications Fill out the menu with ONLY the feature class that VST would need to be processed again For example if BuoybcnP needs to have VST run on it again then choose BuoybcnP VST Flip for Input the current database for table location and check the BuoybcnP box within the Visual Specifications section then click OK After the process has finished run the Calculate Visual Specifications tool on the BuoybcnP VST flip feature class Page 92 of 204 Ensure the compass rose is being labeled with the magnetic information _ Convert the labels to annotation on the CompassRoseP layer

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