The following sections focus on the different ways a schematic diagram can be viewed/generated/opened when working within ArcMap or in the Catalog window.
Viewing schematic diagrams in ArcMap
Visualizing schematic diagrams
There are several ways to view a schematic diagram in ArcMap depending on whether or not the schematic diagram is referenced in the schematic database.
- The Generate New Schematic Diagram command allows you to generate a schematic diagram that is not referenced in the schematic database—that is, it allows you to view a schematic diagram once it has been generated and referenced in the schematic database. This command works in a different way depending on the schematic builder on which the generated schematic diagram is based.
Learn about using the Generate New Schematic Diagram command for diagrams based on the XML builder
- The Open Schematic Diagrams command allows you to open a schematic diagram that is already referenced in the schematic database—that is, it allows you to open a schematic diagram that has already been viewed using the Generate New Schematic Diagram command.
- The Open Diagram By Diagram Template command can also be used to open a schematic diagram already referenced in the schematic database. It allows you to browse to and select a diagram contained in a schematic dataset or schematic folder, per diagram template.
Learn about using the Open Diagram By Diagram Template command
- Since schematic diagrams referenced in the schematic database are stored in their related schematic dataset as schematic layers, you can also use the Add Data command on the ArcMap Standard toolbar to add the desired schematic layer to the ArcMap TOC and view the related schematic diagram.
Working with schematic diagrams displayed in viewer windows
Any schematic diagram can be displayed in a viewer window, so you can visualize several diagrams in ArcMap at the same time or work with a schematic diagram and geographic features side by side on-screen. A viewer window can be opened for each diagram, but you can also work with the Viewer Windows running mode as the default mode so that each time a diagram is opened or generated, it is automatically displayed in a viewer window without changing the active data frame.
- Activating the Viewer Windows mode
To activate the Viewer Windows running mode, open the Schematic Options dialog box and click the General tab. Then, check the Automatically open schematic diagrams in a viewer window check box in the Viewer Windows section and click Apply. After enabling this mode, each time a diagram is opened using the Generate New Schematic Diagram , Open Schematic Diagrams , or Open Diagram By Diagram Template command, it is displayed in a viewer window and the active data frame is preserved.
- Opening a viewer window for a schematic diagram
To display a diagram in a viewer window, activate the data frame that contains the diagram, click Windows in the ArcMap menu, then click Viewer.
Viewing schematic diagrams in the Catalog window
Schematic diagrams can also be viewed in the Catalog window. The only condition is that the diagram must be referenced in a schematic dataset—that is, the diagram you want to view must already have been generated (by using the Generate New Schematic Diagram command in ArcMap, for example).
The following steps detail how to view a schematic diagram in the Catalog window:
- Start ArcCatalog.
- Browse to the schematic dataset that contains the schematic diagram you want to view.
- Choose the desired schematic diagram.
- Click the Preview tab.
The schematic diagram is displayed in the Preview window.