An overview of the Cartographic Refinement toolset

Contains tools to enrich representation symbology by adjusting the alignment and arrangement of symbols and creating bridge and tunnel features.

Cartographic Refinement toolset

Tool	Description
Align Marker To Stroke Or Fill	Aligns the representation marker symbols of a point feature class to the nearest stroke or fill representation symbols in a line or polygon feature class within a specified search distance.
Calculate Line Caps	Modifies the cap type (ending style) for representation stroke symbols and stores it as a representation override.
Calculate Polygon Main Angle	Calculates the dominant angles of input polygon features and assigns the values to a specified field in the feature class.
Create Overpass	Creates bridge parapets and polygon masks at line intersections to indicate overpasses.
Create Underpass	Creates bridge parapets and polygon masks at line intersections to indicate underpasses.
Disperse Markers	Finds representation markers that overlap or are too close to one another based on symbology and reference scale, and spreads them apart based on a minimum spacing and dispersal pattern.
Set Representation Control Point At Intersect	This tool is commonly used to synchronize boundary symbology on adjacent polygons. It creates a representation control point at vertices that are shared by one or more line or polygon features.
Set Representation Control Point By Angle	Places a representation control point at vertices along a line or polygon outline where the angle created by a change in line direction is less than or equal to a specified maximum angle.

Legacy:

The following tool was available in this toolset prior to ArcGIS 10, but has been removed since it is no longer applicable.

Tool	Recommendation
Calculate Geodesic Angle	Use the Calculate Grid Convergence Angle tool in the Data Driven Pages toolset to calculate the true north rotation angle of features.