| Applies To | |||
| Product(s): | Bentley WaterGEMS, Bentley SewerGEMS, Bentley CivilStorm, Bentley StormCAD, Bentley PondPack, Bentley StormCAD, Bentley HAMMER, Bentley WaterCAD | ||
| Version(s): | 08.11.XX.XX | ||
| Environment: | N/A | ||
| Area: | Layout and Data Input | ||
| Subarea: | |||
| Original Author: | Mark Pachlhofer, Bentley Technical Support Group | ||
Problem Description
The labels that are in my shapefiles are not showing up in the standalone version of my product when I add the file as a background. I see the labels in ArcMap in my shapefile though. Why is this and how can I get the labels to show up in my backgound?
Reason
The labels you are seeing in ArcMap are displayed "on the fly" on your display panel by the computer. They are not "real" graphical objects. ArcMap is able to read the attributes of the shapefiles database table and display these labels for you through a rendering process. Since our standalone software's background files only display graphical objects and the labels are not part of the shapefile as graphical objects they cannot be displayed in the background with some manipulation.
Steps to Resolve
Export the labels to annotations and convert the annotations to a dxf file
Add the Shapefile to a new map in ArcMap
Right click on the layer and select 'Label Features'
Make sure the labels look as you want them to look in standalone. If it is not correct right click on the shapefile > Properties > Labels Tab and make changes there for which field you want to be labeled and how you want to display it.
Right click on the layer and select "Convert Labels to Annotation."
Pick the options you want, and select a destination to save the file to. After conversion you should see the new Annotation layer in your map
Open ArcToolbox and then open Data Interoperability Tools > Quick Export
For the Input Layer, select the annotation layer just created. For the Output Dataset , click the "..." button to open the Specify Output Data Destination dialog, then press the "..." to chose a format. You need to select AutoCAD DWG/DXF, but make sure you give the dataset a .DXF extension. Hit Ok after naming the output Dataset, then OK again to perform the conversion.
In WaterGEMS, add the newly created DXF file as a background layer, along with the original shapefile
You might have to play with the the text size and label placements a little bit if you get some overlap, but in general this should work fine.