I convert labels to annotation using shapefiles all the time - every day. Once in a great while ArcMap crashes, but usually only if there are a great many labels. I find it works without fail every time if I choose the create annotation in the map for the current extent.
At 02:14 PM 2006-04-06, Tripp Corbin wrote:
>Ok I think I might see the problem. In order to convert labels to >annotation it must be done in a geodatabase not a shapefile. You will >need to create a Geodatabase using ArcCatalog. Then you can use the >convert labels to annotation. Once that is complete you can try to >convert the annotation to a DXF using ArcToolbox, though I am not sure >you can do that with just ArcView. I thought you needed ArcEditor but I >could be wrong. > >Tripp Corbin, MCP, GISP >Associate Vice President, GIS/Mapping >ESRI Authorized Instructor >Keck & Wood, Inc. >www.keckwood.com >(678) 417-4013 >(678) 417-8785 fax > >Keck & Wood now offers both Instructor led and virtual training classes >for ESRI's ArcGIS & ArcView software. Contact me for more information. > >Currently Scheduled Classes: >Introduction to ArcGIS I - April 17-18 at Keck & Wood in Duluth, GA - >Class Full >Introduction to ArcGIS I - May 8-9 at CADD Centers in Fort Lauderdale, >FL >Introduction to ArcGIS I - June 12-13 at Keck & Wood in Duluth, GA > >Introduction to ArcGIS II - April 19-21 at Keck & Wood in Duluth, GA >Introduction to ArcGIS II - May 10-12 at CADD Centers in Fort >Lauderdale, FL >Introduction to ArcGIS II - June 14-16 at Keck & Wood in Duluth, GA > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Taruna Tayal [mailto:tarunatayal@mabtrans.com] >Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 5:10 PM >To: Tripp Corbin >Subject: RE: [gislist] Help Converting Shape to CAD > > >Sorry for an incomplete reply. I am using ArcView and yes I am >converting only a small part of the county parcel data. I am sorry but >what do you mean by Personal Geodatabase or Enterprise? > >Taruna Tayal >Senior Associate > >Martin/Alexiou/Bryson, PLLC >4000 Westchase Blvd, Suite 530 >Raleigh, NC 27607 >p: 919.829.0328 >f: 919.829.0329 >w: www.mabtrans.com > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Tripp Corbin [mailto:tcorbin@keckwood.com] >Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 5:03 PM >To: Taruna Tayal >Subject: RE: [gislist] Help Converting Shape to CAD > > >ArcView? ArcEditor? Personal Geodatabase or Enterprise? Have you tried a >smaller area? > > >Tripp Corbin, MCP, GISP >Associate Vice President, GIS/Mapping >ESRI Authorized Instructor >Keck & Wood, Inc. >www.keckwood.com >(678) 417-4013 >(678) 417-8785 fax > >Keck & Wood now offers both Instructor led and virtual training classes >for ESRI's ArcGIS & ArcView software. Contact me for more information. > >Currently Scheduled Classes: >Introduction to ArcGIS I - April 17-18 at Keck & Wood in Duluth, GA - >Class Full Introduction to ArcGIS I - May 8-9 at CADD Centers in Fort >Lauderdale, FL Introduction to ArcGIS I - June 12-13 at Keck & Wood in >Duluth, GA > >Introduction to ArcGIS II - April 19-21 at Keck & Wood in Duluth, GA >Introduction to ArcGIS II - May 10-12 at CADD Centers in Fort >Lauderdale, FL Introduction to ArcGIS II - June 14-16 at Keck & Wood in >Duluth, GA > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Taruna Tayal [mailto:tarunatayal@mabtrans.com] >Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 5:02 PM >To: Tripp Corbin >Subject: RE: [gislist] Help Converting Shape to CAD > > >9.0 and 9.1. I am using it on the fly. > >Taruna Tayal >Senior Associate > >Martin/Alexiou/Bryson, PLLC >4000 Westchase Blvd, Suite 530 >Raleigh, NC 27607 >p: 919.829.0328 >f: 919.829.0329 >w: www.mabtrans.com > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Tripp Corbin [mailto:tcorbin@keckwood.com] >Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 4:57 PM >To: Taruna Tayal >Subject: RE: [gislist] Help Converting Shape to CAD > > >Taruana, >First what version (8.3, 9.0) and level (ArcView, ArcEditor) of ArcGIS >are you using? Do you have a geodatabase? Have you already created a >annotation feature class to put the labels into or are you doing it on >the fly? > >Tripp Corbin, MCP, GISP >Associate Vice President, GIS/Mapping >ESRI Authorized Instructor >Keck & Wood, Inc. >www.keckwood.com >(678) 417-4013 >(678) 417-8785 fax > >Keck & Wood now offers both Instructor led and virtual training classes >for ESRI's ArcGIS & ArcView software. Contact me for more information. > >Currently Scheduled Classes: >Introduction to ArcGIS I - April 17-18 at Keck
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