Export geodatabase annotation to an ArcInfo coverage with a valid extent

Summary

Instructions provided describe how to export a geodatabase annotation feature class to coverage annotation.

Procedure

• Option 1:
  
  Export both the annotation and a 'real' feature class, containing point, line or polygon features, from the database into the same coverage with the annotation. The 'real' features provide a proper extent for the output coverage.
  
  

  Note:
  It may be necessary to start an ArcEdit session, and modify the $SIZE pseudoitem for the coverage annotation, if the coverage annotation output is too large, and does not display properly in ArcMap.

  
  
• Option 2:
  
  1. Add the annotation feature class from the geodatabase to a new, empty ArcMap session.
  2. Open Layer Properties > Source tab, and copy the coordinates for the extent of the annotation feature class.
  3. In ArcInfo Workstation, use the GENERATE > Polygon command to generate a polygon coverage which has the same extent as the annotation features, copied above in ArcMap.
  4. BUILD the new polygon coverage at the Arc: prompt.
  5. Use COPYFEATURES to copy the annotation feature class from the annotation coverage into the polygon coverage.
  6. At the Arc: prompt, issue the REBOX command.
  7. Use PROJECTDEFINE to define the projection for the polygon coverage, which now has polygon and annotation features.
  8. At the Arc: prompt, BUILD the coverage for polygons and the annotation feature class.
  
  

  Note:
  Again, it may be necessary to start an ArcEdit session, and modify the $SIZE pseudoitem for the coverage annotation, if the coverage annotation output is too large, and does not display properly in ArcMap.