Allowing Labels to Obscure Points (Overposting)

Feature labels are drawn on top of point symbols, lines, and polygons. This can be a problem on point layers where the point symbol can be completely obscured by a label. This is called overposting. To minimize overposting, a default setting prevents a label from being drawn at a specific zoom level if it obscures other labels or point features on the map. However, overposting is always allowed for line and polygon features. Infrastructure Studio displays the label when you zoom in far enough to allow sufficient space to display it.

To allow overposting

1. Open the layer to edit by doing one of the following:
   • Create a new layer.
   • Double-click an existing layer.
   • Click the layer’s tab if the layer is already open.

   For information about creating a new layer, see Creating New Resources. For information about associating a data resource with a new layer, see Specifying the Data Resource for a Layer.

2. In the Style pane of the Layer Editor, under Scale Ranges, select the scale range to style.

   For more information about scale ranges, see Understanding Scale Ranges.

3. Click Allow Other Labels To Obscure Feature Symbols On This Layer.
4. Click File menu Save.