A multilayer symbol is a symbol type often used for symbols.stylx file created in ArcGIS Pro that contains symbol primitives, such as the symbol frame, lines that make up inner icons.
Related terms
- simple symbol
Simple symbols are symbols that follow the web map specification. Developers can create and work with them through the simple symbol classes. - advanced symbology
Advanced symbology is the set of conventions, rules, or encoding systems that define how to represent on a map geographic features or other items of interest (such as airplane routes) that are more complex than a simple point, line, or polygon. - dictionary renderer
A dictionary renderer is a renderer that uses a style file generated in ArcGIS Pro from a rule engine and is used to display types of advanced symbology on a map, such as military symbology. - rule engine
A rule engine is a tool that assembles military symbols using data in the style file and rules from a provided military specification. - style file
A style file is a .stylxfile created in ArcGIS Pro that contains symbol primitives, such as the symbol frame, lines that make up inner icons.