A rule engine is a tool that assembles military symbols using data from the style file.stylx file created in ArcGIS Pro that contains symbol primitives, such as the symbol frame, lines that make up inner icons.
Related terms
- 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. - multilayer symbol
A multilayer symbol is a symbol type often used for complex symbols that require more than a single label. For example, military symbols require multiple adornments and text to display in predefined positions around a base symbol. - 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.