Tag Archives: Editing
Exporting topology errors
The Export Topology Errors geoprocessing tool, which is new in ArcGIS 10.1, creates feature classes from the current errors in a geodatabase topology. The resulting feature classes contain the error geometries along with attributes about the topology rule that was … Continue reading
Aligning features in ArcGIS 10.1: Generalizing shared edges
Note: You can view this post as a video: Generalizing shared edges. In my previous post, I used Align To Shape to make the stream match the edges of the land-use polygons. As I did this, I noticed the land-use polygons … Continue reading
Aligning features in ArcGIS 10.1: Aligning features by tracing
Note: You can view this post as a video: Aligning features by tracing. In my previous post, I used some of the new alignment tools to match edges. Just slightly west of the location I was editing before, I noticed a … Continue reading
Would restricting rules in the Attribute Assistant to run only when a field changes help you?
We receive a interesting question from a user on the Water Utilities Forum. They asked if it was possible to set a date on a field only when a specific field is modified. The Attribute Assistant extension, that is part of the Water Utility Network Editing application has a rule to set a field value when a specific field is changed called FIELD_TRIGGER, but not a date. We could extent this rule to support setting values such as date or time, but maybe there is a better way to do this, holistically for all the rules. What if we changed the ON_CHANGE field to a string field, where you could specify a field or a series of fields that a rule would run only when those fields values changed. Alternatively,we could add another field to the Dynamic Value table to list those fields and leave the current schema in place. That would simplify the changes, still give you a toggle to turn the rule on and off and let you restrict ON_CHANGE rules to only when specific fields have changed. If you think this enhancement would be useful, let us know.
Aligning features in ArcGIS 10.1: Aligning edges to fix gaps between polygons
Note: You can view this post as a video: Aligning edges to fix gaps between polygons. In my previous post, I reshaped topology edges to make my features match newer imagery. In the same area of the map, I noticed that … Continue reading
Aligning features in ArcGIS 10.1: Reshaping topology edges
Note: You can view this post as a video: Reshaping topology edges. In my previous post, I moved a topology edge to make it match my newer imagery. This allowed me to edit simultaneously the features that share edges with other … Continue reading
Extract and Clip More Efficiently!
Esri Production Mapping’s Extract Data tool allows you to extract input features to another geodatabase with the option to filter the input features with a polygon for further analysis. Frequently used with the Extract Data tool is the Clip tool, … Continue reading
Aligning features in ArcGIS 10.1: Moving topology edges
Note: You can view this post as a video: Moving topology edges. In my previous post, I created a map topology on my Mammoth Cave dataset so I could simultaneously edit the features that share edges with other features. Now … Continue reading
Aligning features in ArcGIS 10.1: Creating a map topology
Note: You can view this post as a video: Creating a map topology. Aligning features and editing coincident geometry is easier with ArcGIS 10.1. In a series of posts, I will be highlighting some of the new tools available to update features … Continue reading
Snapping to features in basemap layers and feature services
ArcGIS 10.1 provides options for you to choose whether to snap to features in basemap layers and feature service layers when working in ArcMap. Previously, snapping was always enabled for all available layers, which caused performance to decrease in some … Continue reading
