Tell me more ×
Geographic Information Systems Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for cartographers, geographers and GIS professionals. It's 100% free, no registration required.
up vote 3 down vote favorite
1

Is there a out-of-the-box tool in ArcGIS 10 (Editor) that would allow me to easily create a polygon feature from the current map extent or to convert a bookmark to a polygon feature.

I am not interested in a programmatic or a 3rd party solution.

share|improve this question
1  
I've since made an Add-in for this. If anyone's interested you can download it here: arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=a9b032f739254ebeb6221c9294ebc886 – Jakub Jul 9 '12 at 14:06

2 Answers

up vote 1 down vote accepted

Unfortunately, there is no inbuilt tool for this. There are ways and means to do it programmatically or through the UI in a round about way, but no out of the box tool will do this for you.

share|improve this answer
Thanks a bunch. Just wanted to make sure before I write an Add-on. – Jakub Sep 26 '11 at 14:34
2  
The tool can now be downloaded here: arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=a9b032f739254ebeb6221c9294ebc886 – Jakub Jul 9 '12 at 14:05
@Jakub That is Nice! – Devdatta Tengshe Jul 10 '12 at 13:13
up vote 0 down vote

Not in ArcGIS 10 but - fTools which is built in to QuantumGIS (QGIS) has a tool under 'Research Tools' called 'Polygon from layer extent'.

share|improve this answer
1  
sorry, just saw, "I am not interested in a programmatic or a 3rd party solution.". I only read your title and didn't read the description word for word. – j03lar50n Sep 26 '11 at 22:06

Your Answer

 
discard

By posting your answer, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.