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Printing large number of Points in ArcGIS

I have bathymetric data which have thousands of points ( exactly 71 K). Now when I try to print it in a large map size in ARCMAP 10.0 , the layout view freezes and the system is hung , possibly due ...
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Feature Layer is not showing the points on the map

I have a simple feature layer. The points will show up if I put the URL in a DynamicMapServiceLayer, but I need to use maptips, so that will not work. Below is my relevant XAML. If you need anymore ...
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Problem editing raster and saving with projection and transformation intact

I am trying to make a custom tool to Arcmap using Python. It is supposed to read in a raster DEM, a point shape file and a distance, and output another raster. The output raster should be ...
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Partitioning a Line into Segments

I have a shapefile of U.S. states. I extracted the boundary between two states, resulting in a line segment. For example, the boundary between Georgia and North Carolina. Is there a way to further ...
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Dissolve column based on attribute in another column

I have 3 columns within a polygon layer I'm working with. Column 1 = Landowner, 3 different values Column 2 = Parcel, N different values Column 3 = Management type, 5 different values I would like ...
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Delete Custom Menu

How is it possible to delete a custom root menu developed in VS? I have gone through some walkthroughs and added an add-in that includes a button like so: <AddIn language="CLR" ...
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Create a new Dataframe using Arcpy in 10.1

Does anyone know if there is a way to create a new empty dataframe in ArcMap 10.1 using Arcpy? Thanks
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VBscript Regular Expression in ArcMap Field Calculator

I'm looking for a regex in VBscript that I can use on a ArcMap table. I know what it would look like in python: pat =r'[0-9]{3,4}' This filters all numeric characters from the string which have the ...
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Flash more than one feature in arcmap using C#

How to flash many features at same time in ArcMap using C# coding? Currently I call this function in a loop, private void FlashFeature(IActiveView _activeView, IFeature _feature) { IActiveView ...
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Listing features in the order they were selected

This is an ArcObjects-specific version of this question: Create Array From Selected Features Based on the Order in Which They Were Selected Is there a way to get the selected FIDs of a feature layer, ...
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How to prevent user from deleting a feature?

How can I prevent the user from deleting a feature? void m_editEvents_OnDeleteFeature(IObject obj) { // Code }
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Problem loading table in ArcMap

I am an ArcGis 10. ( ArcEditor licence) user and I have a problem when trying to load data with the Load Objects Tool in ArcMap. I want to load a table, but after I choose the input data ...
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SQL Spatial view using a Query Layer in ArcMap 10 is SLOW

We have a number of SQL Spatial views each made up of approximately 10 tables (so relatively complex views) and each including a table with a SQL Geometry column. A view could return up to 300-400 ...
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ArcMap: extracting overlapped buffers

I have a set of points in ArcMap which I create a buffer for each point. Then I use intersect to extract the overlapping buffers. The result is something like this: The lighter color are the ...
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Legend: Can I force long layer names to multiple lines based on a specified legend width?

Do to various limitations I almost always create static (graphic) legends but I do have the occasional map where impeccable cartography is secondary to functionality hence a dynamic legend is ...
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Changing Names in TOC Doesn't Update Legend Properly

This is related to an ArcMap add-in I coded up this past week. I'm trying to rename a layer in ArcMap and have the legend refresh properly. The renaming part is working fine, however I cannot get the ...
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Does the 'FLEXLM_TIMEOUT' environment variable work with ArcGIS 10 Desktop?

In earlier versions of ArcGIS, you could create/set the FLEXLM_TIMEOUT to a higher value for slower connections. I'm currently trying to troubleshoot a system (one where I have minimal control) with ...
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Problem setting IActiveView extent

I'm having a problem when setting the IactivewViews extent. I have done it the same way on other places and it does work. In here, it just throws me a LoaderLockException. // OLD CODE ...
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Which part(s) of the ArcMap user interface uses the Rogue Wave Objective Grid(OG1200ASU.DLL)?

I'm trying to troubleshoot ArcMap 10 crashing when I reconcile a version and I think it is OG1200ASU.DLL causing the problem. I'm guessing it's the attribute table or the attribute inspector. ...
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use VBA in a code to edit the attributes table

so i have a point shapefile. I made a button that finds the best fit line for selected points and calculates the azimuth of it (Zero degrees being the east) is there a way i can add something to the ...
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How to check via Arcpy if ArcMap is currently in an edit session or not?

I've created a Python add-in button that helps speed up my coworkers workflow by copying one feature class attribute to another. It uses the arcpy.UpdateCursor function to update a row in the target ...
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Customizing Identify Dialog in ArcMap

Any idea for customizing Identify Dialog in ArcMap.I want to use my control (for example a list view or a custom control) to show attributes of features in same native ArcMap Identify Dialog,mean ...
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Set unique values to different groups programmatically

I have a polyline feature layer. After doing some computation, I update a field of that layer and want to set unique color for different value of that field. We can do this from symbology using unique ...
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Convert polygons to a number of randomly located points based on polygon size

ArcMap 10.1 on a PC. Working with a large shapefile with ~50,000 poygons with a wide range of size from 1,000+m. to <1m. I would like to convert these polygons into points so I can do some analysis ...
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Spatial Join problems in ArcGIS 10.1 - intersect polygon and lines

I have hurricane tracks (Lines) and Florida county boundary (polygon) and I want to extract only those hurricane tracks that intersect Florida. In ArcMap 10.0 I used Spatial Join (from ...
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How to intersect 2 polygon layers with a given tolerance for features in different layers only?

I can intersect 2 layers with polygons using ArcMap. However I can specify only overall tolerance no matter what layer a feature is in (even same layer). So I either end up with lots of slivers if I ...
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How do you access the Draw toolbar symbol(s) from ArcObjects?

I'm dropping a text element onto a map and I'd like to use whatever settings the Draw toolbar has (font, size, color, etc). Is there a convenient way to access symbol interfaces? Or do you have to ...
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How to remove empty classes from legend in Arcgis

I have a classification image with only 12 classes. I'm preparing layout using this image. when I add legend into layout page, a lot of empty classes loaded together with these 12 classes. Totally 255 ...
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How to get X and Y coordinate values of the map?

I want the upper right and lower left coordinate of the exposed portion of the map, and for the whole map. What is the way to do this?
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How to generate Buildings ID numbers inside parcels

In order to decrease manual data entry, I would like to automate a task to generate numbers for all buildings inside a parcel starting with 1. For example, I have 4000 parcels and each parcel has ...
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Selecting Point Features by Distance and Name

I have a multi point Townland file. I want to be able to remove duplicates within a radius of 3000 meters from each individual point?? I cannot simple remove duplicates as they are from various ...
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Cannot select a feature using ArcObjects because coordinate systems differ

I'm using ArcMap 10 and Bing Maps Road as base map. Then we have our adding which is programmed using C#. What I'm trying to do is to select a feature (A) that intersects another feature (B, from a ...
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Extracting polygons along a border

I have a shapefile of United States counties. Suppose I am interested in all counties in Georgia that border North Carolina and all counties in North Carolina that border Georgia. And, in ...
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Selecting proper polygon

Currently doing a final project for school on ARCMAP 10. I have a set of unsuitable and suitable buffers over a big area which is Quebec City, Canada. The final potential sites give me areas between ...
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Export and edit annotation featureclass using arcpy

i would like to convert labels to annotations and make some advanced editing for these labels using Arcpy , how i could make this ? i'm using a file geodatabase , Arcmap 10. Any help plz
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OID for the last added feature

How can i get the Object ID for the last feature created ? i use m_editEvents_OnSketchFinished() event to run some code, but i can't get the OID of the most recent added feature.
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Transform multiple layers as one unit in ArcGIS 10?

The general/conceptual question: Is there a way to transform multiple layers together in ArcMap 10 (on Windows XP SP3) as one unit? More specifically: I have an ArcMap document with a georeferenced ...
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Analyzing Flow direction in Geometric Networks in ArcGIS

I have a task in ArcGIS which involves using Geometric Network and right now I am experimenting with Set Flow direction function from Utility Network Analyst toolbar in ArcMap. I've read section Flow ...
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How do I copy the coded value for a field and not the raw value?

I am working with ArcGIS 10 and I have added a field in a feature class and am attempting to copy the text from another field's coded values, but the field calculator is simply copying the "code" text ...
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How do I keep streaming on in ArcMap when switching tools?

I have this problem constantly, because I digitize for work. No one there has figured this out and I was wondering if someone can tell me how to do this, because I'm tired of constantly hitting F8 and ...
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What is the code to execute a function when there is a mouse click on the map?

I am developing an add-in for ArcMap 10.0 where I need to execute code when there is a click on the map open. How do I do this? I am using VB in Visual Studio 2010. I also need to get the coordinates ...
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Parcel Fabric vs. Polygon feature class (for land parcel management)

I'm wondering if I should migrate my existing parcel polygons (stored as a feature class in a geodatabase) to a parcel fabric in ArcMap. What are the advantages of doing this? I work for a county so ...
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Distance Calculation Output Does Not Identify Input Points

I'm using ArcMap 10 to do distance calculations between a large set of points, using the point distance calculator. The output table generated gives me distances correctly, but the output categories ...
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Cant edit this featureclass. Why?

I can successfully create this featureclass in the ArcGIS10 default geodatabase and add it to the project, but it can't be edited. I have tried to add a feature using ...
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turning multiple vector layers into one raster in arcgis 9.3.1

I want to make a raster out of the multitier view I have in ArcMap 9.3.1 . The layers in my ArcMap come from several datasets. I know there is a 'Feature to Raster' tool, but it converts one layer at ...
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update a field based on another field in python

I need to update a field based on another layers field. I could do this in arcmap manually by joining the two layers together and then using field calculator. Is there a way I can do it with a script? ...
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script for automating insert scale bar, text, north arrow

I've always wanted an automatic process for these tools instead of having to click insert again and again. It seems easy but I can't do it in modelbuilder and I can't seem to find anyone making a ...
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Changes in esri config in VS2010 has no effect

I've created a DockableWindow in my Add-In (vs 2010, c#, arcobjects 10 sp2) and the esri config was updated with the following: <DockableWindows> <DockableWindow ...
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How to increment the data frame time by one day in ArcMap 10?

I often use ArcMap 10 to display dynamic text using the dataFrame time. <dyn type="dataFrame" name="Layout" property="time" emptyStr="[off]"/> The above might display something like ...
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How do I restore the docking guides in ArcMap 10?

I lost my docking guides quite some time ago and I can't figure out how to get them back. Initially, I thought maybe it was an OS (Windows 7) configuration but my visual studio docking guides ...

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