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Since moving to ArcGIS Pro 2.5 (and still existing in 2.6) when I am editing a feature and I copy and paste it, once pasting, the modify features move command is activated. This can lead to issues of accidentally moving the feature and creates a few extra steps when I am copying and pasting multiple features.

Is there anyone to deactivate this functionality, did I accidentally enable it?

My process for copying and pasting (copying a parcel to a development dataset) is as follows:

  1. Select the parcel
  2. Copy using the copy function in the edit toolbar of the ribbon
  3. Paste using the paste function in the edit toolbar of the ribbon

Once I hit paste, the modify features panel comes up and move is activated on the pasted parcel.

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I verified that this (undesirable) behavior still occurs in 2.6.1 patched latest as of this answer.

(Caveat: you're probably not gonna like my suggested solution.)

First: this sure looks like an ESRI bug, IMHO, because if you simply create a feature, or simply select an existing feature, then the Edit > Move tool is not automatically activated.

Post it to GeoNet with tags: ArcGIS Pro, Editor, Copy/Paste and such.

Here's what I suggest you can do to solve your own problem (after posting the bug evidence to GeoNet): Create your own Paste command using the ArcGIS Pro SDK for Microsoft .NET

Obviously you would want your custom paste command to only be 'active' if there is something in the clipboard; you also want it to respond to ctrl-V.

  • Then it would perform a 'normal' Paste
  • followed by creating an in-memory list of the ObjectID(s) the Paste just created
  • followed by a Finish Sketch (the F2)
  • followed by a Select by Attributes using that in-memory Oid list

The net result should look just like you pasted the feature(s) and they stayed selected and nothing else (unreliable/unpredicted) happened within the GUI.

Sorry it's happened to you; perhaps not the bounty-worthy answer you were looking for.

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  • PS -- with your skills, you might be able to clear selection in Python with some kind of editor event listener?
    – JasonInVegas
    Commented Sep 25, 2020 at 0:10
  • Thank you @JasonInVegas, I've been able to build a work around here with your suggestions.
    – Cody Brown
    Commented Sep 29, 2020 at 19:33
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I talked to the Editing team and this behavior is by design - they'll consider adding an option to change/disable it.

In the meantime they suggested a workaround: if you hit Esc after the paste is completed, it will de-activate the tool.

Hope this helps!

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  • Thanks Jeremy, I appreciate the information and you forwarding this on. I wanted to give you the bounty, but Jason gave me work around that has worked around.
    – Cody Brown
    Commented Sep 29, 2020 at 19:34
  • Thanks Jeremy for 'hearing' us. -- although I gotta figure you have more than 181 worth of GIS points!
    – JasonInVegas
    Commented Sep 29, 2020 at 22:41

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