Creating and Editing Data withArcGIS® Pro

STUDENT EDITION

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1 Introduction to editing

2 Preparing to edit GIS data

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Course introduction

Course introductionCourse goalsInstalling the course dataTraining Services account credentialsIcons used in this workbookUnderstanding the ArcGIS platform

Lesson introductionEditing in ArcGIS ProEditing tasksExercise 1: Investigate ArcGIS Pro editing tools

Start ArcGIS Pro and open a projectExplore the Create Features paneInvestigate modification toolsDiscard edits

What can you edit?Creating, modifying, and deleting featuresLesson review

Lesson introductionExercise 2A: Investigate coordinate systems

Open an ArcGIS Pro project and identify map and layer spatial referencesMeasure the offset between layersChange the map XY coordinate system and add a new layer

Lining up dataManaging attributesExercise 2B: Enable editor tracking on a feature class

Open an ArcGIS Pro project and view the data attributesRun the Enable Editor Tracking toolMake an edit

Layer symbology for editingApp and project settings for editingConfiguring ArcGIS Pro and your project for editing

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3 Creating 2D features

4 Modifying 2D features

Exercise 2C: Prepare a map for editingOpen an ArcGIS Pro project and change the default measurement unitsChange the map's coordinate systemConfigure the layer attributes to make editing more efficientSet layer selectability and editability

Lesson reviewAnswers to Lesson 2 questions

Lesson introductionFeature creation workflowFeature templatesGroup and preset templatesChoosing a construction toolManaging feature templatesExercise 3A: Create 2D features using feature templates

Start ArcGIS Pro and zoom to a bookmarkInvestigate how symbology affects feature templatesUse a feature template to create new geometryCreate attributes for your new featureCreate a preset templateCreate a new set of features using a preset template

Dynamic constraintsSnappingEditing gridCreating attributesExercise 3B: Filter the undo and redo stacks

Open an ArcGIS Pro project and create new featuresUndo and redo actions

Exercise 3C: Use placement tools to create featuresOpen an ArcGIS Pro project and zoom to a bookmarkPrepare the editing environmentCreate new feature geometryUse snapping to create new polygonsUse dynamic constraints and snapping to create a polygonAdd attributes to new features

Lesson reviewAnswers to Lesson 3 questions

Lesson introductionModifying GIS data

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5 Maintaining spatial integrity

6 Editing annotation

Feature modification workflowModification toolsModifying geometry and attributesExercise 4: Modify existing features

Open an ArcGIS Pro projectRelocate a point featureModify polygon shapesConnect a multipart featureCombine two features

Lesson reviewAnswers to Lesson 4 questions

Lesson introductionUsing map topologyExercise 5A: Use map topology while editing

Create a map topologyUse a topology to modify coincident point and line featuresUse the Align Edge tool to eliminate polygon overlapsUse the Align Edge tool to remove gaps

Geodatabase topologyComparing map and geodatabase topologyExercise 5B: Use geodatabase topology to maintain spatial integrity

Start ArcGIS Pro and investigate topology rulesValidate a topologyUse the Error Inspector to locate errorsFix a topology errorMark an error as an exceptionUse editing tools to fix an errorUse a predefined fix to correct a data errorCorrect topology errorsRevalidate a topology

Lesson reviewAnswers to Lesson 5 questions

Lesson introductionAnnotationCreating annotationExercise 6A: Create annotation features

Create feature-linked annotationCreate a new annotation feature class

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7 Creating and modifying 3D features

Create standard annotationModifying annotationUsing the Attributes pane to modify annotationExercise 6B: Modify existing annotation

Modify annotation positionEdit annotation textSplit annotation to two linesModify annotation rotation and positionUse vertices to modify annotation features

Lesson reviewAnswers to Lesson 6 questions

Lesson introductionPoints, lines, and polygons in 3DPlacement tools in 3DExercise 7A: Create polygon features in a 3D scene

Start ArcGIS Pro and check the vertical coordinate systemAdd a cartographic offsetCreate a new polygon featureUse snapping to create a coincident polygonExtrude z-aware polygonsCreate a point feature and symbolize it in 3D

Multipatch data in ArcGIS ProCreating multipatch data in ArcGIS ProExercise 7B: Create a new multipatch feature

Prepare the ArcGIS Pro sceneSketch a new multipatch feature

Duplicating features verticallyModifying 3D data in ArcGIS ProExercise 7C: Modify multipatch data in ArcGIS Pro

Rotate a 3D featureAdd a new face to an existing multipatch featureExtrude a multipatch faceCreate new faces using interactive guides

Lesson reviewAnswers to Lesson 7 questions

Appendices

Appendix A: Esri data license agreementAppendix B: Answers to lesson review questionsAppendix C: Additional resources

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