Delete Grids And Graticules (Cartography)

Summary

Deletes all the features associated with one or more selected grid and graticule layers from a feature dataset.

Usage

• You can select all the grid and graticule layers for deletion or specify only the ones you want deleted from the Grid Name list.

• You can unselect all previously selected grid and graticule layers to prevent deletion of any grid and graticule layers or unselect only specific ones not to delete.

• A grid dataset that has been renamed cannot be used as an input dataset to this tool because the suffix of the grid feature classes will no longer match the name of the grid.

Syntax

DeleteGridsAndGraticules_cartography (in_grid_dataset, grid_name)

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
in_grid_dataset	The feature dataset location where the grid and graticule layers that can be deleted are stored.	Feature Dataset
grid_name [grid_name,...]	Lists the grid and graticule layers in the feature dataset that can be deleted.	String

Code Sample

DeleteGridsAndGraticules tool Example (Python Window)

Deletes grid and graticule layers from a feature dataset.

import arcpy
from arcpy import env
env.workspace = "C:/Python_Output"
arcpy.DeleteGridsAndGraticules_cartography("C:/Python_Output/grid_layers.gdb/QUAD_24K", 
"Plaza Washington (Quad_24K_NAD83)")

DeleteGridsAndGraticules tool Example (Stand-alone Python script)

Deletes grid and graticule layers from a feature dataset.

 # Name: DeleteGridsAndGraticules.py 
# Description: Delete grid(s) from a feature dataset. 
# Author: ESRI 

# Import system module 
import arcpy 

# Enabling logging of the results 
arcpy.logHistory = True
 
# Set the values of the tool's parameters 
input_grid_dataset = "C:/Python_Output/grid_layers.gdb/QUAD_24K" 
grid_name = ['Plaza Washington (Quad_24K_NAD83)','Swift Minnesota (Quad_24K_NAD83)'] 

# Process: Delete Grids and Graticules 
arcpy.DeleteGridsAndGraticules_cartography(input_grid_dataset, grid_name) 
print "Grids and Graticules features deletion successful"

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments

Licensing Information

ArcView: No

ArcEditor: Yes

ArcInfo: Yes