Copying a part of a feature to the target
This topic applies to ArcEditor and ArcInfo only.
Production Mapping provides several functions for working with multipart features.
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Examples of multipart polygon and polyline features |
For instance, you can copy geometry from part of the feature as a new feature active template. This creates a new feature in the template's layer that has the geometry of the selected part of the original feature. The original feature and all its parts are not removed.
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Parts of polygon and line features that have been copied to the current target layer as features |
- Start ArcMap.
- If necessary, load data in the map.
- On the main menu, click Customize > Toolbars > Production Editing.
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Click the Production Start Editing button
on the Production Editing toolbar.
Note:
The Manage Features and Create Attributes, Update Attributes, or Metadata Attributes windows automatically appear when you start an edit session using the Production Start Editing tool.
Tip:
If the Create Attributes, Update Attributes, or Metadata Attributes window does not appear when you start an edit session, click the Show/Hide Attributes button
on the Manage Features window.
- Select a multipart feature.
- Ensure the template you want to use to create new features is set as the active template on the Create tab of the Manage Features window.
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Click the Edit Vertices button
on the Production Editing toolbar.
- Right-click a node on the feature and click Copy Part to Target.
A new feature is created with the geometry of the selected part of the feature and the attributes of the template.