Resetting your ArcGIS application profile
When ArcGIS applications fail, or are behaving strangely, one of the first things to try is to reset your application template documents stored in your Windows application profile. This simple step can...
View ArticleHow to auto-create simple bubble maps
This is a pretty newbie question, but I've googled to no avail. I have lots of lat/lon + parameter data in excel and would like to auto-create bubble maps from them using ArcMap. Ideally with the...
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Add Field unavailble, Schema Lock error message
I am the administrator with an ArcInfo license. We run ArcGIS Desktop between 4 people. 1 ArcInfo license(me), 1 ArcEditor license and 2 ArcView licenses. So, I was trying to add a field to a FC in one...
View ArticleCreate Layer from Selected Features
I have a shapefile that contains 798 points. I am selecting small subsets of those points and using the "select by attributes" tool within the attribute table. After selecting the features that I want...
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Basemap / shapefile not overlapping
Dear all, I'm using bunch of shpfile with OSGB (Ordnance Survey Great Britian) projection. After adding ArcGIS Imagery Baseline (via Add Data button) wierd thing happend as my shapefile data does not...
View Articletrying to add an EXCEL table to create point database
• Adding an EXCEL table to a map converts a numeric field (I.E. LAT/LONG) to a string. ESRI “HELP” - states “Numeric fields are converted to the double data type in ArcGIS.” This is not true. DBFs do...
View ArticleSave embedded image
Is there a method for saving an embedded image out of a map document to a file? Thanks
View ArticlePython Script - A Tool not found
I have a python tool (termed myScript.py here). The related syntax of this script is below: myGDB = "C:/.../wayside_access_LRS.gdb/" arcpy.gp.toolbox = myGDB + "Toolbox";...
View ArticleAttribute Table Help
I've been trying to access the 'menu' in my attribute table, so that I can compile a 'report'; however, every time I click on the button it says "encountered an improper argument." What does this mean,...
View ArticleProject from MTM to WGS84 Coordinate Systems
I used the COGO toolbar to reproduce a Surveyors land parcel that was projected as MTM zone 3, NAD83. Once I created the shapefile for this land parcel I then wanted to transform it to WGS84 so I could...
View ArticleHow to create in ArcGIS10 polygonal objects from parameters of a table ?
Hi to all, Could somebody advise is it possible to create polygonal objects in ArcGIS10 (I think by ModelBuilder?) by dint of parameters of a table (created previously in EXEL). Some details: I need to...
View ArticleSetting relative paths in a map document for only SOME of the layers?
Hi all, I'm wondering if its possible to set relative paths for some layers in a map document, but not all? There are two layers that I need to have their paths stay the same, but the rest should be...
View ArticleAttribute Assistant Not Calculating
I've been trying to use Attribute Assistant, and it took me a couple of days to get it working but I eventually got it. I thought I had the hang of it but it just started not to work again. I'm not...
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Centroid of point appearing outside of point when snapping (result: incorrect...
I am snapping points to polygon edges, which should be a simple task. However, when I drag the point over the polygon edge, it appears to snap to the edge but then, once released, doesn't actually snap...
View ArticleExtraction of slope values of 3D building rooftops
New to 3D building modelling in ArcGIS 10.1 I have some 3D buildings in shapefile format and I want to extract the slope value of each roofs of the building. Any suggestion? Thanks.
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M-Aware Error When running Tabulate Intersection
I am trying to run the Tabulate Intersection tool in order to sum 'ecoregion' types by several boundary 'zones', from another feature. However, the tool errors with: "Geometry is not m-aware". So far I...
View ArticleHow 2 make a shapefile 1km by 1km Help
I would like to make a square shapefile with 1km side. I have made the shapefile but how do I input the lenght of the sides so that it is exactly 1km square.
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Export to Kmz with Transformations
Hi I have a problem with ArcMap 10.1 When trying to export to kmz, it doesnt show the custom transformations. For an example, when working with a custom transformation called "Nueva" (Nueva.gtf), you...
View ArticleYKJ/KKJ3 to TM35FIN Transformation
Hello, First and foremost, I apologise if this post is incorrectly located. I have been working on a few projects based in Finland and have been experiencing offsets with transformations between...
View ArticlePoint symbology: 3D cylinders and multiple attributes
I am trying to create simple 2D maps that show distribution and abundance of bird species. Currently, I have 2D circles as my symbols, but that looks crowded and messy. I would like to instead have 3D...
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