Move point and line features together without breaking connectivity

anbinh

Hi community,

 

I'm working with two layers: PKG_ESRI_GEO_NODE (points) and PKG_ESRI_GEO_LINK (lines). These features were converted from a schematic diagram, and I want to move the point features while keeping their connected line features intact.

Here's the issue I'm facing:

• When I move a group of stacked nodes upward, the connected lines follow, and everything stays connected — all good. (Followed How To: Move Point and Line Features Simultaneously When Editing in ArcGIS Pro)
• But when I try to move the same group downward, I get a warning: “Feature will cross other features”, and the connected lines don’t move with the nodes, breaking the connectivity.

In ArcMap, this worked smoothly using the Schematics Editor, and I'd like to achieve similar behavior in ArcGIS Pro without introducing a topology network, as there was no topology network in the legacy ArcMap settings.

Is there a way to move these nodes freely in any direction without losing their connection to the lines?

Thanks in advance for any ideas or workarounds!

AYBlin

Hi @anbinh 
These features (converted from a schematic diagram) are now simple line and point features in standard feature classes and their geometry coincidence is only kept until you start editing them. When you edit them, the topology is no longer maintained; they are now simple features.
ArcGIS Schematics is not part of ArcGIS Pro and will be no longer maintained soon. To generate diagrams in ArcGIS Pro, you must start building a utility network or a trace network. These two networks come with diagramming capabilities at their creation. How was your schematic diagrams created in the past in ArcMap/ArcCatalog? Do they come from a Geometric Network?

Anne-Yvonne