In ArcGIS Pro 2.1, unchecking the ‘Make newly added layer visible by default’ box under ‘Options > Map and Scene’ disables the ability to preview feature class geometry in the Catalog View.
I propose that previewing a feature class in Catalog View should always display the geometry for the following reasons.
- Since this setting is found under ‘Map and Scene’ it’s reasonable to expect that it only applies to maps and scenes.
- Previewing a feature class in Catalog View is fundamentally different from a workflow standpoint than adding that same feature class to a map or scene.