Visualize a million objects from a layer with 3 million objects

Question

I have a layer with 3 million objects. I need to visualize around 1 million of them based on their specific object ids, with the remaining 2 million hidden from view. The object ids that I need to select are not sequential. Is there a tool in ArcGIS Pro that would allow me to accomplish this? If not, what might be my options?

AbhishekSubedi · Answer

That should actually do it. I can add a column to my table with entries as 1 (for objects I need to visualize) and 0 (for objects I don't), and only select 1. Thank you so much.

danretired · Answer

If there is no attribute you could query or spatial association that you can use to aid in your selection, then your only option would be to click each one and add it to the selection.

If on the other hand, you had the numbers in a table you could piece together an attribute join then select the records where the resultant table had values in both the object id and joined field table.  Those records that had no value would not be selected during a query and your selection would be done.

AbhishekSubedi · Answer

Thank you for your answer. Although, I do not have any problem visualizing at any scale the three million or so polygons I have right now. It doesn't take long (below one minute). My problem is that I need to selectively visualize only one million of them based on their object ids.

There is no pattern for the 1 million polygons I need to select (I just have the object ids, which are random). I cannot select them based on other fields, because as stated, I only know the object ids that I need to select. I am sorry if there exists a simple solution to this. I am a beginner in ArcGIS Pro.