Pasting features into layers that are off

Question

Hello readers & contributors,

I'm a part time non-advanced Pro user and have a layer pasting inquiry.

I would like to paste features into layers that are OFF.

If I find new creeks & lakes to be added to a provincial watershed atlas, these few additions are obscured by the density of the existing 1.5 million feature class when it is on during copy selection.
I have to hand pick the features that I want to copy because some are duplicates.

The work around I currently have is to make a copy of the layer with invisible symbology or pause the regen.

I would be great if I could paste new features into a layer that is off so
I only see the layer count increase when pasting is successful.

I appreciate any advice but I would need guidance with all code suggestions.

Thanks for reading,

Derek L.

DerekLindner · Answer

Thank you very much Jennifer. I've been posting my inquiries to the community for workarounds before submitting an idea. I'm glad it exists already but I'm unable to find it. Do you mind posting the ENH- link. Regards, Derek L.

Jennifer_Cadkin · Answer

This is a known Enhancement request if you would like to subscribe

ENH-000118513  Enable copying and pasting feature class without having to turn on the layers.

LindsayRaabe_FPCWA · Answer

OFFICIAL

You're welcome. Glad it helped.