ArcGIS Pro Reshape Feature Bugs

Question

I have a Home Use account and it seems like I am not eligible to submit a bug report for the Reshape tool. So I am using this space to describe the bug. I have also attached a short video that illustrates the incorrect behavior.

Software: ArcGIS Pro 2.5.0

Problem1: Reshape tool must be selected twice to activate if you are using the Edit Vertices tool.

Problem 1 details:

* I have the Explore tool, the Edit Vertices tool, and the Reshape tool pinned to the Quick Access Toolbar.
* The ribbon is collapsed.
* One polyline is selected.
* I select the Edit Vertices tool and modify a vertex of the polyline.
* I select the Reshape tool.
* ArcGIS Pro replaces the polyline with the Edit Sketch. - good, this is what I wanted it to do
* ArcGIS Pro selects the Explore tool. - not good, I wanted it to select the Reshape tool

Problem 2: The Reshape tool does not work when I try to connect two vertices of a polyline.

Problem 2 details:

* I select one polyline and select the Reshape tool.
* Snapping is on.
* I hover the cursor near a vertex of the polyline.
* The edit sketch snaps to the vertex.
* I left click, creating the first vertex of the edit sketch that is snapped to the polyline vertex.
* I repeat the process to put a second edit sketch vertex on a nearby vertex of the polyline, skipping several vertices between which I want to remove.
* The edit sketch now has two vertices, each snapped to a polyline vertex. The edit sketch does not intersect the polyline otherwise.
* I press F2.
* An error appears in the Reshape pane: "New geometry must intersect the feature in at least two places." - not good - the new geometry DOES intersect the feature in exactly two places.

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Gerald_Daumiller · Accepted Answer

Scott,

Thank you for replying to my question.

I tried copying a feature I wanted to Reshape to a new feature class in a new empty geodatabase so that I could send it to you.  In the same ArcGIS Pro window where I cannot get Reshape to work correctly on a feature in the old geodatabase, the same feature in the new geodatabase Reshapes correctly every time.

I tried being a little more systematic:

* I compacted the old geodatabase. The Reshape tool still did not work.
* I saved the old project as a new project and restarted ArcGIS Pro. Reshape still fails with the old data in the new project.
* I created a new empty project, added the old layers, and made the Map properties identical to the map in the old project. Reshape still fails.
* I made a copy of the old geodatabase and loaded the feature classes from the copy geodatabase into the old project. Reshape works on the features in the copy.

So, it looks like I have a workaround that satisfies me. This will close the ticket for me if it still works over the next few days in production as it has while I was practicing today.

If you want to explore why Reshape fails with the old geodatabase (which still works with ArcMap), I could send the old geodatabase to you.  It is less than 10 Mb.

Thanks again.

Scott_Harris · Accepted Answer

Hey Gerald,

Thanks for following up. Perhaps it's a geometry problem? - Checking and repairing geometries—Data Management toolbox | Documentation

You can run Check Geometry to find out. You run Repair Geometry to make the changes - so, make a backup before running this.

Thanks,

Scott