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An equivalent shift tool for vectors as the one available for rasters,

JamalNUMAN — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 17:10:32 GMT

An equivalent shift tool for vectors as the one available for rasters,

I couldn’t figure out if there is an equivalent shift tool for vectors as the one available for rasters. I’m aware of the “move” tool available in the editor toolbar, but what I need here is a tool that can be added to the model builder

Thank you

Jamal

Re: An equivalent shift tool for vectors as the one available for rasters,

LanceCole — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 17:40:58 GMT

Jamal,

You can do this using a python script with an update cursor and modifying the Shape@XY parameter. Here is a link to a code sample Shifting features. Another example Move Features can be found here on GeoNet posted by Mathew Coyle. You can create a new script tool using python then use the tool in Desktop or even Model Builder. See a quick tour of creating tools with Python and its related topics.

On a side note, are your rasters and vector data on the same coordinate systems? If you are noticing a uniform shift in your data, you may be dealing with multiple coordinate systems and need to set the correct real-time transformations between the systems or Project some of your data to a different system.

Re: An equivalent shift tool for vectors as the one available for rasters,

MajdoleenO_A__Awadallah — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 08:41:07 GMT

Dear Lancw,

May you please guide me how to create tbx model tool for the Shifting features. I am not familiar with the python script.

Thank you in advance.

Best

Majdoleen

Re: An equivalent shift tool for vectors as the one available for rasters,

MajdoleenO_A__Awadallah — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 10:55:04 GMT

Please note that I have created the attached script/ toolbox, and despite the fact that the job completed successfully, the feature remains on its place.

here the script:

import arcpy

Feature = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0)

X_Value = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(1)

Y_Value = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(2)

def shift_features(Feature, X_Value=None, Y_Value=None):
    """
    Shifts features by an x and/or y value. The shift values are in
    the units of the in_features coordinate system.

    Parameters:
    in_features: string
        An existing feature class or feature layer. If using a
        feature layer with a selection, only the selected features
        will be modified.

    X_Value: float
        The distance the x coordinates will be shifted.

    Y_Value: float
        The distance the y coordinates will be shifted.
    """

    with arcpy.da.UpdateCursor(Feature, ['SHAPE@XY']) as cursor:
        for row in cursor:
            cursor.updateRow([[row[0][0] + (X_Value or 0),
                               row[0][1] + (Y_Value or 0)]])

    return

ps: I don't have any experience in script

Re: An equivalent shift tool for vectors as the one available for rasters,

AhmadSALEH1 — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 23:28:28 GMT

Hi Majdoleen Awadallah

I see that you have one error in the script which is something normal since you are learning python scripting.

-You created a function called shift_features but you didn't call it in your script. the function is there sitting in your script but the tool will not execute it because it's not called.

here is a small edit that will make the tool works:

import arcpy
Feature = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0)

X_Value = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(1)

Y_Value = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(2)

def shift_features(Feature, X_Value=None, Y_Value=None):
    """
    Shifts features by an x and/or y value. The shift values are in
    the units of the in_features coordinate system.

    Parameters:
    in_features: string
        An existing feature class or feature layer.  If using a
        feature layer with a selection, only the selected features
        will be modified.

    X_Value: float
        The distance the x coordinates will be shifted.

    Y_Value: float
        The distance the y coordinates will be shifted.
    """

    with arcpy.da.UpdateCursor(Feature, ['SHAPE@XY']) as cursor:
        for row in cursor:
            cursor.updateRow([[row[0][0] + (X_Value or 0),
                               row[0][1] + (Y_Value or 0)]])

            


    return


shift_features(Feature,X_Value,Y_Value)‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Thanks,

Re: An equivalent shift tool for vectors as the one available for rasters,

MajdoleenO_A__Awadallah — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 07:01:11 GMT

Thank you Ahmad so much for your prompt help, I tried to use your python but unfortunately I end with the error shown below:

What might be the issue here?

Best

Majdoleen

Re: An equivalent shift tool for vectors as the one available for rasters,

DanPatterson_Retired — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 08:03:24 GMT

Majdoleen Awadallah‌ it looks like you have a space before 'return'

Code formatting would help rather than screen grabs

/blogs/dan_patterson/2016/08/14/script-formatting

Re: An equivalent shift tool for vectors as the one available for rasters,

MajdoleenO_A__Awadallah — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 23:28:31 GMT

Here's the code which is written by Ahmad before, and as Ahmad mentioned, it worked fine with Ahmad! also I used the python online checker :https://extendsclass.com/python-tester.html

which indicate that their is no error, but ends with an error at the level of Arcmap!!

What do you think?

import arcpy
Feature = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0)

X_Value = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(1)

Y_Value = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(2)


def shift_features(Feature, X_Value=None, Y_Value=None):
    """
    Shifts features by an x and/or y value. The shift values are in
    the units of the in_features coordinate system.

    Parameters:
    in_features: string
        An existing feature class or feature layer.  If using a
        feature layer with a selection, only the selected features
        will be modified.

    X_Value: float
        The distance the x coordinates will be shifted.

    Y_Value: float
        The distance the y coordinates will be shifted.
    """

    with arcpy.da.UpdateCursor(Feature, ['SHAPE@XY']) as cursor:
        for row in cursor:
            cursor.updateRow([[row[0][0] + (X_Value or 0),
                               row[0][1] + (Y_Value or 0)]])        
    return


shift_features(Feature, X_Value, Y_Value) ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Re: An equivalent shift tool for vectors as the one available for rasters,

DanPatterson_Retired — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 10:41:40 GMT

An online code checker would fail on the first line since it can't import arcpy.

You should be using a Python IDE like Spyder

/blogs/dan_patterson/2018/12/13/spyder

that does real time code checking

Re: An equivalent shift tool for vectors as the one available for rasters,

AhmadSALEH1 — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 14:21:08 GMT

Majdoleen Awadallah‌

it looks like you have a space somewhere and its hard to tell using Notepad ++. as Dan said try to use python IDE like spyder or pyscripter it will help you to find the errors and fix them in real time.

the attached tool works in ArcMap

Re: An equivalent shift tool for vectors as the one available for rasters,

MajdoleenO_A__Awadallah — Sun, 22 Sep 2019 05:13:43 GMT

Thank you Ahmad SALEH, it works like a charm.

Re: An equivalent shift tool for vectors as the one available for rasters,

MajdoleenO_A__Awadallah — Sun, 22 Sep 2019 06:45:34 GMT

Thank you Dan, |I will try to use it.

Re: An equivalent shift tool for vectors as the one available for rasters,

JasonSchneider4 — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 01:35:00 GMT

hot tip!

Re: An equivalent shift tool for vectors as the one available for rasters,

JamalNUMAN — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 20:26:24 GMT

How to choose where to store the output?

Re: An equivalent shift tool for vectors as the one available for rasters,

LanceCole — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 21:21:38 GMT

Jamal,

Based upon your script noted in this thread, you are using an update cursor that will apply to the original feature data when cursor.updateRow is called in line 29. There is not an option to save the data in another feature as written. This could be added or you can add additional code to make a copy of the feature class then apply the adjustment to the copy rather then the original data.

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