idea Enable Snap When Using the Measure Distance Tool in ArcGIS Field Maps Ideas

Enable Snap When Using the Measure Distance Tool

Debert — Thu, 15 May 2025 15:32:55 GMT

Enable snapping when using the Measure Distance Tool in Field Maps.

Without snapping, the measure distance tool is guess work and not accurate when measuring to or from features. I've heard this is being worked into an upcoming release but would like to get others to push for this too if you would benefit. Cheers!

Re: Enable Snap When Using the Measure Distance Tool

JeffShaner — Thu, 15 May 2025 16:11:38 GMT

Hey Debert. This is being worked on and is available in beta right now if you'd like to give it a spin. You can run the beta side-by-side with the released version.

To join the EAP and get access to the beta version, give this a read:
https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/field-maps/field-mobility/arcgis-field-maps-beta-is-here

Re: Enable Snap When Using the Measure Distance Tool

Debert — Thu, 15 May 2025 17:36:17 GMT

Hi @JeffShaner,

Thanks for bringing this feature into Field Maps. I’ve applied for the EAP and tested the new Measure Distance tool in the beta version of Field Maps. I do have some feedback: unfortunately, it only snaps to points, endpoints of lines, and line vertices.

Our organization really needs the Measure Distance snap feature in Field Maps to work the same way it does in AGOL—snapping to any part of a line.

If this functionality could be implemented in Field Maps as it is in AGOL, it would be extremely beneficial.

I appreciate all the work you do!

Re: Enable Snap When Using the Measure Distance Tool

Miralem_Zeljo — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 19:09:12 GMT

This seems to be a problem wIth Experience/Dashboards etc. Please allow users to snap to features when measuring.

Re: Enable Snap When Using the Measure Distance Tool

ColinHLang — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:10:55 GMT

It seems to be out of beta and released, but it would be nice if there was a way to turn it off!