topic Traverse tool will not work with connection lines in ArcGIS Parcel Fabric Questions

Traverse tool will not work with connection lines

AngelaP — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 19:27:21 GMT

I've run into a problem when trying to COGO in a connection line using the Traverse tool.

I can see the start point and end point as red squares, but not the connecting lines. I can enter in a perfect square as a test and see that the misclosure is 0, and there is a calculated area, but I cannot see the sketch, finish the sketch, or save the edits.

I tried to export the traverse to a text file. Opening the file in Notepad reveals that each distance and direction has been saved as "???" and of course importing that text file does not work.

I can use the Traverse tool to enter in lot and parcel lines just fine. Is there something about connection lines that I'm missing?

Re: Traverse tool will not work with connection lines

JeffWard — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 20:15:52 GMT

Are you zoomed in to where the connection lines are visible? Connection lines have scale dependent symbology and don't draw at small scales.

My solution when I encounter weird behavior like this is close the project and open it up again. It works 80% of the time. The rest of the time it's because I have the layer turned off, I'm zoomed out too far, or something else.

Re: Traverse tool will not work with connection lines

ChristineLeslie — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 20:31:22 GMT

Hi please see this help link on creating a parcel traverse with a connection line. Connection lines are now handled slightly differently in 3.0

https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/data/parcel-editing/createnewparceltraverse.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_74B4A0CF8F874DC5A3D69707DAC335C4

Regards

Christine

Re: Traverse tool will not work with connection lines

TimHodson — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 20:49:20 GMT

@AngelaP- the second problem that you mention with saving the traverse file is a bug that is fixed with the latest patch, IE ArcGIS Pro 3.0.2. It sounds like you may need to update to that.

For the first problem, that is not as easy to discern.

Do you have a definition query set on the layer?

If it's what @JeffWard mentioned, you could also try to turn off the scale dependency on the connection lines layer, by setting the "Out beyond" to <None>:

Re: Traverse tool will not work with connection lines

AngelaP — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 20:50:48 GMT

Hey thanks Jeff! Unfortunately closing and reopening doesn't work, and I have the issue no matter the scale.

Re: Traverse tool will not work with connection lines

AngelaP — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 20:59:39 GMT

Hi Tim,
Thank you for the insight into the bug, I'm glad that'll get cleared up with an update.

I checked and there is no definition query on the connection lines layer. I turned off the scale dependency and restarted Pro as you suggested and I'm still getting the same issue.

I just tried to draw in a connection line manually using the Create Features pane and it gave me an error - maybe this is related?

Re: Traverse tool will not work with connection lines

ChristineLeslie — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 21:05:11 GMT

Hi - has the connection lines feature class been renamed - or is it just the layer thats been renamed? I wonder if that is causing that error...

Re: Traverse tool will not work with connection lines

AngelaP — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 21:15:07 GMT

Hi Christine,

I think you're looking at where it says Tie Line? That's a subtype we have for the Connection Lines feature class, the feature class itself has not been renamed.

Re: Traverse tool will not work with connection lines

MapBlinn — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 13:00:17 GMT

I have had the issue where a certain layer doesn't work correctly and the way we fixed it was to bring that layer back in again.

Re: Traverse tool will not work with connection lines

ChristineLeslie — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 03:23:04 GMT

I tested this out with a subtype on the 3.0 install (no patches) and I couldnt reproduce the problem. I thought the issue may be the subtype.

One question - can you create connection lines using the Create pane and a feature template - and do you see this warning? This may be causing your issue...

Christine

Re: Traverse tool will not work with connection lines

AnneRuthstrom — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 22:20:08 GMT

I have 3.0.2 and have been using COGO Traverse & saving just fine, up until today. It seemingly works fine until I Finish, select New, or any kind of Save. At that point, all my work disappears. I have closed & reopened ArcPro 3 times now, no change. If this was "fixed", then somehow it unfixed itself.