idea Don't Initialize Tool when selection changes in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Don't Initialize Tool when selection changes

Dwarburg — Wed, 17 Aug 2022 23:56:24 GMT

ArcGIS Pro can sometimes take severl minutes to Initialize open editing tools such as Move or Edit Vertices when changes are made to the selection. The 'Initializing Tool' step can sometimes take several minutes after small changes are made to the selection when working with feature services. I recommend that ESRI take a look at this performance issue in future versions of ArcGIS Pro and possibly consider not initializing the tool until a specific command such as 'Remove Vertex' or 'Add Vertex' is selected. This will remove redundant initializations each time a selection changes with the tool ribbon open. The performance increases dramatically when the tool ribbon is closed, but it would allow users to be much more efficient if selection could be changed efficiently while continuing to use the same tool.

Don't Initialize Tool when selection changes

Dwarburg — Wed, 17 Aug 2022 23:57:11 GMT

ArcGIS Pro can sometimes take several minutes to Initialize open editing tools such as Move or Edit Vertices when changes are made to the selection. The 'Initializing Tool' step can sometimes take several minutes after small changes are made to the selection when working with feature services. I recommend that ESRI take a look at this performance issue in future versions of ArcGIS Pro and possibly consider not initializing the tool until a specific command such as 'Remove Vertex' or 'Add Vertex' is selected. This will remove redundant initializations each time a selection changes with the tool ribbon open. The performance increases dramatically when the tool ribbon is closed, but it would allow users to be much more efficient if selection could be changed efficiently while continuing to use the same tool.

Re: Don't Initialize Tool when selection changes

Scott_Harris — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 12:17:33 GMT

Thanks for the feedback, @Dwarburg.

What version of ArcGIS Pro are you using?

What kind of data are you working with, ex. Utility Network, Parcel Fabric?

Re: Don't Initialize Tool when selection changes

DenverBilling — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:57:16 GMT

I have a similar issue while working with very large polygons on a local version of the Parcel Fabric. If I'm editing vertices or moving a polygon, it will take several minutes to initialize and several minutes to calculate when I'm done editing.

Re: Don't Initialize Tool when selection changes

Scott_Harris — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:56:01 GMT

@DenverBilling Have you reached out to Esri Technical Support? They can help investigate performance issues and log a bug, if needed.

Re: Don't Initialize Tool when selection changes

Dwarburg — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 22:45:24 GMT

We are working with Utility Network data in ArcGIS Pro 2.9.3 but I have also tested in 3.0 and have seen the same issue.

Re: Don't Initialize Tool when selection changes

LexAdove — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 03:38:42 GMT

yeah that is very annoying. my workaround or my "habit" is I always close the modify features so it does not automatically "initialize" the editing of the vertices.

I got a new laptop a ZBook G11 Workstation, that has the same ArcGIS Pro 3.2.2 (like my other 2 machines), but unable to edit vertices of a linear feature longer than 2km. Whilst I can instantly do it on my two other machines. It is same UN feature data and exactly the same GlobalID but different behaviour. I always end up killing the task because it gets stuck on the "Initializing Tool" message.