idea Title: Restore ArcMap-style “Reshape” intersection handling in ArcGIS Pro Description: In ArcMap, while reshaping features, the sketch could dynamica in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Title: Restore ArcMap-style “Reshape” intersection handling in ArcGIS Pro Description: In ArcMap, while reshaping features, the sketch could dynamica

SteveIrving — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:49:46 GMT

In ArcMap, while reshaping features, the sketch could dynamically intersect with existing features—allowing precise, on-the-fly edits without committing temporary geometry. This capability is essential for detailed editing workflows, particularly when working with complex line or polygon networks.

In ArcGIS Pro, the Reshape tool no longer respects intersections with sketches in progress. Users must commit a sketch as a feature or manually construct intersection geometry before reshaping, which adds extra steps and significantly slows down iterative editing.

Request: Restore or provide an option for reshape sketches to dynamically intersect existing features, similar to ArcMap, to preserve workflow efficiency and editing precision.

Impact:

Reduces unnecessary steps in daily editing tasks
Prevents workflow interruptions when reshaping complex geometries
Restores parity between ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro editing functionality

Re: Title: Restore ArcMap-style “Reshape” intersection handling in ArcGIS Pro Description: In ArcMap, while reshaping features, the sketch could dynamica - Status changed to: Needs Clarification

Scott_Harris — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:05:54 GMT

Hi @SteveIrving Can you please clarify a bit more - perhaps with some screenshots of the scenario?

My best guess on what you are rereferring to involves having Map Topology enabled and then using the Reshape Edges tool in ArcGIS Pro but that's just a guess. Here is an example of reshaping an intersection of two selected edges of an intersection (edges are selected by holding down the left mouse button and dragging along edges to trace a valid selection):

Re: Title: Restore ArcMap-style “Reshape” intersection handling in ArcGIS Pro Description: In ArcMap, while reshaping features, the sketch could dyna

SteveIrving — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:21:55 GMT

Hello @Scott_Harris ,
Apologies. i should have been clearer. The intersection tool works fine so long as you are dealing with existing/committed line segments. Where it fails is it will not accept an edit sketch segment as input. In ArcMap uncommitted edit sketch segments are accepted as input. The advantage is i could dynamically project the intersection point (highly desired behavior) prior to committing the sketch. The loss of functionality in 'pro' is at a minimum annoying but in the case of polygons adds many steps to an otherwise clean workflow.

Re: Title: Restore ArcMap-style “Reshape” intersection handling in ArcGIS Pro Description: In ArcMap, while reshaping features, the sketch could dynamica - Status changed to: Open

Scott_Harris — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:51:54 GMT

Thanks for the clarification @SteveIrving .