https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/perpendicular-measuring-functionality-in-arcgis/idi-p/972984 <P>Currently, out of the box ArcGIS&nbsp;does not have perpendicular snapping functionality in its measurement tool.<BR />Having this functionality incorporated into the software would be a benefit to my company which is in the Gas Industry.<BR /><BR />Our C&amp;M manual requires that all measurements taken off of our assets (Mains, service, valves, etc.) must be taken at a 90 degree angle from that asset to an appropriate landbase feature (streetline, curbline, catch basin, fire hydrant, etc.).<BR /><BR />This would be beneficial for CAD techs, analysts and web users, when a quick 90 degree measurement is needed between two lines (streetline – gas main), or between a point feature and a line (valve – streetline).<BR />&nbsp;<BR />With the addition of GPS point features into EGIS, the ability to get a perpendicular measurement between a point feature and a line becomes even more important.<BR /><BR /></P><!-- content transformation source ID: 087E00000004OND --> Thu, 30 Sep 2021 12:22:41 GMT DanDupas 2021-09-30T12:22:41Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/perpendicular-measuring-functionality-in-arcgis/idi-p/972984 <P>Currently, out of the box ArcGIS&nbsp;does not have perpendicular snapping functionality in its measurement tool.<BR />Having this functionality incorporated into the software would be a benefit to my company which is in the Gas Industry.<BR /><BR />Our C&amp;M manual requires that all measurements taken off of our assets (Mains, service, valves, etc.) must be taken at a 90 degree angle from that asset to an appropriate landbase feature (streetline, curbline, catch basin, fire hydrant, etc.).<BR /><BR />This would be beneficial for CAD techs, analysts and web users, when a quick 90 degree measurement is needed between two lines (streetline – gas main), or between a point feature and a line (valve – streetline).<BR />&nbsp;<BR />With the addition of GPS point features into EGIS, the ability to get a perpendicular measurement between a point feature and a line becomes even more important.<BR /><BR /></P><!-- content transformation source ID: 087E00000004OND --> Thu, 30 Sep 2021 12:22:41 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/perpendicular-measuring-functionality-in-arcgis/idi-p/972984 DanDupas 2021-09-30T12:22:41Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/perpendicular-measuring-functionality-in-arcgis/idc-p/1103444#M17215 <P>This is implemented in ArcGIS Pro with the Measure Offset tool:&nbsp;<A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/mapping/navigation/measure.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_BBFB377E7E1143D1AC81FC955ED9771A" target="_blank">Measure&amp;mdash;ArcGIS Pro | Documentation</A></P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="KoryKramer_0-1633004519539.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/24237iD6D74BDD97D894D6/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="KoryKramer_0-1633004519539.png" alt="KoryKramer_0-1633004519539.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 30 Sep 2021 12:22:14 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/perpendicular-measuring-functionality-in-arcgis/idc-p/1103444#M17215 KoryKramer 2021-09-30T12:22:14Z