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Clip layers to shape extent ArcGIS Pro

GregStevenson — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 23:27:01 GMT

Has anyone had experience clipping layers to the extent of a shape in ArcGIS Pro?

It works perfectly on Desktop but in Pro it will only clip to the extent of the layer, not the shape. This gives a square, rather than the shape I want.

Is there an option somwhere that I haven't found yet?

Re: Clip layers to shape extent ArcGIS Pro

DanPatterson_Retired — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 01:22:05 GMT

To confirm, you have a shape selected prior to clipping, and it a graphic shape, feature class shape or shapefile shape...inside or outside of an edit session?

Re: Clip layers to shape extent ArcGIS Pro

GregStevenson — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 01:41:10 GMT

Hi Dan. Shapefile shape, out of edit session. Dont have it selected. Am trying to get the basemap to clip to the shape of the feature. I can manage it in desktop, but can't in Pro. I would've thought it was possible in Map Properties but 'Clip layers to Extent' results in a box display rather than that of the shape.

Re: Clip layers to shape extent ArcGIS Pro

DanPatterson_Retired — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 08:55:21 GMT

No ... extent is the rectangle, you are wanting clip to shape, which is different.

Re: Clip layers to shape extent ArcGIS Pro

RebeccaStrauch__GISP — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 20:05:52 GMT

Have you looked at Clip—Data Management toolbox | ArcGIS for Professionals

From this help page (bold for emphasis)....

You also have the ability to use the selected features within the display as the clipping extent. If a feature within the feature class is selected and Use Input Features for Clipping Geometry is checked (clipping_geometry is set to ClippingGeometry), then the output clips out the areas that are selected. If a feature within the feature class is selected but Use Input Features for Clipping Geometry is not checked (set to NONE in Python), then the output clips out the minimum bounding rectangle for that feature.

Note: I have not tested yet

Re: Clip layers to shape extent ArcGIS Pro

GregStevenson — Sun, 05 Jul 2015 21:18:37 GMT

Yes but it is the basemap that I want to limit the extent of. This option is listed as 'Clip to shape' in the clip options of the data frame properties in Desktop. I can't find this option in Pro. The closest I get is the rectangle.

Re: Clip layers to shape extent ArcGIS Pro

GregStevenson — Sun, 05 Jul 2015 21:23:00 GMT

Hi Rebecca,

Something similiar, but not quite. Im trying to get the basemap to 'clip to shape' (in data frame tab of data frame properties of Desktop this is an option). I cannot however find the equivalent in Pro and geoprocessing tools can't be used on basemaps.

Re: Clip layers to shape extent ArcGIS Pro

DanPatterson_Retired — Sun, 05 Jul 2015 21:47:22 GMT

so to clarify..you are trying to use a shape to clip a basemap..because if it is the other way around it wont work since a basemap is probably not vector,...depending what the basemap is and where it came from...annimage might have helped i guess

Re: Clip layers to shape extent ArcGIS Pro

GregStevenson — Sun, 05 Jul 2015 22:00:54 GMT

Yep. Trying to clip the basemap to the shape.

Re: Clip layers to shape extent ArcGIS Pro

GregStevenson — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 03:48:33 GMT

It is this bottom option that I cannot find in ArcGIS Pro.

Screenshot is from Desktop 10.2

Re: Clip layers to shape extent ArcGIS Pro

DanPatterson_Retired — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 09:56:40 GMT

Ahhh... perhaps they removed it because it was causing too much confusion about its purpose...Of course there is the whole terminology change thing... Terminology and user interface reference guide—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS for Desktop Like an "active data frame" is now an "active view" (just like in ArcView 2.x/3.x... old school) and it is now called a map view instead of data view or Layout view and when you go there, it is equally informative Add and modify map frames—Layouts | ArcGIS for Desktop

Re: Clip layers to shape extent ArcGIS Pro

DavidBarnes — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 13:18:08 GMT

The equivalent of ArcMap's data frame Clip to Shape setting has not been implemented in ArcGIS Pro yet.

One thing you can do in ArcGIS Pro is create non-rectangular map frames on a layout. Select the map frame and then go to the Map Frame Tools ribbon, Design tab, Reshape section for a dropdown palette of shapes.

Re: Clip layers to shape extent ArcGIS Pro

DanPatterson_Retired — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 13:24:36 GMT

Ahhh ... I couldn't find it on the list of comparable terms nor on the things that haven't been implemented. Is there a place where "not implemented" or "no comparable function" resides? We are going to get more of these functional requests and sure such a list must exist, unless things are being implemented on an "as needed" basis

Re: Clip layers to shape extent ArcGIS Pro

DavidBarnes — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 13:35:26 GMT

Sorry, Dan, I don't know the answer to that. I don't know if there is a "master list" that goes into that level of detail, or if there is, how much is available externally.

Re: Clip layers to shape extent ArcGIS Pro

JakeSmith — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 22:21:34 GMT

Greg-

I love this feature in arcmap and am disappointed that it is not yet supported in Pro. I would recommend that you create a mask layer, then select each feature you'd like to mask under Appearance->Masking, then select the masking layer. This will provide the same end result but just takes a little longer than in ArcMap.

Cheers,

Jake

Re: Clip layers to shape extent ArcGIS Pro

DavidWheelock — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 22:22:43 GMT

Absolutely, Clip-To-Shape needs to be added to Pro. Stunned that it hasn't been added, yet. Today, I wanted to try out Pro to work around the ArcMap problem where data frames are not transparent when exported to PDF. The page I found said to use Pro to fix this problem. HOWEVER, Pro can't do Clip-To-Shape, which my map requires, so it's not up to the task, either.

Please, vote UP on this suggestion in ArcGIS Ideas:

Clip map to shape in ArcGIS Pro

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Re: Clip layers to shape extent ArcGIS Pro

deleted-user-r12oOPKQjs2J — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 10:28:03 GMT

Hello David,

I can't find the design tab you talk about. Could you help out please ?

Re: Clip layers to shape extent ArcGIS Pro

JasonSladinski1 — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 17:23:38 GMT

I really hope they add the "Clip to Shape" feature soon. One work around that I did was to create a Feature Class named "Mask" and then draw it larger than my layout extent. Then I would use the "Erase" Tool to create my clip. I just had to move my Municipal layer up to the top so that the boundary line symbol doesn't get cut off. Only draw back is if you have layers that symbols overlap the clip and there's more features outside the clip that you don't want shown, you'll have to make sure to symbolize so that your features fall inside.

Re: Clip layers to shape extent ArcGIS Pro

DavidWheelock — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 22:17:35 GMT

Be sure and go here and up-vote this idea:

Clip map to shape in ArcGIS Pro

Ideas are what ESRI uses to decide what features to add.

Re: Clip layers to shape extent ArcGIS Pro

SteveLynch — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 23:29:04 GMT

What about Use a masking layer?