topic Create Layer from Selected Features in ArcGIS Pro Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/create-layer-from-selected-features/m-p/734535#M32255 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi.&nbsp; I'm using ArcGIS Pro, version 1.2.&nbsp;&nbsp; In the Contents window, I am working with 4 different shapefiles.&nbsp; I have used the Selection tool to select several features.&nbsp; I want to create a new layer from the selected features.&nbsp; In previous versions of ArcGIS, I could right-click on the shapefile listed in Contents, go to Selection, and several options would appear ('Zoom to Selection', 'Pan to Selection', etc., including an option to 'Create Layer from Selected Features' (approximate wording).</P><P></P><P>This option does not appear for any of the Shapefiles I am using.&nbsp; How do I 'create a layer from selected features'?</P><P></P><P>Thanks for your help.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 26 May 2016 20:48:55 GMT DonaldBelk 2016-05-26T20:48:55Z Create Layer from Selected Features https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/create-layer-from-selected-features/m-p/734535#M32255 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi.&nbsp; I'm using ArcGIS Pro, version 1.2.&nbsp;&nbsp; In the Contents window, I am working with 4 different shapefiles.&nbsp; I have used the Selection tool to select several features.&nbsp; I want to create a new layer from the selected features.&nbsp; In previous versions of ArcGIS, I could right-click on the shapefile listed in Contents, go to Selection, and several options would appear ('Zoom to Selection', 'Pan to Selection', etc., including an option to 'Create Layer from Selected Features' (approximate wording).</P><P></P><P>This option does not appear for any of the Shapefiles I am using.&nbsp; How do I 'create a layer from selected features'?</P><P></P><P>Thanks for your help.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 26 May 2016 20:48:55 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/create-layer-from-selected-features/m-p/734535#M32255 DonaldBelk 2016-05-26T20:48:55Z Re: Create Layer from Selected Features https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/create-layer-from-selected-features/m-p/734536#M32256 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Donald,</P><P></P><P>The functionality in ArcGIS Pro is a little different than ArcMap. Most signs want to point you towards using the Copy Features tool to make a new feature class (which many of us do not want to do).</P><P></P><P>Take a look at this tool made by Bruce Harold:</P><P><A href="http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=904786f5db4e4a75afbb2790c7f90d35" title="http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=904786f5db4e4a75afbb2790c7f90d35">http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=904786f5db4e4a75afbb2790c7f90d35</A></P><P>It should do what you need it to do. </P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 26 May 2016 21:25:47 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/create-layer-from-selected-features/m-p/734536#M32256 AdrianWelsh 2016-05-26T21:25:47Z