https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/getting-metes-and-bound-description-from-existing/m-p/1149091#M52181 <P>In Pro, "opening" a traverse is done using the <STRONG>Trace Lines</STRONG> option. Unfortunately, this only applies to line layers.</P><P>A workaround for this is to generate linear features along the boundary of the polygon. And of <EM>course </EM>the Polygons to Lines tool requires an advanced license...</P><P>You can attempt to copy the polygon and paste it into a lines layer, but this keeps the entire boundary, and once again, the tool to address this quickly and easily, Split Line at Vertices, needs an advanced license.</P><P>I think the short answer, unfortunately, is that you cannot quickly or easily see the metes and bounds description of a polygon without a corresponding line layer for the polygon boundaries.</P> Tue, 01 Mar 2022 14:48:59 GMT jcarlson 2022-03-01T14:48:59Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/getting-metes-and-bound-description-from-existing/m-p/1149075#M52179 <P>We are able to get the metes and bounds description from an existing polygon in ArcGis Desktop but I am unable to find how to accomplish this in ArcGIS Pro? In Desktop you capture a polygon, turn on edit then open the Traverse tool right click and you are able to get the metes and bounds calls for the polygon but when I try the same steps in PRO nothing?&nbsp;</P> Tue, 01 Mar 2022 14:21:25 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/getting-metes-and-bound-description-from-existing/m-p/1149075#M52179 KarenHoelscher 2022-03-01T14:21:25Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/getting-metes-and-bound-description-from-existing/m-p/1149091#M52181 <P>In Pro, "opening" a traverse is done using the <STRONG>Trace Lines</STRONG> option. Unfortunately, this only applies to line layers.</P><P>A workaround for this is to generate linear features along the boundary of the polygon. And of <EM>course </EM>the Polygons to Lines tool requires an advanced license...</P><P>You can attempt to copy the polygon and paste it into a lines layer, but this keeps the entire boundary, and once again, the tool to address this quickly and easily, Split Line at Vertices, needs an advanced license.</P><P>I think the short answer, unfortunately, is that you cannot quickly or easily see the metes and bounds description of a polygon without a corresponding line layer for the polygon boundaries.</P> Tue, 01 Mar 2022 14:48:59 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/getting-metes-and-bound-description-from-existing/m-p/1149091#M52181 jcarlson 2022-03-01T14:48:59Z