topic Re: ArcGIS Pro Trace Tool in ArcGIS Pro Questions

ArcGIS Pro Trace Tool

shildebrand — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 21:33:51 GMT

Has anyone had any problems getting the trace tool to actually trace features? I have a layer of parcels that I want to trace and a layer of subdivisions that I want to create by tracing parcels. Usually you just click the layer you want to trace and it starts tracing. Anyone else having similar problems The two layers are selectable and both have snapping enabled, but nothing traces once you start tracing. Any ideas or troubleshooting steps out there?

Re: ArcGIS Pro Trace Tool

DanPatterson_Retired — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 21:40:16 GMT

Do you have "trace selected features only" toggled on with no selection made?

Create segments by tracing other features—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation

Re: ArcGIS Pro Trace Tool

shildebrand — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 21:45:54 GMT

Thanks Dan,

Here are the settings I have...

Re: ArcGIS Pro Trace Tool

shildebrand — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 21:46:12 GMT

Thanks Dan,

Here are the settings I have...

Re: ArcGIS Pro Trace Tool

shildebrand — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 21:46:31 GMT

Thanks Dan,

Here are the settings I have...

Re: ArcGIS Pro Trace Tool

Scott_Harris — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 22:44:40 GMT

Hi Samuel,

You may want to check out the List By Editing and List By Snapping controls in the Contents pane:

Make sure everything is editable and snap-able.

Also, you can check for permission-type issues in the Editing Status window:

Thanks,

Scott

Re: ArcGIS Pro Trace Tool

shildebrand — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 14:39:03 GMT

Thanks Scott,

I only have the layer I want to edit checked in the editing controls pane. I only have the parcels and sub basins (the layer i'm trying to edit) selected in the snapping controls pane.

Here are the warnings I have with my layers, but "being projected on the fly" shouldn't have any effect on this?

Below is a screenshot showing what happens when I start to trace. Notice that it seems to snap to the gravity main line in the middle of the street, but not to the parcel line that i'm trying to trace. The gravity main layer is unchecked in the snapping controls. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Re: ArcGIS Pro Trace Tool

Scott_Harris — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:18:43 GMT

Hi Samuel,

I don't see an obvious reason why you wouldn't be able to trace. Based on the amount of layers you have and the fact that you are projecting on the fly while editing, it's going to be a process of elimination.

I would recommend - in a new project, adding on the layer you want to edit (sub basin) and then add the layer you want to trace (parcels). At that point, does the status still report the projecting on the fly warning? Can you trace successfully?

If no, I would suggest to work with Esri Technical Support, who can help narrow it down further - Esri Support Contact Support (mostly because Geonet is really not a good forum for doing tech support). If you have any trouble making a case with Technical Support, let me know. Meanwhile, with the information I have, I'll try to reproduce the scenario and report back.

Thank you,

Scott

Re: ArcGIS Pro Trace Tool

Scott_Harris — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:41:34 GMT

Hey Samuel,

Update: In Pro version 2.5, I used the trace construction tool to create a new line in a feature class while tracing a polygon shapefile that's in a different coordinate system (projecting on-the-fly). This succeeds for me.

That seems to be your scenario boiled down, but there is obviously another factor at play - so please see my previous comment about working with Technical Support if you are still stuck after going through a process of elimination.

Thanks,

Scott

Re: ArcGIS Pro Trace Tool

alex_friant — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 20:35:05 GMT

Did you ever figure out what was wrong? I'm having the exact same issue.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Trace Tool

RickVillarreal — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 19:19:25 GMT

Same here... It was working for about 2 hours, then just decided it didn't want to anymore. I noticed that the editing ribbon, create pane, and quick toolbar are not always in sync when I select from either or. Incredibly frustrating for it to suddenly stop functioning. Same selections, as original poster... Only selectable layer is the one I want to trace. removing other layers doesn't help either, and if it did that would make the job a little harder, being unable to reference layers. My personal solution is to use ArcMap instead, but that is not sustainable. Forgot to mention... ArcGIS Pro stalls out often using this function.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Trace Tool

alex_friant — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 16:10:59 GMT

I think this only happens to me when I'm remoting into another machine and running Pro on the remote machine. Usually closing Pro and reopening it works to fix it, and it doesn't happen often enough for me to stop using this work pattern. I want to say that my local machine has better capabilities and I don't think it's ever happened on it. Suffice it to say, I have experienced a Pro map get corrupted where tracing never worked again, but if I created a new map it worked fine. I just don't like having to do that all the time, ugh.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Trace Tool

AlexKweya — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 16:08:03 GMT

Two years on, this feature is still buggy. Very frustrating!

Re: ArcGIS Pro Trace Tool

RickVillarreal — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 23:09:40 GMT

Agreed, having to close my map and open it several times is a huge pain and slows down progress tremendously. Its soo hard not to go back to ArcMap sometimes...

Re: ArcGIS Pro Trace Tool

RickVillarreal — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 23:11:59 GMT

I'm on my actual PC and using a FGDB to create/edit, because it has a little less issues that way. But certainly not a solution nor suggested as a workaround

Re: ArcGIS Pro Trace Tool

alex_friant — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 04:11:38 GMT

Out of curiousity, does your PC have a dedicated video card that meets Pro recommended specs? Mine does, and I wonder if that has anything to do with me not experiencing it on my laptop but I do on the remote machine which doesn't.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Trace Tool

AlexKweya — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 05:41:12 GMT

I've actually had to go to ArcMap a couple times but then again the editing environment in Pro is way better. I found a workaround, which can get frustrating (but better than closing and opening up Pro every other minute)—I just selected whatever I wanted to trace. Somehow that worked every time (of course other than enabling tracing of selected features in the Trace Options).

Re: ArcGIS Pro Trace Tool

RickVillarreal — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 19:50:33 GMT

Hello Alex,

Thank you for your patience, I didn't notice your reply until just now... Yes, my video card is good to go. I actually updated the drivers just to be on the safe side. UPDATE: I have upgraded to 3.0 & used Trace again the other day. It seems to be working better now for me.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Trace Tool

m3 — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 20:20:21 GMT

I started a similar topic after some discussions at the UC. The general solution may be contained in my last reply

https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/editing-bug-trace-selected-feature-behavior/m-p/1226383/highlight/true#M61660

Re: ArcGIS Pro Trace Tool

ronnovotny — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 08:42:56 GMT

Thanks for the quick fix Dan!