topic Re: Solved: ArcPro Unable to select feature with Selection tool, but can select with attribute table in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Solved: ArcPro Unable to select feature with Selection tool, but can select with attribute table

AndrewNichols_ — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 14:30:12 GMT

Hello. I am currently having a very odd issue with ArcPro v.2.4.3

I have been unable to select a feature using the Selection tool for a long time and finally want to try and get this resolved. I can select features using the attribute table without any issues.

In the Contents Pane, under List by Selection the layer is checked.
I have right-clicked on the layer, and clicked on "Make this the only selectable layer" - Still can't click on anything

It doesnt matter if I try on a layer from the SDE or a Shapefile I cant select any features.

This thread sounds like the user is having a similar issue but its a much older version of ArcMap https://community.esri.com/thread/9883

If any screenshots would help just let me know and I will provide them.

Thanks.

EDIT: WOW! ok my issue is resolved and it was that old post that helped. I thought I had looked at this already but under Selection> Interactive Selection Method the type was set to "Remove from current selection."

Re: Solved: ArcPro Unable to select feature with Selection tool, but can select with attribute table

DanPatterson_Retired — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 14:39:00 GMT

Does it happen in all projects? or just the one you encountered this behaviour?

From your other thread, there were two solutions that differed but worked for those individuals (ie projection and an incorrect selection setting), Do any of those apply in your case?

Re: Solved: ArcPro Unable to select feature with Selection tool, but can select with attribute table

AndrewNichols_ — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 14:41:26 GMT

Thank you Dan. It was happening in every project I opened which was the part that was super frustrating. My issue was resolved by an incorrect selection setting.

Re: Solved: ArcPro Unable to select feature with Selection tool, but can select with attribute table

DanPatterson_Retired — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 15:02:22 GMT

Good check! glad it worked out

Re: Solved: ArcPro Unable to select feature with Selection tool, but can select with attribute table

Marie-AngeFournier-Beck — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 20:24:25 GMT

Can I ask what the "incorrect selection setting" was? I have this randomly pop up for me with no rhyme or reason and my selection settings seem to be in line with what this article recommends.Change selection settings—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation

Re: Solved: ArcPro Unable to select feature with Selection tool, but can select with attribute table

DanRegan1 — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 19:10:23 GMT

I ran into this issue and the fix for me was to Recalculate the Spatial Index for the layer. Under properties\index\spatial index

Re: Solved: ArcPro Unable to select feature with Selection tool, but can select with attribute table

Elsa — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 09:54:43 GMT

I had this problem and turned out m feature layer was disabled for selection. This helped me out:

https://support.esri.com/en-us/knowledge-base/problem-unable-to-select-features-on-a-map-in-arcgis-pr-000025341

Re: Solved: ArcPro Unable to select feature with Selection tool, but can select with attribute table

PLadd — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:17:10 GMT

For me, the problem was that the line feature I need to edit participates in a geometric network and geometric networks are not "edible" in ArcGIS Pro (3.2). Grrrr. . . . . solution is to convert to utility network at some point (or go back to ArcMap).

Re: Solved: ArcPro Unable to select feature with Selection tool, but can select with attribute table

HannahAWhite — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 18:15:48 GMT

For me, the issue was an unknown coordinate system when trying to select and Edit [Reshape] a feature.

The current selection includes features or rows that are invalid for this operation. Click the selection tool to change the selection.

You can get more info by looking under the Edit [pencil] tab in the Contents Pane and then hovering over the red exclamation point for the layer in question.

Re: Solved: ArcPro Unable to select feature with Selection tool, but can select with attribute table

KeithAddison1 — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:46:21 GMT

Ran into this for no apparent reason. Solution was to do it in ArcMap.