https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/issues-with-generalize-amp-align-modification/m-p/1342381#M74510 <P>Hi there,</P><P>The generalize tool for smoothing polygons and alignment tool for fixing overlapping margins have been very useful and effective in the past. Recently, they have not been working as intended and I was hoping someone could shed some light on potential reasons for this.</P><P>After using the generalize tool, my polygons and polylines are smoothed as I'd like them to be, but now require alignment:</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="EmilieRichard5_4-1698354331049.png" style="width: 294px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/84199i089E0B71B2BA776D/image-dimensions/294x163?v=v2" width="294" height="163" role="button" title="EmilieRichard5_4-1698354331049.png" alt="EmilieRichard5_4-1698354331049.png" /></span></P><P>I use the align tool, hoping to eliminate the offset</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="EmilieRichard5_2-1698354261534.png" style="width: 293px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/84197iFA68A6A7969BBAFB/image-dimensions/293x191?v=v2" width="293" height="191" role="button" title="EmilieRichard5_2-1698354261534.png" alt="EmilieRichard5_2-1698354261534.png" /></span></P><P>but instead of aligning them, it reverts one of the features to its original shape:</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="EmilieRichard5_3-1698354293551.png" style="width: 302px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/84198iC2C70DF07DF735A8/image-dimensions/302x164?v=v2" width="302" height="164" role="button" title="EmilieRichard5_3-1698354293551.png" alt="EmilieRichard5_3-1698354293551.png" /></span></P><P>The align tool seems to not only fail but also undo the actions of the previous modification. Any tips or suggestions for how to resolve this would be much appreciated.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks,<BR />Emilie</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 26 Oct 2023 21:31:21 GMT EmilieRichard5 2023-10-26T21:31:21Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/issues-with-generalize-amp-align-modification/m-p/1342381#M74510 <P>Hi there,</P><P>The generalize tool for smoothing polygons and alignment tool for fixing overlapping margins have been very useful and effective in the past. Recently, they have not been working as intended and I was hoping someone could shed some light on potential reasons for this.</P><P>After using the generalize tool, my polygons and polylines are smoothed as I'd like them to be, but now require alignment:</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="EmilieRichard5_4-1698354331049.png" style="width: 294px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/84199i089E0B71B2BA776D/image-dimensions/294x163?v=v2" width="294" height="163" role="button" title="EmilieRichard5_4-1698354331049.png" alt="EmilieRichard5_4-1698354331049.png" /></span></P><P>I use the align tool, hoping to eliminate the offset</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="EmilieRichard5_2-1698354261534.png" style="width: 293px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/84197iFA68A6A7969BBAFB/image-dimensions/293x191?v=v2" width="293" height="191" role="button" title="EmilieRichard5_2-1698354261534.png" alt="EmilieRichard5_2-1698354261534.png" /></span></P><P>but instead of aligning them, it reverts one of the features to its original shape:</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="EmilieRichard5_3-1698354293551.png" style="width: 302px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/84198iC2C70DF07DF735A8/image-dimensions/302x164?v=v2" width="302" height="164" role="button" title="EmilieRichard5_3-1698354293551.png" alt="EmilieRichard5_3-1698354293551.png" /></span></P><P>The align tool seems to not only fail but also undo the actions of the previous modification. Any tips or suggestions for how to resolve this would be much appreciated.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks,<BR />Emilie</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 26 Oct 2023 21:31:21 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/issues-with-generalize-amp-align-modification/m-p/1342381#M74510 EmilieRichard5 2023-10-26T21:31:21Z