topic Re: Default to Select Tool after editing selected feature in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Default to Select Tool after editing selected feature

KurtisGraham1 — Thu, 11 May 2023 21:14:03 GMT

After selecting and editing a selected feature and clearing the selection, the next feature I select automatically opens the previous Edit tool dialogue unless I physically press the Select Tool button. Is there a way to set the default of the next selection to instead just 'select' and not open the previous Edit tool dialogue?

Re: Default to Select Tool after editing selected feature

Scott_Harris — Fri, 12 May 2023 12:39:16 GMT

@KurtisGraham1

Most Modify tools use a special kind of select tool that has additional capabilities like filtering for features that work with the specific tool - for example, points aren't selectable with the select tool that is active within the Reshape tool. Read more about it here: https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/editing/select-features-for-editing.htm

For example, here is where it lives in the Edit Vertices tool:

If that select tool is active, the next selection will activate the Edit Vertices tool on that feature (if it's editable).

When you are done using Edit Vertices, you should deactivate the tool by pressing ESC or hitting the back button within the Modify Features tool. This will deactivate the select tool that resides within the tool and activate the Explore tool, but if you want, you can have it activate the standard Select tool instead. See this option:

Hope this helps,

Scott

Re: Default to Select Tool after editing selected feature

WDMParkPlanner — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 15:23:02 GMT

Hi Scott...I read this and thought all of my dreams have come true...until I went to my Options and see that I do not have that option!?!?!?! Do you by chance know maybe where it moved or how I can switch my setting to default to "select" and not "explore"?

Re: Default to Select Tool after editing selected feature

Scott_Harris — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 15:49:07 GMT

@WDMParkPlanner It was an option added at 3.1, so if you are using an older release of Pro, you won't see it. Maybe that's what's going on?

Re: Default to Select Tool after editing selected feature

WDMParkPlanner — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 18:20:48 GMT

Nailed it! I just made the assumption that since I work for a great City they stay up to date on the software. Im still on 3.0. Sounds like in about 1 month we will get the latest. So I look forward to changing that setting then. either way - thanks!!!!