https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/transform-edit-tool-and-displacement-links/m-p/1501373#M85234 <P>I am using the <STRONG>Transform Edit</STRONG> tool to interactively create <STRONG>Displacement Links</STRONG> to spatially align a some GDB Features (that were previous in DWG CAD format).</P><P><STRONG>Topic 1: Alignment issues</STRONG></P><P>Q1a. It seems to align OK with the Target data, but not great, and I've tried over several times with various numbers of, and link locations, and pretty-much get the same result. Is this possibly indicating that the GIS Target data is not that great -- because I assume the source being CAD data originally created in inch units probably is accurate?</P><P>Q1b. If that's not possibly the reason, is there something else I can do to improve the alignment in GIS?<BR /><BR /></P><P><STRONG>Topic 2: Displacement Links</STRONG></P><P><STRONG>Q2a.</STRONG> Are these associated Coordinates not displayed or accessed anywhere -- similar to what is used when Georeferencing with Control Points?</P><P><STRONG>Q2b.</STRONG> In fact, what is the real difference between Control Points and Displacement Links? I suppose I was thinking that there would be something that resembled what a Displacement Link Text file looks like if you created your own to just "load" instead of interactively doing it..?</P><P><STRONG>Q2c.</STRONG>With that, is a World file only associated with Georeferencing, because I don't see one created via the Transform edit tool process.</P> Wed, 03 Jul 2024 21:51:49 GMT Craig_Eissler_Iceman 2024-07-03T21:51:49Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/transform-edit-tool-and-displacement-links/m-p/1501373#M85234 <P>I am using the <STRONG>Transform Edit</STRONG> tool to interactively create <STRONG>Displacement Links</STRONG> to spatially align a some GDB Features (that were previous in DWG CAD format).</P><P><STRONG>Topic 1: Alignment issues</STRONG></P><P>Q1a. It seems to align OK with the Target data, but not great, and I've tried over several times with various numbers of, and link locations, and pretty-much get the same result. Is this possibly indicating that the GIS Target data is not that great -- because I assume the source being CAD data originally created in inch units probably is accurate?</P><P>Q1b. If that's not possibly the reason, is there something else I can do to improve the alignment in GIS?<BR /><BR /></P><P><STRONG>Topic 2: Displacement Links</STRONG></P><P><STRONG>Q2a.</STRONG> Are these associated Coordinates not displayed or accessed anywhere -- similar to what is used when Georeferencing with Control Points?</P><P><STRONG>Q2b.</STRONG> In fact, what is the real difference between Control Points and Displacement Links? I suppose I was thinking that there would be something that resembled what a Displacement Link Text file looks like if you created your own to just "load" instead of interactively doing it..?</P><P><STRONG>Q2c.</STRONG>With that, is a World file only associated with Georeferencing, because I don't see one created via the Transform edit tool process.</P> Wed, 03 Jul 2024 21:51:49 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/transform-edit-tool-and-displacement-links/m-p/1501373#M85234 Craig_Eissler_Iceman 2024-07-03T21:51:49Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/transform-edit-tool-and-displacement-links/m-p/1601284#M94513 <P>Ideally, the Displacement Links attribute table would provide starting/ending XY coordinates, like the Control Point table does, but this is all I see when creating links.&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="LaineyLe_Blanc1_0-1743518595707.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/129137i19F40E400E15E286/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="LaineyLe_Blanc1_0-1743518595707.png" alt="LaineyLe_Blanc1_0-1743518595707.png" /></span></P><P>I can add X and Y fields and use calculate geometry to obtain some coordinates, but I don't know if those points are my starting or ending points for the links. The shape length is a clue, but without knowing which direction your data links were used to transform your vector data, you're pretty much in the dark.</P> Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:47:08 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/transform-edit-tool-and-displacement-links/m-p/1601284#M94513 LaineyLe_Blanc1 2025-04-01T14:47:08Z