topic Re: Use project scratch workspace in ModelBuilder in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Use project scratch workspace in ModelBuilder

AmyDunn — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 21:41:59 GMT

I am using the Contour tool in ModelBuilder, and I would like the output to always be the scratch workspace of whatever project it's run in. I tried %scratchGDB%\ContourLines, and the model runs, but that just makes a new scratch.gdb, every project we work it will already have a MapName_Scratch.gdb set up and assigned in the environments of the project.

I'd rather it not be a user-defined tool parameter; if a user is setting the environments of their project, the tool should honor that instead of having to define it again in the tool interface.

Re: Use project scratch workspace in ModelBuilder

AmyDunn — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 21:39:25 GMT

Solution found under Workspace Environments here.

Re: Use project scratch workspace in ModelBuilder

BrendanNewell — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 21:43:48 GMT

Hi @AmyDunn this should work. I am not sure why in your case it is creating a new gdb. Are you able to provide a screenshot of the contour tool, model and project environments?

Re: Use project scratch workspace in ModelBuilder

AmyDunn — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 21:47:03 GMT

I figured it out, %scratchGDB% and %scratchFolder% are meant to create scratch.gdb or a folder named scratch, respectively. %workspace% and %scratchWorkspace% are meant to use the current and scratch workspaces set in the current project.