https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/creating-polygon-feature-shape-changes/m-p/1311027#M4496 <P>This sounds exactly like a projection issue, CoreyMacIssac1.</P><P>Try adding your polygon shapefile to a new, empty map, and see how it displays. If it appears as expected, this verifies my assumption that it is projection related.</P><P>If this does not provide the information you need, post your shapefile, and perhaps I or someone else can provide a better response.</P><P>Regards</P> Mon, 24 Jul 2023 15:23:37 GMT JimCousins 2023-07-24T15:23:37Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/creating-polygon-feature-shape-changes/m-p/1309711#M4494 <P>So I am trying to create a polygon shape in a feature class and every time I draw it and it looks good, it changes to a different shape thats slightly off in all directions. I checked coordinate system of the data frame, the layers and everything matches. I even tried using the draw rectangle tool, and it still malformed it into a different shape. I have no idea why or how to fix it. I have tried editing vertices, reshaping, and it always transforms back to this shape I don't want.&nbsp;</P><P>Please HELP!!!</P> Wed, 19 Jul 2023 19:09:42 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/creating-polygon-feature-shape-changes/m-p/1309711#M4494 CoreyMacIsaac1 2023-07-19T19:09:42Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/creating-polygon-feature-shape-changes/m-p/1311027#M4496 <P>This sounds exactly like a projection issue, CoreyMacIssac1.</P><P>Try adding your polygon shapefile to a new, empty map, and see how it displays. If it appears as expected, this verifies my assumption that it is projection related.</P><P>If this does not provide the information you need, post your shapefile, and perhaps I or someone else can provide a better response.</P><P>Regards</P> Mon, 24 Jul 2023 15:23:37 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/creating-polygon-feature-shape-changes/m-p/1311027#M4496 JimCousins 2023-07-24T15:23:37Z