topic Re: Trace Tool in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/trace-tool/m-p/575054#M32574 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>You can also just delete the vertices of the hole.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:33:49 GMT Anonymous User 2012-09-05T15:33:49Z Trace Tool https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/trace-tool/m-p/575052#M32572 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I am currently drawing a vector shapefile polygon map. I am using the cut polygon tool to divide up my polygon into smaller </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>polygons. I accidentally deleted one of my polygons thus creating a hole in the middle of my map. I tried using the "trace tool" to fill in the hole but get the error message "cant determine right and left of your determined feature." Why is it doing this? How do</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>you complete a trace when outlining a hole to fill in that hole in your map?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 03 Sep 2012 22:43:33 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/trace-tool/m-p/575052#M32572 EranChazan 2012-09-03T22:43:33Z Re: Trace Tool https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/trace-tool/m-p/575053#M32573 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Draw it in as a line, make sure the line closes. Then convert line to polygon. Then merge or append the new polygon with your existing data.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 04 Sep 2012 19:17:28 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/trace-tool/m-p/575053#M32573 SamCoggins1 2012-09-04T19:17:28Z Re: Trace Tool https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/trace-tool/m-p/575054#M32574 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>You can also just delete the vertices of the hole.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:33:49 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/trace-tool/m-p/575054#M32574 Anonymous User 2012-09-05T15:33:49Z Re: Trace Tool https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/trace-tool/m-p/575055#M32575 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I would just roughly plot a polygon bigger than the hole you made but smaller than the outside perimeter and merge - using the properties of the original polygon in the merge process - done that one myself a couple of times:)</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Mark</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:50:44 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/trace-tool/m-p/575055#M32575 MarkYoung 2012-09-06T10:50:44Z