topic Point features not displaying in Geodatabase Questions

Point features not displaying

KelseyM — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 18:25:24 GMT

I have a points feature class located within a file geodatabase feature dataset. When I bring it into my map no features display, however the attribute table is fully populated. I've tried to export the feature class to fall outside of the dataset at the root level and get the same results. When I export the feature class to a shapefile, the shapefile plots as expected displaying all of the features. I've tried clearing my cache and updating the spatial index with no results. Also selecting a feature within the table and trying to zoom doesn't work or change the display. Feature class has ~300,000 features and is distributed throughout Canada.

Has anyone encountered this before?

Re: Point features not displaying

MarlonAmaya — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 22:10:29 GMT

Hi @KelseyM

Odd behavior.

Here are some recommendations:

Can you delete the spatial index and create a new one using the feature class properties and see if that fixes the issue?
What happens is you create a blank feature class (import schema) and use any of the data loading options to load the data inside the feature class?

Marlon

Re: Point features not displaying

KelseyM — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 22:55:02 GMT

Hi Marlon,

I tried deleting and recreating the spatial index, no luck with that. Unfortunately I do not have the required extension for the data loading tools.

Re: Point features not displaying

RhettZufelt — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 23:07:32 GMT

Have you tried changing the symbology symbol/color? (If it now draws, you can change it back.)

Have seen it where this 'fixes' that issue. Not sure if it is because symbology used doesn't exist anymore or what, but pretty quick/easy to check.

Re: Point features not displaying

MarlonAmaya — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 14:58:44 GMT

HI @KelseyM ,

You mentioned you tried to exported from a dataset to the root level.

What about just simply copy/paste into a new file geodatabase?

Marlon

Re: Point features not displaying

KelseyM — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 15:09:45 GMT

I have, unfortunately it didn't change anything.

Re: Point features not displaying

DavidPike — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 19:50:37 GMT

Projection definition etc. possibly. Check/repair Geometry.

Dataframe/Map projection.

Definition query on the data.

Transparency, symbols too small etc.

symbology excluding those values and no 'other' symbol value set.

attributes not belonging to s subtype if subtypes set.

Joins/Relates.

Edits not saved.

Re: Point features not displaying

KelseyM — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 19:36:16 GMT

Hi @MarlonAmaya

Same results, won't display the features

Re: Point features not displaying

JamesSerendip1 — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 18:04:41 GMT

I am having this same problem! Only 15 points in my feature class, but only one is rendering. I have had this before and not found a solution other than starting over... I don't see any solution here yet... anybody find anything that works???

Re: Point features not displaying

KayWinkelmann — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 07:58:40 GMT

I had the same problem.

Project coordinate system was ETRS89 UTM32N, X value 6 digits (without leading zone number).

Point list imported and XY values displayed as points had coordinate system ETRS89 UTM32N, X value 8 digits.

Coordinate systems were properly defined for project / layer and point feature class. However, the points would not display (or only at very small scales).

My expectation was that ArcGIS Pro could handle this with on-the-fly projection. Turned out it could not.

Projecting (Data Management Tools / Projections and Transformations / Project) the point feature class to ETRS89 UTM32N, X value 6 digits solved the problem.

Re: Point features not displaying

SarahMakin — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 18:51:37 GMT

Just found this thread experiencing a similar problem.

I had just copied features (points) from one layer and pasted special into another layer (points) that I had built using the template from the original layer.
After pasting into the new layer, for some reason the attribute table was populated but I couldn't get the points to display. If I selected the general area or all features within the attribute table, I could see the highlighted position of the points, but couldn't get them to display without selection. No filters, changed the symbology, turned off scaling restrictions, edits to the table had been saved. Nothing.

I would up removing the layer from the project, then reopening it, then they displayed fine. Maybe just a dumb little display bug. I'm using ArcGIS Pro 3.5.3 - 2025