topic Polygon Feature Class Very Slow Draw Time - Solutions? in Geoprocessing Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/polygon-feature-class-very-slow-draw-time/m-p/751345#M24609 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>One of our polygon feature classes stored in SDE is performing very slow.&nbsp; When I remove it from my MXD, which contains other polygon files, it snaps very quickly.&nbsp; When I add it back again, performance slows to a 3-4 second draw time.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Is there a tool I can use to refine this polgyon layer so it draws quicker? </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Scott</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 01 Oct 2013 15:59:24 GMT Scott_Russell 2013-10-01T15:59:24Z Polygon Feature Class Very Slow Draw Time - Solutions? https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/polygon-feature-class-very-slow-draw-time/m-p/751345#M24609 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>One of our polygon feature classes stored in SDE is performing very slow.&nbsp; When I remove it from my MXD, which contains other polygon files, it snaps very quickly.&nbsp; When I add it back again, performance slows to a 3-4 second draw time.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Is there a tool I can use to refine this polgyon layer so it draws quicker? </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Scott</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 01 Oct 2013 15:59:24 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/polygon-feature-class-very-slow-draw-time/m-p/751345#M24609 Scott_Russell 2013-10-01T15:59:24Z Re: Polygon Feature Class Very Slow Draw Time - Solutions? https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/polygon-feature-class-very-slow-draw-time/m-p/751346#M24610 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Scott,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>A tool you can use to refine the polygons would be </SPAN><A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//007000000011000000">Simplify Polygon (Cartography)</A><SPAN>.&nbsp; However, before you try manipulating your data, you may test to see if the issue is actually your SDE environment.&nbsp; Make a copy of the polygon feature class into a File Geodatabase somewhere on your local C drive.&nbsp; If this copied feature class performs up to par, then the issue is related to the SDE environment and not the feature class itself.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Matt</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 01 Oct 2013 20:35:21 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/polygon-feature-class-very-slow-draw-time/m-p/751346#M24610 MatthewPayne 2013-10-01T20:35:21Z