topic Re: Drawing a line direction. in State & Local Government Questions

Drawing a line direction.

BryanHouk — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 15:35:03 GMT

I recently started working in a PVA office and am having to look at deeds to find property boundaries. The deeds will give a certain direction for a certain number of feet, and I don't know how to do this. I know how to get the distance. But I can't figure out how to get the line drawn in a specific direction. For instance N89°09'07" W a distance of 33.54 feet. If you could explain this, it would be a tremendous help.

Thanks.

Re: Drawing a line direction.

ChrisDonohue__GISP — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 16:22:57 GMT

If you want to digitize a line in a specific direction, this may be of help:

ArcGIS Help (10.2, 10.2.1, and 10.2.2)

Chris Donohue, GISP

Re: Drawing a line direction.

ChrisDonohue__GISP — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 16:35:57 GMT

Another flavor:

One can also create a line direction by starting an editing session, clicking to create your first point, then right-clicking which will bring up a menu (see below). You can choose "Direction" from the menu and it will then draw the line in that direction.

NOTE: By default, angles are entered in degrees using the polar system, which is measured counterclockwise from the positive x-axis. You can specify a different direction measuring system or unit on the Editing Options dialog box > Units tab.

Source: ArcGIS Help (10.2, 10.2.1, and 10.2.2)

Chris Donohue, GISP

Re: Drawing a line direction.

BryanHouk — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 17:07:26 GMT

Thank you Chris. That is exactly what I was looking for.