Simplify Polygon error

[AndyBell1]

I'm trying to use the Simplify Polygon Tool and it keeps on producing "Error 000735 Simplification Tolerance: Value is required". The issue is that I don't see any box in the tool to enter in a value. I've attached a screenshot of the tool. Does anyone have any idea what is going on?

[Marie-NeigeGuerin]

Having the same issue, I want to use it in a model so can't use the batch feature. I made the fix with the style sheet and disabled IE but still the same. It works only for the first time I open the tool, and it never works inside a model

[TimNorton]

Hello.

I am using ArcGIS 10.1 for Desktop with an Advanced License.

After banging my head against the wall because I thought I was the problem... I found this post and tried using the "Batch..." option (which I must say is quite nifty!).

When running the Simplify Polygon tool in Batch mode, I still have a missing "Simplification Tolerance" input box. While I can manually type values into the previous window, double-clicking on the Tolerance field brings up the same type of problem as in the non-batch mode.
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[deleted-user-yFo_UoWEJbkc]

Has anyone figured this out yet? I've checked related threads, but it seems to have died with Tim Norton's post back in May.

One thing I'm noticing when running it from Batch is that the Simplification Tolerance allows you to enter a value manually, but the units defaults to "Unknown". When I try to manually change that by typing "SquareMeters" or what have you, it jumps back to the "Unknown" value every time. Could this be related to the overall bugginess of this tool?

[MatthewHenderson1]

If you click that check mark icon "Check values" it will replace unknown with the map frame units. The tool worked for me after doing that.

[JanWeststeyn]

I also get this. Last week I was able to use the Simplify Polygon tool multiple times on ArcGIS 10.2.1.

This week I have the same issue whereby the Simplification Tolerance box does not show. What has occurred between these two dates is that I upgraded my Internet Explorer to version 11.

Despite uninstalling IE11 I still cannot get this to function..

UPDATE: You need to remove IE11 from two places (add/remove programs and from installed updates. After I did this, the simplification tolerance box appears again!

[DorothyMortenson]

I have found a work around with using arcpy script.

If you put the simplify polygon into ModelBuilder, then export as a script, you get an incorrect script:

# Process: Simplify Polygon

arcpy.SimplifyPolygon_cartography(plss_section, plss_section_simplify, "POINT_REMOVE", "", "10 SquareFeet", "NO_CHECK", "KEEP_COLLAPSED_POINTS")

What works is:

arcpy.SimplifyPolygon_cartography(plss_section, plss_section_simplify, "POINT_REMOVE", 10, 50, "NO_CHECK", "KEEP_COLLAPSED_POINTS")

If you use the tool, it is setting the tolerance to null, not 0 or some other number.

Too bad this tool isn't working, but if you need to get on with your day, try using arcpy.

[StanisławPolański]

Thank you Dorothy, I was also looking for the solution!

[deleted-user-r12oOPKQjs2J]

I also ran into this problem in 10.2.2. The batch workaround worked for me as in Tim Norton's post.