Has anyone found a way to replicate the Copy Features Tool 
We have a feature class for Building Footprints, where we use placeholder footprints of a specific uniform shape so that we can query all the placeholder footprints. These can be geographically far from one another, so it would be nice to be able to copy the geometry of the placeholder footprints from one location to another.
Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated!
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Hi @TylerPease
Along with what @jcarlson said, here are a few other suggestions:
1. Create preset templates for each building type (see gif below). You can optionally set the 'Point with rotation' tool (new at 2.7) as the default tool for the preset template. If you need to scale the building after placing it, use the scale tool.
2. If the new feature already exists, you can use Replace Geometry followed by Replace Sketch (see gif). In the gif, I move the new feature by dragging the first vertex. You can also scale the feature by dragging the last vertex (as long as stretch proportionately is enabled on the edit toolbar at the bottom).
3. Use Transfer Attributes tool and map the geometry field as outlined here: https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/geometry-transfer-in-arcgis-pro/m-p/1016232#M3593...
I hope this helps,
Scott
There's always copy and paste! You can do it a few ways, but they all require the map panel to be active and that one or more features be currently selected.
- Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V
- Right click and select "Copy" on the selected feature; right click again and select "Paste"
- On the Map tab of the ribbon, click the icons at the far left
No matter the method, once you paste a feature, the new feature becomes immediately active in the "Move" tool. Pasting again will automatically apply your edit and make the next new feature active.
Here's me repeatedly hitting Ctrl+V:
If there's one notable downside to this, it's that I can't see a way to paste a feature at your cursor's coordinates. There might be a way to work this process into a Task to at least semi-automate something applying a transformation or activating the Move To tool instead.
Hi @TylerPease
Along with what @jcarlson said, here are a few other suggestions:
1. Create preset templates for each building type (see gif below). You can optionally set the 'Point with rotation' tool (new at 2.7) as the default tool for the preset template. If you need to scale the building after placing it, use the scale tool.
2. If the new feature already exists, you can use Replace Geometry followed by Replace Sketch (see gif). In the gif, I move the new feature by dragging the first vertex. You can also scale the feature by dragging the last vertex (as long as stretch proportionately is enabled on the edit toolbar at the bottom).
3. Use Transfer Attributes tool and map the geometry field as outlined here: https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/geometry-transfer-in-arcgis-pro/m-p/1016232#M3593...
I hope this helps,
Scott
