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How do you select/move nodes when editing topology?

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11-02-2016 03:43 PM
MaribethPrice
Regular Contributor

I am trying to edit road centerlines using a map topology. In ArcMap you created a map topology, used the topology edit tool to select a node, and when you moved the node, the attached lines came with it and stayed attached.

In Pro, the map topology is on by default and the Modify Features tools have an Edges pane. I can select and edit edges but I cannot seem to select nodes. I've tried both Move and Edit Vertices tools. The Help claims that you can edit both edges and nodes, but they neglect to tell you how to actually select the nodes. If I edit the vertices of the edge, the other lines become unconnected after the end vertex is moved.

In Edit Vertices, if I hover over the intersection I get a little purple circle like it's going to let me select the node, but it never does. In Move, I can select the node (I think), but then I am unable to click and drag it anywhere (see attached video). It just sits there.

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DanPatterson_Retired
MVP Emeritus

I presume that these are the tools you are looking at... especially the second and last ones with its shift this, right-click that, drag this explanations

Modify Features tool reference—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS for Desktop 

Move feature topology—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS for Desktop 

Modify topology vertices—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS for Desktop 

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MaribethPrice
Regular Contributor

I checked the references, but they all say how to move vertices--just click and drag--but not nodes.  I'm starting to think that the functionality to move shared nodes simply doesn't exist in Pro.

You can sort of get the right behavior if you select the street edge with the Move tool and move/ rotate it until the node is centered in the intersection, but this only works for perfectly straight streets, and it may make the node on the other end worse. In other situations I guess you just have to re-digitize the feature with Replace Geometry, or edit and snap vertices individually for the features sharing the node.

Another sad face for Pro. 

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JenniferCadkin
Esri Contributor

With the Pro 1.4 release you will be able to select and move nodes.

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