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I am using ArcGIS Desktop 10.1 to edit linear features. In the Distance dialog box, I need to enter measurements in feet and inches and cannot find a way to do this without converting the data myself. I'd rather not do this since there are many measurements I'd need to convert. I've tried the following methods of entering 15 feet, 10 inches into the dialog:
15 ft 10 in
15 ft. 10 in.
15 ft + 10 in
15' 10"
15 feet 10 inches
15ft 10in
And none of those seem to work. I am working in a data frame with a projected coordinate system, so that's one less thing I need to worry about. Can someone give me the right answer?
I am using ArcGIS Desktop 10.1 to edit linear features. In the Distance dialog box, I need to enter measurements in feet and inches and cannot find a way to do this without converting the data myself. I'd rather not do this since there are many measurements I'd need to convert. I've tried the following methods of entering 15 feet, 10 inches into the dialog:
15 ft 10 in
15 ft. 10 in.
15 ft + 10 in
15' 10"
15 feet 10 inches
15ft 10in
And none of those seem to work. I am working in a data frame with a projected coordinate system, so that's one less thing I need to worry about. Can someone give me the right answer?
+1 for the metric system
Maybe this will help you...
I used the Field Calculator to convert a short integer field containing inches to a new text field containing feet and inches. So, for example, the value 126 from the integer field would then be 10' 6" in the text field.
str(!MAXWIDTH_SHORT! /12) + "'" + " " + str(!MAXWIDTH_SHORT!%12) + "''"
Where !MAXWIDTH_SHORT! is the short integer field. "/" returns the whole number (feet), while "%" returns the remainder (inches).
That is good info, and will be really helpful to people searching this site when they are calculating a field. What I was needing help with was entering distance lengths while creating a feature. While creating a sketch, ArcMap allows you specify a distance, or length, of the current segment. The little dialog that pops up will allow you to enter a number with no units (in which case it will use map units) or you can specify an abbreviation if your're using different units. My question was based on the fact that a hand-drawn map I was given showed lengths of segments in feet and inches, and I had hoped ArcMap's distance dialog would accept both. But according to posts here, it does not. Thank you for your reply, though. I think I just didn't post the question properly.
"Roj"