Create multiple points with mouse click

[PacoAlverez]

I would like to be able to click multiple locations and create points where i click and populate each points x, y. i have the current code but only creates one point, so i needs help.

current code.

#import modules  
import arcpy  

arcpy.env.qualifiedFieldNames = False
An = "AnimalSightings" #target point feature class Animal Sightings

mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("CURRENT")  
df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd)[0]  
dfsr = df.spatialReference  
fcsr = arcpy.Describe(An).spatialReference  
if dfsr.name == fcsr.name:  
    """Now do your work"""  

point = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0)  #click

  
for prow in arcpy.da.SearchCursor(point,'SHAPE@XY'):        
    x,y = prow[0]      
del prow  


row_value = [x,y,(x,y)]  
with arcpy.da.InsertCursor(An,('POINT_X', 'POINT_Y','SHAPE@XY')) as cursor:
    cursor.insertRow(row_value)

[PacoAlverez]

Darren i am still confused on how to incorporate what you suggested into my code.

this is what i currently have.

#import modules  
import arcpy  

arcpy.env.qualifiedFieldNames = False
pointFC = "Animal Sightings" #target point feature class Animal Sightings

mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("CURRENT")  
df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd)[0]  
dfsr = df.spatialReference  
fcsr = arcpy.Describe(pointFC).spatialReference  
if dfsr.name == fcsr.name:  
    """Now do your work"""  

point = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0)  #click
for prow in arcpy.da.SearchCursor(point,'SHAPE@XY'):        
        x,y = prow[0]
del prow        
         
point1 = arcpy.Point(x, y)        
ptGeometry = arcpy.PointGeometry(point1)      
           
insCursor = arcpy.da.InsertCursor(pointFC,('POINT_X','POINT_Y','SHAPE@XY')) # create insert cursor  

with arcpy.da.SearchCursor(point,('POINT_X','POINT_Y','SHAPE@XY')) as cursor: # loop through feature set  
    for row in cursor: 
        POINT_X = row[0]  
        POINT_Y = row[1] 
        insCursor.insertRow(row) # insert row  
  
del insCursor # delete insert cursor

[DarrenWiens2]

It's tough to help without knowing how it doesn't work - is there an error?

Your current example assigns values to variables POINT_X and POINT_Y which are never used. However, since your InsertCursor and SearchCursor happen to use the exact same fields, you should be able to use the entire row from the SearchCursor to insert into the InsertCursor.

insCursor = arcpy.da.InsertCursor(pointFC,('POINT_X','POINT_Y','SHAPE@XY')) # create insert cursor    
  
with arcpy.da.SearchCursor(point,('POINT_X','POINT_Y','SHAPE@XY')) as cursor: # loop through feature set    
    for row in cursor:
        insCursor.insertRow(row) # insert row 

Try this. If it doesn't work, reply with error message or explanation how it fails to work.

[PacoAlverez]

currently the code runs fine with no error, but the POINT_X & POINT_Y doesn't get populate in the attribute table of the point or points that get created. I would like to create points by using the mouse click and update the x,y of those points that i used the mouse click to create.

I am using the last code i attached.

thanks Darren.

[DarrenWiens2]

for prow in arcpy.da.SearchCursor(point,'SHAPE@XY'):          
        x,y = prow[0]  
del prow 

^ this reads all your rows, one at a time, overwriting the values of x and y each time. So, in the end, you are left with one single pair of coordinates. A SearchCursor is like a for loop that cycles through all records and then stops. If you want to do something for each record in "point", you need to do it within the SearchCursor.