Latest Contributions by TimHodson

‎12-09-2020

Hi, The GP Tool Enable COGO, adds the required attribute fields to a line feature class. On the View tab click the Geoprocessing button: On the Geoprocessing pane, click in the Search box and type COGO: Start the Enable COGO tool For the Input Line Features browse to the feature class: Click Run. After the feature class is COGO Enabled drag and drop it onto a map. When the new layer is created it detects the COGO fields and automatically applies specialized labeling and symbology for the new line layer. ArcGIS Pro 2.6 introduced a new tool that adds the ability to Split lines into COGO lines: https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/editing/split-lines-into-cogo-lines.htm If you select a COGO line after its split, and open the Attributes pane, using the button on the Edit tab, then you can copy and paste the value from there:

‎10-23-2020

Hi Audrey, thanks for your question. With version ArcGIS Pro 2.7 the traverse grid will have the ability to configure the default circular arc entry parameters and to save those to your project. This will include setting Chord Direction as the default entry method for circular arcs. -Tim

‎09-12-2020

Thank you Lucas for your feedback on the Meetup about Dynadjust. Support for these measurement types is still in the product plan for the future. Per our discussion earlier in the year on this topic, we will be reaching out to you / BLM to work with us on it to make sure we get it right before it's released. -Tim

‎07-23-2020

Jeff, Thanks for reporting this. I have been able to reproduce the problem and confirm it is a bug. There is a fairly simple workaround. The bug is that when the column is using a Delta Angle, then if you use the “c“ override to indicate a chord distance, the distance is getting a unit angle conversion applied, because the grid cell still "thinks" it’s in an angular unit. The specific criteria are: Second Curve Parameter column is set to Delta Angle The unit drop down is "dms" Workaround: Before applying the "c" override, set the unit drop-down in the cell to "dd" (decimal degrees) - this way the numbers after the decimal point are not parsed as minutes and seconds, and this bypasses the bug. -Tim

‎07-13-2020

Great demonstration by my colleague Amy Andis showing how to work with spiral curves using Pro.

‎06-09-2020

Thanks for the feedback, Sarah! Glad to hear it was useful.

‎06-08-2020

Hi Diane, There is a new Training Seminar available that shows creation of a subdivision from scratch (demo 3): Managing Parcels with ArcGIS Pro -Tim

‎04-16-2020

NOTE: Installing a different version of an add-in. If you are installing the add-in directly on your client machine, as opposed to placing the add-in file at a network share location, then follow these steps: First un-install the version currently on the client machine. 1. In ArcMap go to Customize -> Add-in Manager 2. On the Add-ins tab click to select the add-in you want to un-install, and then click the Delete button. 3. Click Yes on the dialog that asks for confirmation on the delete. 4. Click Close. 5. Close ArcMap. 6. Start ArcMap and use Add-in Manager to confirm the add-in is not listed under the My Add-ins section of the left pane. 7. Close ArcMap. 8. Double-click the add-in file for the version of the add-in that you want to install. 9. Click the Install Add-in button. 10. Start ArcMap and use Add-in Manager to confirm that the desired version of the add-in is now listed under My Add-ins. Troubleshooting Notes: A. if problems are encountered when attemping to run the add-in, check to make sure you have privileges on the well-known folder. You should be able to browse to the file add-in location on disk, in the well-known folder: C:\Users\<username>\Documents\ArcGIS\AddIns\Desktop10.<0-1>\ B. Alternatively, consider using a network share for your add-in, and follow the steps below. If you use a network share to load the add-in, then follow these steps: 1. In ArcMap go to Customize -> Add-in Manager. 2. In the left pane on the Add-ins tab, scroll down to the Shared Add-ins. 3. Under Shared Add-ins, click on the add-in name that you want to change and confirm the add-in version in the right pane is the one you want to change from. 4. Click the Options tab on the Add-in Manager and get the share location for the add-in you want to change from. 4. Click Close on the Add-in Manager and close ArcMap. 5. Using the required privileges, browse to the share location and replace the add-in file with the version of the add-in file that you want to change to. 6. Start ArcMap and use Add-in Manager to confirm that the desired version of the add-in is now listed under Shared Add-ins. General notes and resources: A. See the Administrator Settings heading under the help section here: https://bit.ly/2XD5mb8 B. Additional uninstall and re-install steps:https://bit.ly/2xN8dPy

‎01-28-2020

Travis, thanks for the follow up. Since you mention tangency, note that the Circular Arc tool in Pro has some additional functionality for that as well. While using the Two-Point line tool, you can switch to the Tangent Curve segment tool, and snap to the end of an existing line feature. Then when you start the Circular arc tool the direction parameter defaults to Tangent type and the tangent direction value is automatically calculated from the geometry of the existing line feature that you snapped to, and that value is placed in the direction entry field as the default.

‎01-27-2020

Hi Joe, note that the Circular Arc tool itself has the capability to double as a curve calculator. For example, you can choose and enter the circular arc parameters in the dialog and get the blue line preview of the resulting curve shown in the map: Changing the *values* of the parameters on the right-hand side of the dialog will update the circular arc preview to show the resulting circular arc...whereas changing any of the parameters *types* on the left side of the dialog, does NOT change the resulting curve on the preview, but it does update the values of the parameters in the dialog to reflect that same circular arc geometry for the numbers that were initially typed in. The following are screenshots of the curve calculations for this example: Does this help for your scenario? -Tim

‎01-16-2020

Hi Wendy, Yes this functionality will apply the scale factor to the typed /entered values in the constraint dialogs such as Direction/Distance. The resulting geometry will be affected by these corrections. -Tim

‎12-19-2019

Hi Gary, thank you for reporting this. This is a bug and has been fixed in ArcGIS Pro 2.5. (BUG-000125639)

‎11-04-2019

Jon, thanks for the idea. You may already be aware, but you can do basic addition and subtraction in the length/distance fields. So for example, if the start station of a course is 45+78.00 and the end station is 51+45.00, then in the Distance field you can type 5145-4578, and when you press Enter the distance is calculated and entered for you. If it is a circular arc, then you'd type that into the ArcLength field. This is not the same as what you ask for in this idea, but it does avoid having to pre-calculate the distances beforehand. -Tim

‎10-07-2019

See also the comment at this location: https://community.esri.com/ideas/12954-parcel-fabric-automatically-save-xml-files-for-constructions Create a folder called %temp%\cadastraleditlogs. Two cadastral fabric job XML files will be written to the folder: the CFPacketExtract.xml file is an XML file representation of the job parcels when they were extracted from the cadastral fabric, and the CFPacketUpdate.xml file is an XML file representation of the parcels containing the edits and updates applied in the cadastral fabric job. The CFPacketExtract.xml file may help you identify the point that has the problem.

‎10-04-2019

Hi Drew, I've tested your COGO values in ArcMap, and I'm seeing a closure of 2.176 feet - this is the same as the Misclose Distance that the traverse tool in Pro gives: Also, in your above graphic, there are also Residual values that indicate that this misclosure is getting adusted out. For example, the first course in the ArcMap COGO traverse is showing a residual value of 0.556 feet. This is the amount that this particular line was adjusted to account for the Misclosure. I think that what you may be seeing is that the Pro Traverse is not automatically adjusting the geometry because it is outside the test closure tolerance. You can set this value higher in the traverse options: -Tim

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Latest Contributions by TimHodson

Re: Generate Bearings in ArcPro?

Re: COGO curve bearing default in ArcPro

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Re: Curve parameter override behavior.

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Re: COGO Centerlines using Stationing Values

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