Using the Traverse tool

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Creating and Editing Parcels with ArcGIS Desktop

Lesson 5 overview

Sketch tools

COGO tools

Entering traverses

Methods for entering directions

Using the Proportion tool

Updating attributes with Inverse

Construction Lines

Zipper Task

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Create/Delete Lines

Sketch context menus

Sketch tool
Right-click

while sketching

Sketch
Right-click

when pointer is on a
segment or vertex in a sketch

Sketch
Sketch
context
context
menu
menu

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Sketch
SketchTool
Tool
context
contextmenu
menu

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COGO support in ArcMap

Create and maintain COGO lines and attributes

Create 2-Point Line Features edit task

Sketch tools

Advanced Editing toolbar

Rectangle
Copy Extend
Traverse
Proportion
Generalize Tool
Features

Edit
Fillet
Annotation

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Inverse
Trim

Smooth
Explode

Circle
Tool

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Create 2-Point Line Features task

Two-point lines are required

for COGO attributes

Use with many construction tools

The Create New Feature task
One line, three segments

The Create 2-Point Line Features task

Three lines, one segment each
(each click makes a new two-point line)

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Traverse tool

Create/Delete Lines

Enter traverse courses

Straight

lines or curves

Supports

many direction
and angle formats

Open or closed
Provides

closure
adjustment tools

Creates two-point lines

Sets

COGO attributes

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Traverse tool
Open
Opentraverse
traverse

Precise
From

distances, directions, and angles

survey plat, deed

Values

entered into a spreadsheet

30
-0
12 0-0
4.7 03 E

Enter segments (courses)

N-

Takeoff
point

Direct typing
Closed
Closedtraverse
traverse

Closed traverse is adjusted

Compass

Rule, Transit, Crandall

There is a ground to grid conversion

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30
-

or curved segments

N-

Straight

00
12
4.7 00-E
3

Adding segments to edit sketch

Takeoff
point
Closure error

Tie
point

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Entering quadrant and bearing

45
.0
00
0-

E
0
0-1
45
0
N
045

45
.0
00
03

W
0
0-3
45
0
0S
45

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3

1
2

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Circular curve computations

Geometric elements

Orientation
Solution

Two of these

One of these

And this = The information

necessary to
calculate the
endpoint of a
circular arc from
any given starting
point
Tangent curves do not
require orientation

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Proportion tool

Split selected line feature into new features

You

set lengths of the parts

260

Original line
260

Split by specified lengths

Sets

50

50

50

COGO attributes for new lines

Distributes

100

error if length of parts not equal to whole

Many other ArcMap editing tools support COGO data

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Inverse tool

Sets COGO attributes for any 2-point line

Regardless
Based

of how entered

on feature geometry

Before Inverse

Select lines

Click Inverse tool

After Inverse

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Construction lines

Construction lines are for the

parcels editors benefit

They help when making

selections

They serve as metadata

They help distinguish old from

new when adjusting

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Adjustments

Adjust Lines

Rotating

1. Select lines
2. Move anchor
To rotation point

3. Activate rotate
tool and expose
secondary anchor
(use the s key)

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4. Snap secondary
Anchor to snap
point

5. Rotate to snap

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Adjustments

Adjust Lines

Zipping
2. Not a perfect fit

3. Measure the gap

4. Select the good lines

1. After Rotation

5. Sketch a zip line

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6. Zip it up

Creating and Editing Parcels with ArcGIS Desktop

Exercise 5 overview

Set the editing environment

Locate the POB

Enter parcel using Traverse tool

Analyze COGO attributes

Use custom Zipper edit task

Create polygons from lines

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