October 3, 2018
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October 3, 2018

Interactive Tools

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Interactive tools are provided for prompt and convenient editing data in the maps. No additional output datasets created. Interactive tools are available from the separate XTools Pro Interactive toolbar.

 Available in XTools Pro for ArcMap

XTools Pro Interactive tools are provided for prompt and convenient editing data in the maps. The editing tools are available from the separate XTools Pro Interactive toolbar. 

Interactive tools have no dialog windows, parameters are predefined in the Interactive Options dialog.

All interactive tools work only with selected features in the layers for which edit session is open.

Functionality of interactive tools is similar to functionality of the standard XTools Pro tools with the same names.

 

Interactive tool

Standard XTools Pro tool

Start editing selected layer
Start editing session for the layer selected in the table of contents window.

Start Editing Selected Layer

Simplify features (Point remove)
Simplify selected polygons or polylines with Point remove simplify algorithm.

Simplify Polylines
Simplify Polygons
(using Point remove algorithm)

Simplify features (Bend simplify) 
Simplify selected polygons or polylines with Bend simplify algorithm.

Simplify Polylines
Simplify Polygons
(using Bend simplify algorithm)

Smooth features (Bezier) 
Smooth selected polygons or polylines with Bezier splines.

Smooth Polylines
Smooth Polygons
(using Bezier splines)

Smooth features (B-splines)
Smooth selected polygons or polilynes with B-Splines algorithm.

Smooth Polylines
Smooth Polygons
(using B-splines)

Square off polygons
Square off angles with specified deviation in selected polygons.

Square Off Polygons

Divide overlapping areas
Divide selected overlapping polygons by center lines.

Divide Overlapping Areas

Multipart to single part (By parts)
Convert selected multipart features to single part features.
Multipoints are also supported.

Split Multipart Shapes
(splitting into parts)

Multipart to single part (By components)
Convert selected multipart features to single component features.
Multipoints are not supported by the tool.

Split Multipart Shapes
(splitting into components)

Disperse points by clusters (expanded)
Disperse selected coincident or adjacent points by clusters 
keeping general pattern of input points.

Disperse Points
(By clusters, using expanded disperse pattern)

Disperse points by clusters (random)
Disperse selected coincident or adjacent points by clusters randomly.

Disperse Points
(By clusters, using random disperse pattern)

Disperse points by clusters (ring) 
Disperse selected coincident or adjacent points by clusters uniformly 
along the circle around the center of mass.

Disperse Points
(By clusters, using ring disperse pattern)

Interactive options
Open dialog with the options for interactive tools.

XTools Pro Options

 

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