Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Create Custom Symbols for use in ArcGIS Pro

1.    Create your custom symbols and have them saved a .png in a known folder
2.    In ArcGIS Pro, Insert tab, Styles group, choose ‘New’ and ‘Style’
3.    Name and save the new style



You can also add a style you have already created or want to add to.
 

4.     Right click layer, choose ‘Symbology’
5.    Click on ‘Properties’ and ‘Layers”
6.    Change drop down to “Picture marker”
7.    Click ‘File’ to find the previously created .png 



8.    Click on the three lines in the upper right
9.    Choose ‘save symbol to style’
10.    Add name of symbol,category,tags, and choose which style to save it in (probably choose             the style you previously created)
11.    The symbols are now available in the gallery

Monday, July 8, 2024

One Click Measure Area for ArcGIS Pro Polygon

 In ArcMap, I had a tool that could click on a polygon and give me the area, in acres.  I experimented with how to replicate this tool in ArcGIS Pro.

The Measure tool works great, but have to click along the vertices and edges of the polygon, which can be time consuming if you have a detailed polygon.  Also tried the 'Summarize within' tool and just doing calculate geometry in the table.

 But the solution that I like best if configuring the pop-ups for the layer you want to measure. 

 Here is the source site: https://developers.arcgis.com/arcade/function-reference/geometry_functions/

Here is my workflow:

1. Right click on the layer in contents you want to measure with one click

2. Choose 'Configure Pop-ups'

3. Click on Expressions box, 'New', add expression: Area:($feature, 'acres')

4. Add a title (I chose 'Area in Acres')

5. Click 'OK"

6. Explore tool now has pop-up showing acre total of polygon you clicked on