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Snapping . Snapping Environment. First start an edit session. Choose Options. The Snapping Dialog box appears. This is where you set all of the snapping options. Setting the Snapping Tolerance.
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Snapping Environment • First start an edit session. • Choose Options. • The Snapping Dialog box appears. • This is where you set all of the snapping options.
Setting the Snapping Tolerance • The snapping toleranceis the distance within which the pointer or a feature is snapped to another location. Outside the snapping tolerance. Within the snapping tolerance.
Sticky Move Tolerance • Determines how far you have to move a feature before it actually moves. • Good for reducing accidental moves of features while editing.
Snapping Environment • Choose Snapping from the editor dropdown menu. • You can then dock the snapping environment window. • This is where you set the feature part you want to snap to. • You can set snapping priority by changing the order of layers.
Snapping Environment • Choose Snapping from the Editor menu.
Snap To Feature • Apart from settings in the snapping environment, you can also snap to specific layers. • Access this by getting your sketch tool from the Editor toolbar. • Place your cursor over the feature you would like to snap to and right click. • Choose Snap to Feature and select one of the options. • The result of snapping to the midpoint.
Helpful Shortcut Keys While Snapping • Spacebar – Suspend snapping. While in an Edit Session • Z Zoom In • X Zoom Out • C Pan • V Show Vertices • Esc Cancel • Ctrl + Z Undo • Ctrl + Y Redo
More Info • Check out the GIS Documentation on the GIS intranet site. • http://gis/help • Editing in ArcMap p. 23, 104-109