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Feature Vertices To Points - option to remove duplicates

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Dale_Honeycutt
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I often run Feature Vertices To Points (FVTP) with line input and "Both start and end vertex" as the Point Type. As you know, this gives you duplicate points where 2 or more lines meet.

After running FVTP, I have to remember to run Delete Identical to get a single point (aka: NODE for you Arc/Info geeks).  Problem is, I sometimes forget and I get halfway thru my analysis and spew expletives and have to go back to the beginning.

It would be cool to have a parameter ("Delete Identical Points?" "Remove duplicates"? "Single Point Output"?)  that, when checked, output single points (what Delete Identical does).

  • I don't have to run Delete Identical
  • More importantly, the parameter informs the user that multiple identical points will be output.
  • I think it's a common use case.

If nothing else, add a Usage Note to the doc