Can anyone suggest tools I can use to copy & paste features (points) into the same feature class using modelbuilder? I would also want to move the duplicated points to an X,Y offset if possible. I've been poking around in the toolbox, but I can't seem to find a tool or tools that would allow me to do all this. It's easy enough to do manually, but I want to make it even easier...
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Nothing in the editor toolbox http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/editing/an-overview-of-the-editing-toolbox.htm
you could copy the existing feature class using the Copy tool, and Append the copy to the original, but there is no builtin 'move' or 'shift' for vector points without scripting.
In short... little would be gained trying to do this outside an edit session
Nothing in the editor toolbox http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/editing/an-overview-of-the-editing-toolbox.htm
you could copy the existing feature class using the Copy tool, and Append the copy to the original, but there is no builtin 'move' or 'shift' for vector points without scripting.
In short... little would be gained trying to do this outside an edit session
Thanks much Dan. Sorry for the delayed thanks! Holidays...
there is no builtin 'move' or 'shift' for vector points without scripting.
Au contraire my friend, the Calculate Field tool can easily shift point features. I suppose it comes down to what you define as 'scripting'...
Calculate Field examples—Data Management toolbox | ArcGIS Desktop
# Expression:
shiftXCoordinate(!SHAPE!)
# Code Block:
def shiftXCoordinate(shape):
shiftValue = 100
point = shape.getPart(0)
point.X += shiftValue
return point
that's a script