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Building a geometric network using a geoprocessing tool

Available with Standard or Advanced license.

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Although geometric networks can be both created and edited in ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced and Standard, they are read-only in Basic

The Build Geometric Network wizard discovers the connectivity for a group of feature classes in a feature dataset and promotes them from simple feature types (lines and points) to network feature types (edges and junctions).

When you build a geometric network, the feature classes must already exist in the feature dataset. However, they can be empty. After the network has been built, you can add new network feature classes.

Geometric networks are built in ArcCatalog.

Learn more about a geometric network's components

  1. Start ArcMap by clicking Start > All Programs > ArcGIS > ArcMap 10.1.
  2. Click Geoprocessing > Search For Tools and type create geometric network in the search box
  3. Click Search Tools. The Create Geometric Network geoprocessing tool is listed in the Search window.
  4. Click the name of the tool and the tool's dialog box opens.
  5. Specify the parameters in the tool's dialog box.

    Learn more about the Create Geometric Network tool

  6. Click OK.

Related Topics

  • About editing geometric network features
  • Building a geometric network from existing simple feature classes
  • Loading new features into your geometric network
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