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Increase Line Length

Available with Production Mapping license.

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Summary

Increases the lengths of lines from the center until they meet a specified length.

Illustration

Increase Line Length example

Usage

    Caution:

    This tool modifies the input data. See Tools that do not create output datasets for more information and strategies to avoid undesired data changes.

  • A warning is raised if the input features are not in a projected coordinate system. This tool relies on linear distance units, which will create unexpected results in an unprojected coordinate system. It is strongly suggested that you run this tool on data in a projected coordinate system to ensure valid results. An error is raised and the tool will not process if the coordinate system is missing or unknown.

  • The lines are extended from both sides of the center point.

  • If this tool is run in an edit session in ArcMap, you can stop the edit session without saving changes to restore features that have been deleted.

Syntax

IncreaseLineLength(Input_Line_Features, Minimum_Length)
ParameterExplanationData Type
Input_Line_Features

The line features to be lengthened.

Feature Layer
Minimum_Length

Any feature shorter than this length will be extended in both directions until it meets the minimum length value.

Linear unit

Code sample

IncreaseLineLength example (stand-alone script)

The following stand-alone sample script demonstrates how to use Increase Line Length.

# Name: IncreaseLineLength_Example.py
# Description:
# Author: Esri
# Date: February 2014

# Import arcpy module
import arcpy

# Check out Production Mapping license
arcpy.CheckOutExtension("Foundation")

# set environment
arcpy.env.workspace="c:/data/LocalGovernment.gdb"

# Define variables
inFeatures="ReferenceData/RoadCenterline"
inFeatureLyr="RoadLayer"
minLength="400 feet"

# make a feature layer from road centerlines
arcpy.MakeFeatureLayer_management(inFeatures,inFeatureLyr)

# Execute ExtendPolygonSides
arcpy.IncreaseLineLength_production(inFeatureLyr,minLength)

Environments

  • Current Workspace
  • Scratch Workspace

Licensing information

  • ArcGIS Desktop Basic: No
  • ArcGIS Desktop Standard: Requires Production Mapping
  • ArcGIS Desktop Advanced: Requires Production Mapping

Related topics

  • An overview of the Generalization toolset
  • Delete Dangles

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