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Trimming line features

Available with Production Mapping license.

The Extend/Trim Selected Line With Edit Sketch tool allows you to extend or trim a line, respectively, by drawing a sketch in the map. If the sketch crosses the selected feature, the feature is trimmed. The starting point of the sketch determines which part is trimmed. If the sketch starts above the feature, the left side of the geometry is trimmed.

Example of a line feature that has been trimmed on the left side
A line that has been trimmed from the left side

When the sketch starts below the feature, the right side of the feature is trimmed.

  1. Start ArcMap.
  2. Load data in the map if necessary.
  3. On the main menu, click Customize > Toolbars > Production Editing.
  4. On the main menu, click Customize > Toolbars > Production Editing Advanced.
  5. Click the Production Start Editing button Production Start Editing on the Production Editing toolbar.

    Note:

    The Manage Features and Create Attributes, Update Attributes, or Metadata Attributes windows automatically appear when you start an edit session using the Production Start Editing tool.

    Tip:

    If the Create Attributes, Update Attributes, or Metadata Attributes window does not appear when you start an edit session, click the Show/Hide Attributes button Show/Hide Attributes on the Manage Features window.

  6. Select the set of polylines to trim.
  7. Click the Extend/Trim Selected Line With Edit Sketch button Extend/Trim Selected Line With Edit Sketch on the Production Editing toolbar.
  8. Draw a line on the map display that intersects the selected polylines.

The feature is trimmed based on where the line has been drawn on the map.

Related topics

  • Extending line features by drawing a sketch

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