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See also:
■ Editing Features (page 701)
■ Checking Out Features (page 695)
■ Checking In Features (page 693)
■ Updating Feature Geometry (page 716)
NOTE This procedure is for geospatial features only. There is no equivalent for
drawing objects.
To extract feature geometry
1 Check out the feature.
For more information, see Checking Out Features (page 695).
2 Right-click the feature. Click Extract Geometry From Feature.
After you make your changes, you can merge the updated geometry back into
the feature.
Quick Reference
Extract Feature Geometry
Creates new drawing objects from the selected feature geometry
Click Modify ➤ Advanced Feature Editing ➤ Extract
Geometry from Feature.
Menu
Extract Feature Geometry
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MAPEXTRACTFEATUREGEOMETRYCommand Line
Updating Feature Geometry
You can merge new or existing drawing object geometry with a feature. If you
have extracted the geometry from a feature to edit it using AutoCAD, you
must update the feature geometry when you are finished editing.
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