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Move a feature to a specified location

The Move To tool moves selected features to a coordinate location or by an offset direction and distance. This tool is available in the Modify Features pane.

When you use this tool, consider the following:

  • The selection anchor appears at the center (centroid) of the envelope for the entire selection set.

  • Tool parameters for Z and 3D pitch values are available only when z-aware features are selected.

To move a feature to a specified location, complete the following steps:

  1. On the ribbon Edit tab, click Modify in the Features group.

    The Modify Features pane appears.

  2. In the Modify Features pane, click Move To .

    To find the tool, expand Alignment, or type Move To in the Search text box.

  3. In the tool pane, click Make a selection and select one or more features.

    To change the selection method click the drop-down arrow.

    Tip:

    To remove features from the selection in the pane selection view, right-click a feature and click Unselect , or click Only Select This to keep the feature and remove all others from the selection.

    The selected features appear in the selection tree view, and the Method drop-down options, and Values parameter boxes appear in the pane.

  4. Click the Method drop-down arrow and choose one of the following methods:

    Absolute

    Move features to a specified x,y,z coordinate location.

    Delta

    Move features by a specified x,y,z distance from the current location.

    Direction/Distance

    Move features in a specified direction, 3D angular pitch, and distance.

    Move To

  5. In the Values section, type the appropriate values.

  6. Click Move To.