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Update COGO attributes

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    The Update COGO tool Update Attributes updates the direction and distance attributes of a COGO-enabled line feature to match the geometry of a selected feature. This tool is available In the Modify Features pane.

    When you use this tool, consider the following

    • You can specify a value tolerance to preserve existing values that do not exceed the tolerance.
    • If Ground to Grid corrections are turned on, the calculated values are rotated and scaled by the current correction settings.

    Tip:

    You can edit COGO feature attributes in the Attributes pane. The Direction attribute includes a drop-down menu for specifying values in the quadrant bearing format

    To update COGO attributes, complete the following steps:

    1. On the ribbon, click the Edit tab. In the Corrections group, click Ground To Grid and confirm your settings.
    2. On the Edit tab, in the Features group, click Modify Modify Features.
    3. In the Modify Features pane, click Update COGO Update Attributes.

      To find the tool, expand COGO, or type Update COGO in the Search text box.

    4. In the tool pane, click Select one or more lines Active Select and select a COGO-enabled line feature.

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

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

    5. To update distance attributes, check Distances and click one of the following options until it appears filled.

      Update all values

      Update all distance attributes.

      Update by a value difference tolerance

      Update distance attributes only when the new calculated value exceeds the specified distance.

      • Specify the distance in the Distance difference parameter box.
      • Specify a distance of zero (0) to update only the attributes that are currently set to Null.

    6. To update direction attributes, check Directions and click one of the following options until it appears filled.

      Update all values

      Update all direction attributes.

      Update by a value difference tolerance

      Update distance attributes only when the new calculated value exceeds the specified direction and lateral offset.

      • Specify the direction and lateral offset in the Direction difference and Lateral offset parameter boxes.
      • Specify a direction and offset of zero (0) to update only the attributes that are currently set to Null.

    7. Click Update.

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