Replace sketch geometry

The Replace Sketch command replaces the active sketch of a line or a polygon feature with the geometry of an existing feature. This command is available on the context menu with editing template construction tools, the Continue Feature tool , and the Replace Geometry tool .

When you replace sketch geometry, consider the following:

• A line sketch can be replaced with line or polygon feature geometry. If you right-click overlapping line and polygon features, the line feature geometry is used.
• A polygon sketch can be replaced only with polygon feature geometry.
• When you finish an edit, the resulting new shape is drawn coincident with the source feature from which the geometry was taken.

To replace sketch geometry, complete the following steps:

1. In the Modify Features pane, click the Continue Feature tool or Replace Geometry tool .

   The active tool appears in the Modify Features pane.

2. Click the line or polygon feature containing the geometry to be replaced.

   Alternatively, click an editing template for a line or polygon feature layer and create at least one vertex.

   The sketch geometry for the feature appears.

3. Right-click the existing source feature containing the geometry that is to replace the sketch geometry and click Replace Sketch .

   The right-clicked source geometry replaces the sketch geometry and is drawn coincident with the source feature.

4. Click Finish , or press the F2 key.

   The finished sketch is the currently selected feature.