Convert Control Points To Vertices (Cartography)

Summary

Converts control points in a line or polygon feature layer to vertices.

Illustration

The four diamond-shaped control points on the example polygon are converted to regular vertices after running the tool.

Usage

Caution:

This tool modifies the input data. See Tools that modify or update the input data for more information and strategies to avoid undesired data changes.

• Control points are vertices that are used to control the appearance of certain symbol effects such as dashed lines. Use this tool to remove control points from all input features.

• Vertices will not be removed.

• Control points are not supported on shapefiles.

Parameters

Dialog

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Input Features	The line or polygon input features containing control point geometry that will be converted to vertices.	Feature Layer

Derived Output

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Updated Features	The updated input features.	Feature Layer

Python

arcpy.cartography.ConvertControlPointsToVertices(in_features)

Name	Explanation	Data Type
in_features	The line or polygon input features containing control point geometry that will be converted to vertices.	Feature Layer

Derived Output

Name	Explanation	Data Type
updated_features	The updated input features.	Feature Layer

Code sample

ConvertControlPointsToVertices example 1 (Python window)

The following Python window script demonstrates how to use the ConvertControlPointsToVertices function in immediate mode.

import arcpy
arcpy.env.workspace = "C:\data"
arcpy.cartography.ConvertControlPointsToVertices("roads.lyrx")

ConvertControlPointsToVertices example 2 (stand-alone script)

This stand-alone script shows an example of using the ConvertControlPointsToVertices function.

# Name: ConvertControlPointsToVertices_standalone_script.py
# Description: Converts control points on a line or 
#              polygon layer into vertices.

# Import system modules
import arcpy

# Set environment settings
arcpy.env.workspace = "C:/data"

# Set local variables
in_layer = "roads.lyrx"

# Execute Convert Control Points To Vertices
arcpy.cartography.ConvertControlPointsToVertices(in_layer)

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments.

Licensing information

• Basic: No
• Standard: No
• Advanced: Yes