How to select and add a featureclass through GXDialogue

How do you add a selection to a feature class in ArcGIS?

Make a selection layer from selected features

1. Select features for a layer using any selection method and ensure that the layer is highlighted in the Contents pane.
2. On the Feature Layer tab set, click the Data tab.
3. In the Selection group, click Layer From Selection . A layer is added to the map or scene.

How do you create a feature class from a selection?

Right-click the layer in the Contents pane and click Data > Export Features. Export Features opens which converts a feature layer to a feature class using the Feature Class to Feature Class geoprocessing tool. If the input is a layer that has a selection, only the selected features will be copied.

How do I add a new feature class?

Creating a feature class in a feature dataset

1. In the Catalog tree, right-click the feature dataset in which you want to create a new feature class.
2. Point to New > Feature Class.
3. Type a name for the feature class.
4. Choose from the drop-down list the type of features that will be stored in this feature class.

How do I create a feature class from a selection in ArcGIS pro?

To create a feature class, complete the following steps:

1. Expand and right-click the database, click New and click Feature Class .
2. Type the feature class name.
3. Click the Feature Class Type drop-down arrow and choose the feature geometry you are creating.

How do I select features in ArcGIS?

Select features

1. On the ribbon, click the Edit tab and show the editing panes.
2. In the active tool pane, click the Selection tool drop-down arrow. and choose a selection method.
3. Select the features using the pointer. Selected features appear highlighted on the map.

Why can’t I select features in ArcGIS?

Ensure the layer is the only selectable layer



In the Contents pane, right-click the layer. Hover the pointer over Selection, and click Make this the only selectable layer.
 

What is a feature class example?

What is Feature Class. Feature classes are spatial representation, such as points, lines, or polygons, and a common set of attribute columns. For example, a Point feature class for representing placemark, such as School, Hospital. The four most commonly used feature classes are Point, Line, Polygon, and Annotation.
 

How do you create a feature class from an XY table?

In ArcCatalog, right-click the text file containing the GPS coordinates. Select Create Feature Class, and then From XY table. If you cannot see the text file in ArcCatalog, select Options under the Tools menu. Then select the General tab and, under “Types of data to show”, make sure Text Files is checked.
 

Is a feature class the same as a shapefile?

Shapefiles are a type of feature class. A feature class is a collection of common features that share geometry, attribute fields and in GIS, a spatial reference.
 

How do I add selected features to a shapefile?

Procedure

1. Select the feature(s) desired with any select tool (standard, by location or by attribute).
2. From the Table of Contents (ArcMap) or Catalog pane (ArcGIS Pro), right-click the layer.
3. Point to Selection and click Make Layer From Selected Feature.
4. A new layer is created.

How do I export selected features to a new feature class?

Right-click the layer that contains the selected features, point to Data > Export Data. Click Export > Selected Features.

How do you edit a feature class in ArcGIS?

Edit features

1. Open the map in the viewer and click Edit.
2. To add a feature, click its symbol in the template and click to add or draw it on the map.
3. To edit a feature, click it on the map to open its pop-up and edit the information.
4. To remove a feature, click it on the map to open its pop-up and click Delete.