Script to be able to edit a shapefile to the same borders of another shapefile?

How do you duplicate a shapefile?

Note:

1. Click the Edit tool. on the Editor toolbar.
2. Click the feature you want to copy. Hold down SHIFT while clicking features to select additional features.
3. Click the Copy button. on the Standard toolbar.
4. Click the Paste button. on the Standard toolbar.
5. Click the layer in which to store the pasted feature.
6. Click OK.

How do I edit data in shapefile?

Quote from video: If I wanted to I can also right click on it in the context menu go up to edit. Features. And then start editing that specific layer.

How do I edit a shapefile in ArcGIS?

Modify features

1. On the Edit tab, in the Features group, click Modify .
2. To show tools that perform specific edits, type the name, category, or part of a name in the Search box .
3. Edit the feature following the steps prescribed by the specific tool.
4. To finish the feature, right-click and click Finish.

How do I create a shapefile from selected features?

Quote from video: If you go to export. You can change this to a shapefile. If you just simply want to create a shapefile and name it here what you can also do is make it a feature class inside of a geodatabase.

How do I combine two shapefiles with different attributes?

Process

1. Click on the Vector menu, Data Management tools, Merge Shapefiles to One
2. Ensure the correct shapefile type is selected (points, lines, or polygons). Select the folder where the two (or more) shapefiles you want to merge are located using the Browse button.

How do you copy features from one shapefile to another ArcGIS?

Copy selected features

1. If necessary, click the tab at the top of the map and turn it dark blue to make it current.
2. On the ribbon, click the Edit tab. In the Selection group, click Select. and select the features you want to copy.
3. On the ribbon, click the Edit tab. In the Clipboard group, click Copy. or press Ctrl+C.

How do you edit existing data?

Double-click the cell that contains the data that you want to edit. This starts Edit mode and positions the cursor in the cell in the location that you double-clicked. The cell contents are also displayed in the formula bar.

How do you edit an existing shape in QGIS?

QGIS Shape Editing

1. To edit a file in QGIS, firstly make sure the layer is open in QGIS!
2. Before editing the layer need to be set as editable.
3. This can also be achieved by right clicking on the layer in the layer control and selecting Toggle Editing.

Is it possible to edit data in the data file?

Yes, it is possible to edit the data present in the “data file”, once the field from it is inserted into the document. The document is editable even when the field is “inserted” into the document, the action can be performed by the user.
 

How do I duplicate a Data frame in ArcGIS?

In the ArcMap main menu, click Insert > Data Frame to add a new data frame. Press the Ctrl key, and select the desired layers. Right-click the selected layers, and click Copy. Right-click the new data frame, and click Paste Layer(s).
 

How do I copy a shapefile in Qgis?

Use the Select feature by rectangle tool to select the feature in the map (copy from). Click the Edit (menu)>Copy Features button. Highlight the layer in the TOC that the feature will be pasted to. Click the Edit (menu)>Paste Features button.
 

How do I duplicate a file?

Right-click the file, and click Open as copy. A new file opens and is named Copy of Document, Document 2, or similar. In the new file that opens, click the File tab, then click Save As. Name the document as desired.