Displaying parcels using dimension vs. shape values

This topic applies to ArcGIS for Desktop Standard and ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced only.

When opening and editing parcels in the parcel fabric, you can choose to display parcel geometry using coordinates derived from the COGO dimensions on the parcel lines instead of using the fixed, joined coordinate locations in the parcel fabric layer.

When a the parcel is opened, it is displayed using the fixed, joined coordinates by default. To display the parcel using coordinates derived from COGO dimensions on the parcel lines, click the Parcel Measurement View button on the Parcel Details dialog box.

Displaying parcels using coordinates derived from the line's COGO dimensions is a useful way to check the correctness of the COGO dimensions. If a bearing, distance, or curve parameter on a parcel traverse is incorrect or inaccurate, the error or inaccuracy will become visually apparent when the parcel is displayed using coordinates derived from these values. For example, in the graphic below, parcels displayed using coordinates derived from measurements are different from their display using their joined location coordinates.

The parcel has erroneous dimensions.

You can choose to display the scale and rotation of a parcel in parcel measurement view by clicking Apply scale and rotation when opening parcels in measurement view on the Advanced tab on the Parcel Editor Options dialog box. By default, the Advanced tab is not available. To enable the Advanced tab, the ShowAdvancedOptionsPage registry key needs to be created and set to 1.

Note:

When a parcel fabric is highly accurate and where COGO dimensions are consistent with their recorded values, there most likely will not be any noticeable differences between parcel measurement view and the view of a parcel in its fixed, joined location.