ArcGIS Help 10.1 - Creating a new parcel using the parcel traverse

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

New parcels are always created in plans. If you are not working with plans, use the <map> plan, which is the system default plan. The New parcel command can be accessed in the following ways:

Right-clicking a plan on the Plan Directory dialog box.
Right-clicking a plan node on the Parcel Explorer window.
Click the New Parcel tool on the Parcel Editor toolbar.

New parcels are created using the Parcel Details window. Boundaries are traversed in on the Lines tab, and parcel attributes such as area are entered on the Properties tab.

Typed boundary dimensions, such as bearing and distance, are populated in the traverse grid using the ENTER and LEFT ARROW and RIGHT ARROW keys. For more information on entering traverse dimensions in the lines grid, click the Help button on the Lines tab on the Parcel Details window.

The following parcel attributes are available for data entry on the Properties tab on the Parcel Details window:
Attribute
Description
Name
The parcel name. Also known as PIN (parcel identification number) and APN (assessor parcel number).
Type
Used for adding and migrating your own parcel subtypes.
Unclosed
Specifies whether the parcel is a closed or unclosed polygon. Set to True if the parcel is unclosed.
Stated Area
The parcel polygon area. It should match the area reported on the survey record. The parcel area is automatically calculated if the parcel misclosure is small. You can overwrite the Stated Area value.
Legal Start Date
The date on the record of survey document (plan) of the parcel. This attribute is optional and should be populated if you want to maintain legal parcel history in your fabric.
Legal End Date
The date on the record of survey document (plan) of the parcel that retired this parcel. This attribute is optional and should be populated if you want to maintain legal parcel history in your fabric.
Accuracy
The accuracy level of the parcel. If the accuracy level is set for the plan, the new parcel automatically inherits its accuracy level from the plan.
Compiled
Set this value to True if the parcel is compiled from old survey records or inverted dimensions.
Historical
True if the parcel is historic.
Rotation
System managed. Parcel rotation is automatically populated.
Scale
System managed. Parcel scale is automatically populated.
Misclose Ratio
System managed. The misclose ratio is automatically calculated from the parcel traverse.
Misclose Distance
System managed. The misclose distance is automatically calculated from the parcel traverse.
Misclose Bearing
System managed. The misclose bearing is automatically calculated from the parcel traverse.

Attribute	Description
Name	The parcel name. Also known as PIN (parcel identification number) and APN (assessor parcel number).
Type	Used for adding and migrating your own parcel subtypes.
Unclosed	Specifies whether the parcel is a closed or unclosed polygon. Set to True if the parcel is unclosed.
Stated Area	The parcel polygon area. It should match the area reported on the survey record. The parcel area is automatically calculated if the parcel misclosure is small. You can overwrite the Stated Area value.
Legal Start Date	The date on the record of survey document (plan) of the parcel. This attribute is optional and should be populated if you want to maintain legal parcel history in your fabric.
Legal End Date	The date on the record of survey document (plan) of the parcel that retired this parcel. This attribute is optional and should be populated if you want to maintain legal parcel history in your fabric.
Accuracy	The accuracy level of the parcel. If the accuracy level is set for the plan, the new parcel automatically inherits its accuracy level from the plan.
Compiled	Set this value to True if the parcel is compiled from old survey records or inverted dimensions.
Historical	True if the parcel is historic.
Rotation	System managed. Parcel rotation is automatically populated.
Scale	System managed. Parcel scale is automatically populated.
Misclose Ratio	System managed. The misclose ratio is automatically calculated from the parcel traverse.
Misclose Distance	System managed. The misclose distance is automatically calculated from the parcel traverse.
Misclose Bearing	System managed. The misclose bearing is automatically calculated from the parcel traverse.

Steps:

To create a new parcel, follow these steps:

In an edit session in ArcMap, open the Plan Directory dialog box, right-click a plan, then click Create new parcel.

To open the Plan Directory dialog box, click the Parcel Editor menu on the Parcel Editor toolbar and click Plan Directory.

On the Parcel Details window, click the Template button to specify a template for the new parcel if you have defined feature templates for fabric parcels.
On the Properties tab, populate the necessary attribute fields for your new parcel.
Click the Lines tab.
Click in the Bearing field to type the first leg of your traverse. Press ENTER to move to the Distance field.
Type in your distance value and press ENTER to create the first traverse leg.

If you are entering a curve, type your bearing and press ENTER. Use the RIGHT ARROW key to move to the Radius field. After entering your radius, press ENTER and type an appropriate value in the Chord/Arc Length/Central Angle field. Press ENTER to create the curve.

To close the final leg of your traverse to its starting point, type an asterisk (*) next to your distance value (or chord/arc length/central angle for curves). You can also simply enter a 1 in the From field of the final leg of your traverse to close it.

Once the parcel traverse is closed back to its starting point, misclosure and accuracy information are displayed at the bottom of the Parcel Details dialog box. The Misclose Ratio, Misclose Distance, and Misclose Bearing attributes on the Properties tab are updated with the calculated values.

Click the Keep Changes command on the Parcel Details window to save the parcel or click the Keep And Join command to save and directly begin joining the parcel to the fabric.

Tip:

When working with the traverse grid, pressing ENTER and using the LEFT ARROW and RIGHT ARROW keys automatically maintains and populates the from- and to-points. If the from- and to-points are not automatically populated, you can enter the correct from- or to-point at any time.

Tip:

When pressing ENTER to move to the next row in the traverse grid, the Bearing field is populated with the previous row's bearing by default. For curve boundaries, the Bearing field in the next row is populated with the exit tangent of the curve. If your curve direction is set to Radial or Chord, the exit Tangent value is automatically converted to the radial or chord value.

Tip:

When entering curves, you can type an asterisk in the Bearing field to obtain the exit tangent of the previous line. If your curve direction is set to Radial or Chord, the exit Tangent value is automatically converted to the radial or chord value.

Tip:

Press CTRL+ENTER to move in the traverse grid to the end of the row. This saves having to press ENTER multiple times to move to the next row. For example, after you have specified your line category, you can press CTRL+ENTER, then ENTER to move to the next row.

Tip:

You can obtain the bearing, distance, and curve parameters of an existing parcel line by pressing CTRL+SHIFT and clicking on the parcel line. If the Bearing field is active, pressing CTRL+SHIFT and clicking on a curve returns the chord bearing of the curve.

Tip:

To enter curves with a central angle that is greater than 180°, the plan's curve parameters need to be set to Radius and Central Angle. The central angle of the curve is entered into the Delta field on the traverse grid. If the curve is turning left, a negative sign (-) is placed before the central angle.

1/25/2013