Here’s a quick trick for updating your Stored Displays.  If you have one or more symbolized layers in one Stored Display that you would like to include in a different Stored Display, you can just select the layer(s), right-click and choose Copy, then open the destination Stored Display, right-click at the data frame level and [...]

If you are creating a data model in Visio for use in an eventual ArcFM 10.0.1 geodatabase, you’ll need to install and configure a few tools to get you from here to there.  Among those tools are the ArcGIS CASE (Computer-Aided Software Engineering) tools, included with your ArcGIS 10 installation DVD.  As the average GIS [...]

We are happy to announce another round of public betas for the ArcFM Solution family on ArcGIS 10. Public betas are now available for ArcFM, Designer, Server and Responder. The only requirements for these betas is that you have an ArcGIS 10 environment to install them in and a license for the application that you [...]

The Attribute Query allows you to search using one or more attribute fields in a feature class.  Start your search by entering values or selecting them from dropdowns. For example, you can search for all 3-phase fuses by selecting “ABC” in the Phase Designation attribute dropdown.  Our dataset returns 86 results. We can narrow the [...]

Should you use Convert to Conduit or Conduit Manager? What is the difference? Lets take a quick look at each to help you decide: Convert to Conduit: Available in ArcFM and requires minimal configuration. Conduit may share a feature class (e.g. Distribution Main or Abandoned Pipe) with other non-conduit features and are distinguished by a [...]