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ArcSketch is a free sample extension for ArcGIS that allows you to quickly create features in ArcMap using easy-to-use sketch tools. You simply select a sketch tool and an associated symbol, and then draw the feature. ArcSketch automatically manages the drawing environment, allowing you to conceptualize what to draw, as opposed to how to draw it.

With ArcSketch, you can

• Sketch a set of alternative land use concept plans.
• Quickly lay out the spatial components of a disaster response plan.
• Sketch out the location of a highway.
• Lay out a site master plan.

ArcSketch symbols are automatically associated with drawing tools. They can be pre-defined with respect to the parent feature class, type, and value. You can use ArcSketch symbols out-of-the-box or customize them to meet your specific needs. Sketch features are drawn on a single virtual layer. Once drawn, sketch features are automatically assigned to the appropriate feature layer. ArcSketch creates and maintains a personal geodatabase for each sketch project. All of the geoprocessing capabilities of ArcGIS can be applied to features created with ArcSketch.

ArcSketch 1.1 works with ArcGIS 9.1 and ArcSketch 1.2 works with ArcGIS 9.2; they provide identical functionality.