{"id":2368072,"date":"2024-06-10T07:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T14:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2368072"},"modified":"2025-01-22T08:58:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T16:58:46","slug":"processing-extent-arcgis-pro-3-3","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/analytics\/processing-extent-arcgis-pro-3-3","title":{"rendered":"Setting a Geoprocessing Extent Just Got Better in ArcGIS Pro 3.3"},"author":314022,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23341,37101],"tags":[775212,24321,773052,685181,775202],"industry":[],"product":[36561],"class_list":["post-2368072","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-analytics","category-announcements","tag-extent","tag-geoprocessing","tag-geoprocessing-tools","tag-map-extent","tag-processing-extent","product-arcgis-pro"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":314022,"user_firstname":"Margaret","user_lastname":"Crawford","nickname":"Margaret Crawford","user_nicename":"mcrawford","display_name":"Margaret Crawford","user_email":"mcrawford@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2022-06-28 19:13:27","user_description":"Margaret is a Product Engineer on the Geoprocessing team. Her passion for GIS began with her interest in human-environmental relationships, and her graduate thesis studied the growing impact of flood-induced cascading disasters caused by sea level rise. Margaret leverages her foundation in research methodologies and spatial analysis techniques in her role at Esri, where she creates written content and demonstrations on features in ArcGIS Pro. She also contributes to refining and redesigning geoprocessing tools and functions. In her personal life, Margaret is a loving cat parent to three beautiful cats, and enjoys swimming and snowboarding.","user_avatar":"<img data-del=\"avatar\" src='https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230310_184124630.PORTRAIT234-465x465.jpg' class='avatar pp-user-avatar avatar-96 photo ' height='96' width='96'\/>"}],"short_description":"Draw an extent on your map and more new options for the Geoprocessing Extent control in ArcGIS Pro 3.3!","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Approximate Reading Time:<\/strong> 5 minutes<\/p>\n<p>ArcGIS Pro 3.2 introduced a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/analytics\/geoprocessing-uiux-enhancements-in-arcgis-pro-3-2\/#:~:text=in%20Pro%203.2%3A-,Extent%20Control,-In%20ArcGIS%20Pro\">redesigned processing extent<\/a><\/strong> control that improved its usability and consistency when defining an extent for geoprocessing workflows. Now in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/latest\/get-started\/whats-new-in-arcgis-pro.htm\">ArcGIS Pro 3.3<\/a><\/strong> we\u2019ve taken it even further with new capabilities to make the extent control better than ever.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2368292,"id":2368292,"title":"extent control 30 to 33_2","filename":"extent-control-30-to-33_2.png","filesize":25875,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/extent-control-30-to-33_2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/analytics\/processing-extent-arcgis-pro-3-3\/extent-control-30-to-33_2","alt":"The processing extent control from ArcGIS Pro 1.0 to 3.3","author":"314022","description":"","caption":"The extent control in ArcGIS Pro 1.0 - 3.1 (left), 3.2 (middle) and 3.3 (right).","name":"extent-control-30-to-33_2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2368072,"date":"2024-06-07 15:36:34","modified":"2024-06-07 15:36:58","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":868,"height":221,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/extent-control-30-to-33_2-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/extent-control-30-to-33_2.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":118,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/extent-control-30-to-33_2.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":196,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/extent-control-30-to-33_2.png","large-width":868,"large-height":221,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/extent-control-30-to-33_2.png","1536x1536-width":868,"1536x1536-height":221,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/extent-control-30-to-33_2.png","2048x2048-width":868,"2048x2048-height":221,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/extent-control-30-to-33_2-826x210.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":210,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/extent-control-30-to-33_2.png","wide_image-width":868,"wide_image-height":221}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h1>Set a Processing Extent<\/h1>\n<p>Before diving into the enhancements, let\u2019s get a refresher on the <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/latest\/help\/analysis\/geoprocessing\/basics\/extent-control.htm\"><strong>processing extent<\/strong><\/a> and when you might want to use it. A <strong>processing extent<\/strong> defines a rectangular area of interest for geoprocessing tools, where only the features or raster cells that intersect the specified area are processed by the tool. Specifying a <strong>processing extent<\/strong> is a common best practice when performing spatial analysis to achieve optimal performance and get results inside a project\u2019s study area.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2368402,"id":2368402,"title":"processing extent visual","filename":"processing-extent-visual.png","filesize":95344,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/processing-extent-visual.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/analytics\/processing-extent-arcgis-pro-3-3\/processing-extent-visual","alt":"Representation of a processing extent defined by the extent control.","author":"314022","description":"","caption":"Visual representation of a processing extent defined by the extent control.","name":"processing-extent-visual","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2368072,"date":"2024-06-07 15:57:49","modified":"2024-06-07 15:58:11","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":402,"height":410,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/processing-extent-visual-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/processing-extent-visual.png","medium-width":256,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/processing-extent-visual.png","medium_large-width":402,"medium_large-height":410,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/processing-extent-visual.png","large-width":402,"large-height":410,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/processing-extent-visual.png","1536x1536-width":402,"1536x1536-height":410,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/processing-extent-visual.png","2048x2048-width":402,"2048x2048-height":410,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/processing-extent-visual.png","card_image-width":402,"card_image-height":410,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/processing-extent-visual.png","wide_image-width":402,"wide_image-height":410}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>You can set a <strong>processing extent<\/strong> in the following three places:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>As a <strong>parameter<\/strong> in tools like <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/latest\/tool-reference\/data-management\/make-raster-layer.htm\"><strong>Make Raster Layer<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/latest\/tool-reference\/data-management\/generatetesellation.htm\"><strong>Generate Tessellation<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/latest\/tool-reference\/data-management\/create-random-points.htm\"><strong>Create Random Points<\/strong><\/a>, etc.<\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>project<\/strong> <strong>environments<\/strong> for all the tools you run in your project using the <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/latest\/help\/analysis\/geoprocessing\/basics\/geoprocessing-environment-settings.htm\"><strong>geoprocessing environments settings<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>As an <strong>environment<\/strong> for the individual tools you run using the <strong>Environments<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1>New Extent Options in ArcGIS Pro 3.3<\/h1>\n<p>The new options to specify the extent in <strong>ArcGIS Pro 3.3<\/strong> include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A <strong>Draw Extent <\/strong>option\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EditingSketchSquareAndFinish16-1.png\" alt=\"Draw Extent\" \/> to sketch a rectangle on your map or scene.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Extent of a Layer <\/strong>menu <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LayerGeneric16-1.png\" alt=\"Layer\" \/> includes 3 new options on each layer.<\/li>\n<li>A <strong>Clipboard <\/strong>menu <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EditPaste16-1.png\" alt=\"clipboard\" \/>\u00a0with the options to copy and paste the extent coordinates and coordinate system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"kaltura","video_id":"1_vxse3lx7","time":false,"start":0,"stop":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Keep reading to learn more about how to use these new options to set a <strong>processing extent<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Example: <\/strong>Calculate the distance from grocery stores within a specified area<\/h2>\n<p>Access to nutritious and affordable food is important to maintaining a healthy life. One measure of accessibility to healthy food sources is by <em>distance<\/em> from food stores (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ers.usda.gov\/data-products\/food-access-research-atlas\/documentation\/\">USDA<\/a>, accessed April 2024).<\/p>\n<p>Using the point locations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=d39beaa5086843b7bfca8249e108c87c\"><strong>grocery stores<\/strong><\/a> in North Carolina, find the distance to a store within a <em>specified area<\/em>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2370012,"id":2370012,"title":"grocerystores_updated2","filename":"grocerystores_updated2.jpg","filesize":183208,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/grocerystores_updated2.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/analytics\/processing-extent-arcgis-pro-3-3\/grocerystores_updated2","alt":"Grocery stores in NC","author":"314022","description":"","caption":"Grocery stores in North Carolina","name":"grocerystores_updated2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2368072,"date":"2024-06-07 22:00:00","modified":"2024-06-07 22:00:12","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1200,"height":800,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/grocerystores_updated2-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/grocerystores_updated2.jpg","medium-width":392,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/grocerystores_updated2.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/grocerystores_updated2.jpg","large-width":1200,"large-height":800,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/grocerystores_updated2.jpg","1536x1536-width":1200,"1536x1536-height":800,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/grocerystores_updated2.jpg","2048x2048-width":1200,"2048x2048-height":800,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/grocerystores_updated2-698x465.jpg","card_image-width":698,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/grocerystores_updated2.jpg","wide_image-width":1200,"wide_image-height":800}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>On the <strong>Geoprocessing<\/strong> pane, open the <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/3.1\/tool-reference\/spatial-analyst\/distance-accumulation.htm\"><strong>Distance Accumulation<\/strong><\/a> tool, which we\u2019ll use to create a raster dataset of the distance per cell from each grocery store.<\/p>\n<p>Set the following <strong>Parameters<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1)<\/strong> Set the <strong>Input Raster or Feature Sources<\/strong> to the grocery stores dataset.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2)<\/strong> Specify the <strong>Output Distance Accumulation Raster<\/strong> with a name and location.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> You can leave the other parameters with their default values.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3)<\/strong> By default, the output accumulation raster will cover the extent of the input raster or features. Rather than calculating the distance for the entire state, open the<strong> Environments<\/strong> tab on the tool to set a <strong>Processing Extent<\/strong> that will apply to this specific tool run.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2369002,"id":2369002,"title":"dist_acc_tool_2","filename":"dist_acc_tool_2.png","filesize":52036,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dist_acc_tool_2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/analytics\/processing-extent-arcgis-pro-3-3\/dist_acc_tool_2","alt":"Distance Accumulation","author":"314022","description":"","caption":"The Distance Accumulation tool\u2019s Parameters and Environments tabs","name":"dist_acc_tool_2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2368072,"date":"2024-06-07 17:20:57","modified":"2024-06-07 17:21:08","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":750,"height":494,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dist_acc_tool_2-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dist_acc_tool_2.png","medium-width":396,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dist_acc_tool_2.png","medium_large-width":750,"medium_large-height":494,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dist_acc_tool_2.png","large-width":750,"large-height":494,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dist_acc_tool_2.png","1536x1536-width":750,"1536x1536-height":494,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dist_acc_tool_2.png","2048x2048-width":750,"2048x2048-height":494,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dist_acc_tool_2-706x465.png","card_image-width":706,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dist_acc_tool_2.png","wide_image-width":750,"wide_image-height":494}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3><strong>Draw Exent <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Use <strong>Draw Extent<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EditingSketchSquareAndFinish16-1.png\" alt=\"Draw Extent\" \/>\u00a0to interactively draw a rectangle on the map around your area of interest.<\/p>\n<p>Clicking <strong>Draw Extent <\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EditingSketchSquareAndFinish16-1.png\" alt=\"Draw Extent\" \/> adds a new layer to the map and creates a feature class in your default geodatabase to store the extent you will draw. An <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/3.1\/help\/editing\/overview-of-desktop-editing.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_13A813878FAE4423927B21F1EAB0B548\">edit session<\/a> will start, and a rectangle drawing tool will activate. Click on the map to place the first corner of the extent rectangle, then a second click will complete the drawing and automatically save the edits. Since the drawn extent is saved in your default geodatabase, you can close your project and still be able access the same extent or use it in other projects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: The feature class name may not match the new layer name. Refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/latest\/help\/mapping\/layer-properties\/set-layer-properties.htm\">layer properties<\/a> to determine the feature class name and location.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2369042,"id":2369042,"title":"draw_extent_example","filename":"draw_extent_example.png","filesize":223797,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/draw_extent_example.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/analytics\/processing-extent-arcgis-pro-3-3\/draw_extent_example","alt":"Draw Extent example","author":"314022","description":"","caption":"Sketch an extent using the Draw Extent option","name":"draw_extent_example","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2368072,"date":"2024-06-07 17:26:13","modified":"2024-06-07 17:26:28","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1200,"height":700,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/draw_extent_example-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/draw_extent_example.png","medium-width":447,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/draw_extent_example.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":448,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/draw_extent_example.png","large-width":1200,"large-height":700,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/draw_extent_example.png","1536x1536-width":1200,"1536x1536-height":700,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/draw_extent_example.png","2048x2048-width":1200,"2048x2048-height":700,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/draw_extent_example-797x465.png","card_image-width":797,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/draw_extent_example.png","wide_image-width":1200,"wide_image-height":700}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><strong>Tip<\/strong>: When the drawing tool is active, you can <em>right-click<\/em> on the map to see more options! Including the options to specify the absolute X, Y, and Z values, the length and width of the rectangle, or finish or cancel your drawing.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Extent of a Layer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you would like to focus on a specific location, such as a county or census tract, you could choose a layer from the<strong> Extent of a Layer\u00a0<\/strong> menu\u00a0\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LayerGeneric16-1.png\" alt=\"Layer\" \/>. New in <strong>ArcGIS Pro 3.3<\/strong>, you can now choose between 3 different <em>options<\/em> on each layer to get the extent from the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>All Features <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SelectionSelectAll16.png\" \/> <\/strong>of a layer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Selected Features <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SelectionSelectUnselect16.png\" \/> <\/strong>of a layer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Visible Features <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Extent_IndicatorSmall16.png\" \/>\u00a0<\/strong>of a layer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2369142,"id":2369142,"title":"select_extent_from_layer_ex","filename":"select_extent_from_layer_ex.png","filesize":215744,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/select_extent_from_layer_ex.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/analytics\/processing-extent-arcgis-pro-3-3\/select_extent_from_layer_ex","alt":"Get the extent from a layer","author":"314022","description":"","caption":"Choose between 3 new options to get the extent from a layer.","name":"select_extent_from_layer_ex","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2368072,"date":"2024-06-07 17:38:06","modified":"2024-06-07 17:38:38","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1200,"height":700,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/select_extent_from_layer_ex-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/select_extent_from_layer_ex.png","medium-width":447,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/select_extent_from_layer_ex.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":448,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/select_extent_from_layer_ex.png","large-width":1200,"large-height":700,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/select_extent_from_layer_ex.png","1536x1536-width":1200,"1536x1536-height":700,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/select_extent_from_layer_ex.png","2048x2048-width":1200,"2048x2048-height":700,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/select_extent_from_layer_ex-797x465.png","card_image-width":797,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/select_extent_from_layer_ex.png","wide_image-width":1200,"wide_image-height":700}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> When using visible or selected features of a layer, the extent will still be a rectangular bounding box. 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You can use the <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/3.1\/tool-reference\/environment-settings\/mask.htm\"><strong>Mask<\/strong> (Environment setting)<\/a> if you would like the output to contain only the cells that fall <em>within<\/em> the county boundary.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In <strong>ArcGIS Pro 3.3<\/strong>, the <strong>processing extent<\/strong> control has more options that can simplify your workflows and provide seamless transition between running tools in the user interface and Python scripts. 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