As you have now learned, performing analysis or editing a feature requires many steps. The more you use ArcGIS Pro, the more you will find yourself doing the same process again and again. You may also realize that some of the processes that you do repeatedly really require very little interaction on your part beyond selecting a feature and then telling ArcGIS Pro where to save the outputs.
Wouldn't it be beneficial if you could automate processes that you perform repeatedly? You can create the proverbial Easy button where you simply click on a single tool, fill in a few parameters, and the tool goes off, providing you with the results after it is done executing. This would certainly make your job easier.
In this chapter, with ArcGIS Pro, you will learn how to create Easy buttons or tools using ModelBuilder and Python scripts. This will provide you with the...