
If you run the tool by clicking OK, the model will run.

The tool dialog box opens but shows no parameters, as illustrated below. To remove the drop shadows, validate the entire model by clicking the Validate Entire Model button on the ModelBuilder toolbar.ĭouble-click the example model from the Catalog window. If this model was saved after the model was run in the "Executing tools in ModelBuilder tutorial," the model elements may have a drop shadow around them. If the model was saved previously, open the model by right-clicking the model and selecting Edit. The same model is used in this tutorial as the starting point.

The tutorial scenario is fictitious, and the original data has been adapted for the tutorial.

The data required for this tutorial (included on the ArcGIS Desktop CD) by default is installed in C:\arcgis\ArcTutor. It is assumed that you have installed ArcGIS Desktop ( ArcGIS Desktop Basic, ArcGIS Desktop Standard, or ArcGIS Desktop Advanced) before you begin this tutorial. In this tutorial, the model built in the Executing tools in ModelBuilder tutorial is made into a useful tool by exposing model variables as model parameters.įor a broad overview of creating model tools, see A quick tour of creating tools with ModelBuilder. This tutorial takes you step-by-step through the process of creating a model tool.
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Complexity: Beginner Data Requirement: ArcGIS Tutorial Data for Desktop Goal: Learn how to create a model tool.
