Rotate point features using the Rotate tool in ArcGIS Pro

Summary

In ArcGIS Pro, it is not possible to rotate point features by simply using the Rotate tool in the Modify Features pane, as can be done with line and polygon features. Before rotating point features by using the Rotate tool, modifications must be made in the Symbology pane for the point feature layer. This is because the rotation for point features is defined within the point feature layer’s symbology properties. The instructions provided below describe how to rotate a point feature in ArcGIS Pro.

Procedure

1. In ArcGIS Pro, go to the Contents pane. Right-click the feature layer that contains the point symbol to rotate, then click Attribute Table to open the feature layer's attribute table.
2. In the top-left corner of the attribute table, next to Field, click Add to add a new field to the feature layer.
3. In the Field Name column, set the name of the new field. In the Data Type column, select a numeric data type. Leave the default value for all other columns.
4. In the Fields tab on the ribbon, in the Manage Edits group, click Save.
5. In the Contents pane, right-click the feature layer that contains the point symbol to rotate. Click Symbology to open the Symbology pane.
6. At the top of the Symbology pane, click Vary symbology by attribute .
7. Expand Rotation. In the Field drop-down menu, select the field added in Step 2.
8. Set the Rotation Style to either Geographic or Arithmetic.
9. In the Edit tab on the ribbon, in the Features group, click Modify to open the Modify Features pane.
10. In the Modify Features pane, click Rotate to activate the Rotate tool.
11. In the Rotate tool pane, click Select one or more features, then select the feature(s) to rotate.
12. Use the selection anchor that appears on the map to rotate the selected feature(s) to the desired orientation.