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ArcGIS 10.6.1 (Desktop, Engine, Server) Buffering Degenerated Polygon Patch

Published: July 18, 2018

Summary

This patch addresses a specific  issue where calling the Buffer method on a polygon, which is created from a degenerate envelope, causes a failure. It also addresses other editing crashes that can occur in ArcMap. This patch is required for all 10.6.1 users and Esri recommends that you install this patch at your earliest opportunity.

Description

Esri® announces the ArcGIS 10.6.1 (Desktop, Engine, Server) Buffering Degenerated Polygon Patch. This patch addresses an issue where calling the Buffer method on a polygon, which is created from a degenerate envelope, causes a failure. With the patch applied, no failure will occur and an empty polygon is returned. This patch is required for all 10.6.1 users and Esri recommends that you install this patch at your earliest opportunity. It deals specifically with the issue listed below under Issues Addressed with this patch.

Important Note: This patch also addresses other ArcMap crashes that occur during editing.

 

Issues Addressed with this patch

  • BUG-000115147 - When calling ITopologicalOperator::Buffer on a polygon, if the polygon is degenerated to a point, the buffer call crashes.

 

Installing this patch on Windows

Installation Steps:

The ArcGIS product listed in the table must be installed on your system before you can install a patch. Each patch setup is specific to the ArcGIS product in the list. To determine which products are installed on your system, please see the How to identify which ArcGIS products are installed section. Esri recommends that you install the patch for each product that is on your system.

  1. Download the appropriate file to a location other than your ArcGIS installation location.

    ArcGIS 10.6.1   Checksum (Md5)
         
         ArcGIS Background Geoprocessing
        64-bit for Desktop    		 ArcGIS-1061-BGDT-BDP-Patch.msp F72D2A85E18544CFA5E3D59263937F32
         
         ArcGIS Background Geoprocessing
        64-bit for Engine    		 ArcGIS-1061-BGE-BDP-Patch.msp 3A60B67B8D1CFE4F66F3B3F8BF821230
         
         ArcGIS Desktop ArcGIS-1061-DT-BDP-Patch.msp 579A6DB3BC2D6777F54F85654EFCC56C
         
         ArcGIS Engine ArcGIS-1061-E-BDP-Patch.msp 81446FEF3186EF70DD5F4E7DC5BF7805
         
         ArcGIS Server ArcGIS-1061-S-BDP-Patch.msp 7259F9619B620F560BC0156BE2A7C2A0
         

  2. Make sure you have write access to your ArcGIS installation location.
  3. Double-click ArcGIS-1061-<Product>-BDP-Patch.msp to start the setup process.

    NOTE: If double clicking on the MSP file does not start the setup installation, you can start the setup installation manually by using the following command:

    msiexec.exe /p [location of Patch]\ArcGIS-1061-<Product>-BDP-Patch.msp

 

Installing this patch on Linux

Installation Steps:

Complete the following install steps as the ArcGIS Install owner. The Install owner is the owner of the arcgis folder.

The ArcGIS product listed in the table must be installed on your system before you can install a patch. Each patch setup is specific to the ArcGIS product in the list. To determine which products are installed on your system, please see the How to identify which ArcGIS products are installed section. Esri recommends that you install the patch for each product that is on your system.

  1. Download the appropriate file to a location other than your ArcGIS installation location.


    ArcGIS 10.6.1   Checksum (Md5)
         
         ArcGIS Server ArcGIS-1061-S-BDP-Patch-linux.tar 4465890373C265D4EC49A3DAEAF43C3D
         

  2. Make sure you have write access to your ArcGIS installation location, and that no one is using ArcGIS.
  3. Extract the specified tar file by typing:

    % tar -xvf ArcGIS-1061-S-BDP-Patch-lx.tar
  4. Start the installation by typing:

    % ./applypatch

    This will start the dialog for the menu-driven installation procedure. Default selections are noted in parentheses ( ). To quit the installation procedure, type 'q' at any time.

Patch Updates

Check the Patches and Service Packs page periodically for the availability of additional patches. New information about this patch will be posted here.

March 13, 2019: Text update to the downloads sections to clarify how to determine which product setups should be installed.

How to identify which ArcGIS products are installed

To determine which ArcGIS products are installed, choose the appropriate version of the PatchFinder utility for your environment and run it from your local machine. PatchFinder will list all products, hot fixes, and patches installed on your local machine.

Getting Help

Domestic sites, please contact Esri Technical Support at 1-888-377-4575, if you have any difficulty installing this patch. International sites, please contact your local Esri software distributor.


Download ID:7636

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