I have a featureclass in an Esri file geodatabase. When I edit the features using the editor in ArcMap, and I delete most of my features and keeping only the ones in the middle, the zoom to layer command doesn't work as expected. Instead of zooming to the extent of the features remaining in the feature class, the extent will be the former one (containing all deleted features). When reviewing the extent values in the properties dialog for the feature class, I can clearly see the old values. So the edit session doesn't seem to alter the full extent values.
Is there a way to recalculate these values?
I am pretty sure that this problem should occur to everyone editing features in ArcMap…
Best Answer
Right-click the feature class in ArcCatalog and go to the Properties. In the Feature Extent tab, click on Recalculate. And voilà!
I'm using ArcGIS 10.2.1