Workshop #12 Using ModelBuilder and Customizing the ArcMap Interface
Toolboxes can be created in ArcToolbox, in folders or within geodatabases. In this tutorial you will place the toolbox in your project folder.
Creating a new Toolbox & Model
1. Open ArcToolbox. 2. In the TreeView of ArcCatalog, navigate to the C:\Temp\SDM\12_Model_Builder_and_Customization\Data\Tools folder. 3. Right-click on the Tools folder and go to New>Toolbox.
4. A new toolbox is added to the folder. Change the default name to "View Tools." 5. Right-click on the View Tools toolbox you just created and go to New>Model…. The Model Editor window will open. 6. In the Main Menu, go to Model>Model
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Properties… 7. In the Name: text box, change the default model name from Model to "Higuchi Viewshed." Click OK to close the Model Properties window. 8. Click on the Save Button to save your changes to the model.
Adding the New Toolbox to ArcMap and the ArcToolbox
1. In the TreeView of ArcCatalog, double-click the Observer_Points.mxd Map Document to open it. 2. Open the ArcToolbox Panel in ArcMap. 3. In the ArcCatalog TreeView, click-and-hold the View Tools Toolbox and drag it to the ArcToolbox icon at the top of the ArcToolbox panel. The View Tools will be added to the ArcToolbox, in alphabetical order.
4. Click on the Save Button
in ArcMap.
Building the Model
1. From the Table of Contents in ArcMap, click-and-drag the Observer_Points layer from ArcMap into the Model Builder window.
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2. Activate the ArcToolbox Search Tab and search on the term "add field." 3. From the Search Results, clickand-drag the Add Field tool into the Model Window, just as you did the Observer_Points layer. 4. While the two Add Field objects are still selected, in the main menu go to Edit>Copy. 5. Again in the Main Menu, go to Edit>Paste. A second copy of the Add Field Object pair will be added. 6. Activate the Add Connection and use it to create a connection between the Button Observer_Points layer and the first Add Field Object. 7. Double-click on the Add Field Object you just created to open the ArcToolbox Dialog. 8. Your Observer_Points layer should already be assigned as the Input Table. 9. Assign a Field Name as "OFFSETA" taking care to use all caps. 10. Leave the Field Type as Long. Click OK. 11. Select the Add Connection Tool again and connect the Observer_Points (2) Object to the second Add Field Object. 12. Double-click on the second Add Field Object to open the dialog box.

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