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Posted on February 17, 2023 (Updated on July 10, 2025)

Double (triple, quadruple) size of polygon using ArcGIS for Desktop?

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How do I create a multipart feature in Arcgis desktop?

To create a new multipart feature, create a sketch of the first part, right-click, then click Finish Part. Draw the sketch of the next part, and finish the sketch when you are done creating all the parts. (A shortcut to the Finish Part command is to hold down the SHIFT key and click.)

How do I resize a polygon in Arcgis?

Select the desired polygon(s), and rescale it.



Use the Scale button:

  1. Start an edit session.
  2. Use the Select arrow to select the feature you want to adjust.
  3. Click on the Scale button.
  4. Hit the “F” key on your keyboard.

 

How do I split a polygon into multiple polygons in Arcgis?

To split a polygon, use the Cut Polygons tool, then draw a line across the polygon. The cut operation updates the shape of the existing feature and creates one or more new features. If there is no domain assigned to a field, the attribute values are copied from the original feature to the new feature.

How do I scale a shapefile in ArcMap?

Drag the pointer over the feature to scale it, or press the F key to set a scale factor. Release the mouse button when you are finished scaling the feature.

What is a multipart polygon GIS?

Multipart polygon features are polygons that contain more than one part or have a hole. For example, if the state of Hawaii was modeled as one feature in the database, it would be a multipart polygon. The geodatabase allows for multipart polygons, but some data models do not.
 

Can you have multiple layouts in ArcMap?

ArcMap does not have the functionality to host multiple layouts within the same map document. Multiple data frames can be added but reside on the original layout.
 

How do you change the size of a polygon?

If you want to change the size of the figure you should multiply the x coordinate by a number b and the y coordinate by a number c. This stretches the figure out and increases (or decreases) the area by the factor bc. To maintain the shape of the figure, just let b = c.

How do you scale a polygon?

To find the scale factor, we simply create a ratio of the lengths of two corresponding sides of two polygons. If the ratio is the same for all corresponding sides, then this is called the scale factor and the polygons are similar.
 

How do I create multiple data frames in Arcgis?

On the main menu, click Insert > Data Frame. A new data frame appears on the page layout. Drag the new data frame below the Layers data frame. on the Standard toolbar.

How do you set a multipart form data?

Multipart form data: The ENCTYPE attribute of

tag specifies the method of encoding for the form data. It is one of the two ways of encoding the HTML form. It is specifically used when file uploading is required in HTML form. It sends the form data to server in multiple parts because of large size of file.
 

Where is the split tool in ArcMap?

In ArcMap, start the Split tool by navigating to Geoprocessing > ArcToolBox > Analysis Tools > Extract > Split.
 

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