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Posted on February 24, 2023 (Updated on July 10, 2025)

Optimal tiling of polygon using ArcGIS Desktop?

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How do I smooth a polygon in ArcGIS?

Smoothing a feature (Smooth)

  1. Click the Edit tool. on the Editor toolbar and click the feature.
  2. Click Smooth. on the Advanced Editing toolbar.
  3. Type the maximum allowable offset.
  4. Click OK.


How do I draw a polygon in ArcGIS desktop?

Create the polygon feature by clicking and moving the pointer.

  1. To create curvilinear segments, click the tool on the construction toolbar.
  2. To type a direction or a distance value, right-click the map and click the command.
  3. To modify sketched geometry, right-click the vertex or segment and click the command.

How do I combine multiple polygons into one ArcMap?

Note:

  1. Click the Edit tool. on the Editor toolbar.
  2. Click the features you want to merge. The features must be from the same layer.
  3. Click the Editor menu and click Merge.
  4. Click the feature that the features will be merged into and will supply the attributes for the merged feature.
  5. Click OK.


How do you combine multiple polygons into one?

Procedure

  1. Display the polygon coverage to edit in Edit Tools.
  2. On the Edit Polygons menu, click Merge.
  3. Select two adjacent polygons. The new polygon has the attributes of the last polygon selected.

 

How do you make a perfect polygon?

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Which is the most efficient way to fill out a polygon?

The most efficient solution is by decomposing the regular polygon in trapezoids (and one or two triangles). By symmetry, the vertexes are vertically aligned and it is an easy matter to find the limiting abscissas ( X + R cos(2πn/N) and X + R cos(2π(+1)N)) .
 

Which command is used to draw polygon easily?

Creates an equilateral closed polyline. You specify the number of sides of the polygon and whether it is inscribed or circumscribed.
 

How do you outline a polygon in Arcmap?

Procedure

  1. Log in to ArcGIS Online, and click Content > My Content.
  2. Browse to the web map or hosted feature layer, click More Options. , and select Open in Map Viewer Classic.
  3. In Map Viewer Classic, merge the polygon features in the polygon layer using the Dissolve Boundaries tool.

 

Which method is used to draw a polygon?

FillPolygon Method (System. Drawing) Fills the interior of a polygon defined by an array of points specified by Point structures.

How do you buffer a polygon?

Creating a buffer around a feature

  1. Click the Edit tool. on the Editor toolbar.
  2. Click the feature around which you want to create a buffer.
  3. Click the Editor menu and click Buffer.
  4. Type the distance in map units for the buffer area around the feature.
  5. Choose the target in which the new feature will be created.
  6. Click OK.


How do I smooth contours in ArcGIS?

How To: Smooth contour lines in ArcGIS Pro

  1. Select the contour feature layer from the Input Features drop-down list.
  2. Provide a name for Output Feature Class, and click Browse.
  3. Select the smoothing algorithm method for the contour lines from the Smoothing Algorithm drop-down list.

 

How do you smooth vertices?

Select the area you want to smooth by holding down “Shift” and selecting the vertices or faces. Click the left mouse button and drag it to smooth the selected area. If desired, adjust the “Smoothing”, “Repeat”, and “Axes” settings in the Smooth Vertices panel, which pops up after you click the Smooth tool.
 

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