Create Parcel Seeds (Parcel)

Summary

Creates parcel seeds for closed loops of lines that are associated with the specified parcel record.

Parcel seeds are used to build parcels from lines. A parcel seed is the initial state, or seed state, of a parcel. A parcel seed indicates to the build process that a parcel can be built from the lines enclosing the seed.

Learn more about parcel seeds

Usage

  • Parcel seeds are created for all closed loops of lines associated with the specified record, including closed loops of lines in different parcel types.

  • Parcel seeds are not created for closed loops of lines that are not associated with the specified record.

Parameters

LabelExplanationData Type
Input Parcel Fabric

The parcel fabric for which parcel seeds will be created. The parcel fabric can be from a file, enterprise, or mobile geodatabase, or from a feature service.

Parcel Layer
Record Name

The name of the parcel fabric record for which parcel seeds will be created. The record must already exist. The record name is not case sensitive.

String

Derived Output

LabelExplanationData Type
Updated Parcel Fabric

The updated parcel fabric.

Parcel Fabric

arcpy.parcel.CreateParcelSeeds(in_parcel_fabric, record_name)
NameExplanationData Type
in_parcel_fabric

The parcel fabric for which parcel seeds will be created. The parcel fabric can be from a file, enterprise, or mobile geodatabase, or from a feature service.

Parcel Layer
record_name

The name of the parcel fabric record for which parcel seeds will be created. The record must already exist. The record name is not case sensitive.

String

Derived Output

NameExplanationData Type
updated_parcel_fabric

The updated parcel fabric.

Parcel Fabric

Code sample

CreateParcelSeeds example (Python window)

The following Python window script demonstrates how to use the CreateParcelSeeds function in immediate mode. The script creates parcel seeds for closed loops of lines that are associated with the record specified for the record_name parameter).

import arcpy
arcpy.parcel.CreateParcelSeeds("C:/Data/Database.gdb/Parcels/CountyFabric", 
                               "Bridgeland Subdivision")

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments.

Licensing information

  • Basic: No
  • Standard: Yes
  • Advanced: Yes