Divide divides a selected polygon feature into multiple features comprising equal areas, proportional areas, or equal widths. A clicked edge or a sketched line specifies the angle and side from which the polygon is divided. This tool is available in the Modify Features pane.
- Dividing a z-enabled feature adds vertices with interpolated z-values and preserves the angular pitch of the split segments in 3D space.
- Attribute values from the original feature are copied to the new features. Attributes constrained by attribute domains are determined by the domain split policy defined by the source geodatabase.
- The optional preview shows the direction and divisions on-screen before you modify the feature.
Note:
This tool is limited to creating a maximum of 100 features during a single operation.
Specify proportional areas
Proportional Area divides a selected polygon into a specified number of polygons. The area for each new polygon is calculated by the tool.
- On the ribbon, click the Edit tab. In the Features group, click Modify .
- In the Modify Features pane, expand Divide and click Divide .
- In the pane, click the Select tool and select a polygon feature. If you select a multipart feature, click the feature again and select the component part.
Methods for dividing the feature appear in the Method section when a single polygon feature is selected.
- If you select more than one feature, refine the selection in the pane to a single feature.
- To select a single feature, double-click the feature you want to keep, or right-click it and click Only Select This .
- To remove a feature from a selection, right-click it and click Unselect .
- Check or uncheck Show Preview.
Checked
Preview the new polygons on-screen before modifying the feature.
Unchecked
Modify the feature and do not show a preview.
- In the Method section, click Proportional Area .
The total area of the selected feature is reported at the bottom of the pane. Additional information about the resulting new polygons updates as you type values for each parameter.
- In the Direction section, click a direction tool and complete the steps described in the following table to specify the angular direction and starting edge.
Choose a polygon edge to set the direction
Click an edge on the selected polygon to specify the angle and the starting edge.
Draw a line to set the direction
Draw a two-point line to specify the angle.
- Click the Number of parts arrow and increment or decrement the number of polygons you want to create.
Alternatively, click the box, clear the contents, and type a value.
- Click Divide.
Specify equal areas
Equal Area divides a selected polygon into a specified number of polygons containing a specified area. You can distribute the remaining area equally among the new polygons or create an additional part.
- On the ribbon, click the Edit tab. In the Features group, click Modify .
- In the Modify Features pane, expand Divide and click Divide .
- In the pane, click the Select tool and select a polygon feature. If you select a multipart feature, click the feature again and select the component part.
Methods for dividing the feature appear in the Method section when a single polygon feature is selected.
- If you select more than one feature, refine the selection in the pane to a single feature.
- To select a single feature, double-click the feature you want to keep, or right-click it and click Only Select This .
- To remove a feature from a selection, right-click it and click Unselect .
- Check or uncheck Show Preview.
Checked
Preview the new polygons on-screen before modifying the feature.
Unchecked
Modify the feature and do not show a preview.
- In the Method section, click Equal Area .
The total area of the selected feature is reported at the bottom of the pane. Additional information about the resulting new polygons updates as you type values for each parameter.
- In the Direction section, click a direction tool and complete the steps described in the following table to specify the angular direction and starting edge.
Choose a polygon edge to set the direction
Click an edge on the selected polygon to specify the angle and the starting edge.
Draw a line to set the direction
Draw a two-point line to specify the angle, and click Switch to choose the side of the line from which to divide the polygon.
- Click the Area box and type the area you want each new polygon to contain.
- Click the Number of parts arrow and increment or decrement the number of polygons you want to create.
Alternatively, click the box, clear the contents, and type a value.
- Check or uncheck Distribute remaining area equally.
Checked
Distribute the remaining area equally among the specified number of parts.
Unchecked
Create an additional part to contain the remaining area.
- Click Divide.
Specify equal widths
Equal Width divides a selected polygon into a specified number of new polygons at a specified width. If the remaining width is less than the specified width, you can merge the smaller part with the adjacent new polygon or create an additional part.
Note:
When ground to grid corrections is turned on, the width values you enter are scaled for the resulting polygon widths.
- On the ribbon, click the Edit tab. In the Features group, click Modify .
- In the Modify Features pane, expand Divide and click Divide .
- In the pane, click the Select tool and select a polygon feature. If you select a multipart feature, click the feature again and select the component part.
Methods for dividing the feature appear in the Method section when a single polygon feature is selected.
- If you select more than one feature, refine the selection in the pane to a single feature.
- To select a single feature, double-click the feature you want to keep, or right-click it and click Only Select This .
- To remove a feature from a selection, right-click it and click Unselect .
- Check or uncheck Show Preview.
Checked
Preview the new polygons on-screen before modifying the feature.
Unchecked
Modify the feature and do not show a preview.
- In the Method section, click Equal Width .
The total area of the selected feature is reported at the bottom of the pane. Additional information about the resulting new polygons updates as you type values for each parameter.
- In the Direction section, click a direction tool and complete the steps described in the following table to specify the angular direction and starting edge.
Choose a polygon edge to set the direction
Click an edge on the selected polygon to specify the angle and the starting edge.
Draw a line to set the direction
Draw a two-point line to specify the angle, and click Switch to choose the side of the line from which to divide the polygon.
- Click the Width box and type the width you want each new polygon to contain.
- Click the Number of parts arrow and increment or decrement the number of polygons you want to create.
Alternatively, click the box, clear the contents, and type a value.
- Check or uncheck Merge remaining area.
Checked
Merge the remaining polygon with the adjacent part.
Note:
If the remaining width is equal to or greater than the specified width, the remaining polygon is not merged.
Unchecked
Create an additional polygon to contain the remaining width.
- Click Divide.