How do I split a polygon by line in Arcgis?

How do I split a polygon by line in Arcgis?

Splitting a polygon by an overlapping feature

1. Select the line or polygon features you want to use to split the existing polygon or polygon features.
2. Click Split Polygons.
3. Click the layer in which to store the new features.
4. Optionally, type a cluster tolerance.
5. Click OK.

How do I cut a polygon in Arcmap?

Using the Cut Polygons tool

1. Begin an edit session and click the Edit Placement button .
2. Click the Cut Polygons button.
3. Click once to start digitizing the line sketch for cutting the polygon.
4. Cut completely across the selected polygon feature.
5. Double-click the end of the segment to finish the line sketch.

Can a polygon be used as a cut feature?

Only polygon features can be used as the cut features. Only polygon and line features from the target layers that touch or overlap a boundary of the cut feature are removed. Other features in the target layers are not removed or modified. Start ArcMap. Load data in the map if necessary.

Is there a command to split a polygon?

You can split a polygon representing a forest by an overlapping river line feature. If you have an ArcGIS Desktop Standard or ArcGIS Desktop Advanced license, you can use the Split Polygons command to split polygons by overlapping features.

When do you remove polygons from a map?

Only polygon and line features from the target layers that touch or overlap a boundary of the cut feature are removed. Other features in the target layers are not removed or modified. Start ArcMap. Load data in the map if necessary.

How do you split polygons in Adobe Acrobat?

Click Split Polygons on the Advanced Editing toolbar. Click the layer in which to store the new features. When splitting features this way, you choose the layer in which to store the new feature. This allows you to retain the attribute values from the existing feature, rather than having them be overwritten with values from a feature template.