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Bug

The Align Features tool does not align features if the input feature class is a polygon feature class.

Last Published: February 22, 2017 ArcGIS for Desktop
Bug ID Number BUG-000102466
SubmittedJanuary 27, 2017
Last ModifiedJune 5, 2024
Applies toArcGIS for Desktop
Version found10.5
Operating SystemWindows OS
Operating System Version7.0 64 Bit
StatusWill Not Be Addressed

Additional Information

The Align Features tool is designed to align neighboring or adjacent features, not overlapping features (the user-supplied data). For example: Input features can be one country boundary and target features can be its neighboring country boundaries; they are side-by-side neighbors. We plan to add illustrations to the tool reference to clarify the intended use of the tool. So, sorry this is not an issue for Align Features. If the user wants polygon A to have the same geometry as polygon B, they could try to use Spatial Join to identify the corresponding polygons and write a script to switch geometry. There could be other tools or approach that can achieve this.

Steps to Reproduce

Bug ID: BUG-000102466

Software:

  • ArcGIS for Desktop

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