HOW TO
The ArcEdit MERGE command can be used in two different ways to combine adjacent coverage polygons into one new polygon and specify the attributes for the new feature.
Code:
Arc: arcedit
Arcedit: display 9999
Arcedit: edit states polygon
Arcedit: drawenvironment polygon
Arcedit: draw
Code:
Arcedit: merge
Code:
Select the polygon to be merged
Polygon 65 User-ID: 22 Symbol: 14
Select the polygon to merge into
Polygon 64 User-ID: 24 Symbol: 14
Merged 2 polygon(s) into 1
Code:
Arcedit: list
136
AREA = 71.42214
PERIMETER = 43.45821
STATES# = 0
STATES-ID = 24
STATENAME = California
Code:
Arc: arcedit
Arcedit: edit states polygon
Arcedit: drawenvironment polygon
Arcedit: draw
Code:
Arcedit: select
Point to the feature to select
Enter point
Polygon 35 User-ID: 1 Symbol: 14
1 element(s) now selected
Arcedit: list
35
AREA = 20.67119
PERIMETER = 32.48690
STATES# = 35
STATES-ID = 1
STATENAME = Washington
Code:
Arcedit: new
Code:
Arcedit: select many
1 = Select 3 = Who 9 = Quit
Polygon 64 User-ID: 24 Symbol: 14
1 = Select 3 = Who 9 = Quit
Polygon 46 User-ID: 11 Symbol: 14
1 = Select 3 = Who 9 = Quit
Polygon 35 User-ID: 1 Symbol: 14
1 = Select 3 = Who 9 = Quit
3 element(s) now selected
Arcedit: list
35
AREA = 20.67119
PERIMETER = 32.48690
STATES# = 35
STATES-ID = 1
STATENAME = Washington
46
AREA = 28.18703
PERIMETER = 24.78668
STATES# = 46
STATES-ID = 11
STATENAME = Oregon
64
AREA = 41.45291
PERIMETER = 39.23602
STATES# = 64
STATES-ID = 24
STATENAME = California
Code:
Arcedit: merge select
Merged 3 polygon(s) into 1
Arcedit: list
136
AREA = 90.31113
PERIMETER = 74.11569
STATES# = 0
STATES-ID = 1
STATENAME = Washington
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