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I'm trying to dissolve a polyline feature class so that spatially intersecting features become a single feature. When I run the Dissolve tool, setting Create multipart features and Unsplit lines both to false, I get unexpected results. In the example below, two line features I'd hoped to dissolve into one became three line features:

Is there a way to dissolve a line feature class so that any touching features dissolve into one?

arcgis-desktop arcgis-10.1 dissolve

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asked Dec 22 '15 at 21:54

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  Why set Unsplit lines to false?
  
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  @yanes because I want my features to dissolve if the intersect, even if there are no vertices at the point of intersection
  
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  I see, the standard dissolve function doesn't have a tolerance option, are you sure your lines touch? or may be you need to do a snapping procedure if not-touching lines are the problem
  
  – yanes
  Dec 22 '15 at 22:16
  

  
  
  
  


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  you can also use merge but I am not sure if automating is possible with that option
  
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  Try building a geometric network from the lines. The build "should" snap and insert vertices at intersections, including flattening the lines you describe. From there it should be easy to dissolve. Set unsplit lines = true and multipart = false
  
  – Ben S Nadler
  Dec 23 '15 at 4:37
  

  
  
  
  

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I'm trying to dissolve a polyline feature class so that spatially intersecting features become a single feature. When I run the Dissolve tool, setting Create multipart features and Unsplit lines both to false, I get unexpected results. In the example below, two line features I'd hoped to dissolve into one became three line features:

Is there a way to dissolve a line feature class so that any touching features dissolve into one?

arcgis-desktop arcgis-10.1 dissolve

share|improve this question

edited Dec 23 '15 at 0:22

Emil Brundage

asked Dec 22 '15 at 21:54

Emil BrundageEmil Brundage

9,70811645

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Why set Unsplit lines to false?
  
  – yanes
  Dec 22 '15 at 22:09
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @yanes because I want my features to dissolve if the intersect, even if there are no vertices at the point of intersection
  
  – Emil Brundage
  Dec 22 '15 at 22:11
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I see, the standard dissolve function doesn't have a tolerance option, are you sure your lines touch? or may be you need to do a snapping procedure if not-touching lines are the problem
  
  – yanes
  Dec 22 '15 at 22:16
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  you can also use merge but I am not sure if automating is possible with that option
  
  – yanes
  Dec 22 '15 at 22:17
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Try building a geometric network from the lines. The build "should" snap and insert vertices at intersections, including flattening the lines you describe. From there it should be easy to dissolve. Set unsplit lines = true and multipart = false
  
  – Ben S Nadler
  Dec 23 '15 at 4:37
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 7 more comments

I'm trying to dissolve a polyline feature class so that spatially intersecting features become a single feature. When I run the Dissolve tool, setting Create multipart features and Unsplit lines both to false, I get unexpected results. In the example below, two line features I'd hoped to dissolve into one became three line features:

Is there a way to dissolve a line feature class so that any touching features dissolve into one?

arcgis-desktop arcgis-10.1 dissolve

share|improve this question

edited Dec 23 '15 at 0:22

Emil Brundage

asked Dec 22 '15 at 21:54

Emil BrundageEmil Brundage

9,70811645

share|improve this question

edited Dec 23 '15 at 0:22

Emil Brundage

asked Dec 22 '15 at 21:54

Emil BrundageEmil Brundage

9,70811645

share|improve this question

edited Dec 23 '15 at 0:22

Emil Brundage

asked Dec 22 '15 at 21:54

Emil BrundageEmil Brundage

9,70811645

asked Dec 22 '15 at 21:54

Emil BrundageEmil Brundage

9,70811645

asked Dec 22 '15 at 21:54

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All three or four way intersections or non-intersecting crossing lines that dissolve are by definition going to form multi-part lines, since single part lines by definition can only have two end vertices and only two segments maximum can meet at any connecting vertex.

The way to do this is as follows:

1. Buffer the lines a very, very small amount and create a single feature (multi-part polygon).


2. Explode the polygon buffer into its separate parts to form polygons that cover only the lines that touch within the very, very small buffer distance.


3. Calculate a long field in the polygons to be equal to the ObjectID of each exploded polygon.


4. Use the Spatial Join tool with the lines as the target and the polygons as the join features.


5. Dissolve the lines created by the spatial join output using the long field from the polygon that has the ObjectID of the polygon as the Dissolve field (Case field). Make sure the Create Multipart feature option is checked and the line ends option is unchecked.

You will end up with what you are looking. Every lines that touches another line at any crossing or intersection of any kind will have merged into a single polyline feature. These polyline features will nonetheless be a multi-part line feature anytime a line crossing or 3-way or greater intersection exists.

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edited Dec 23 '15 at 21:04

answered Dec 23 '15 at 0:59

Richard FairhurstRichard Fairhurst

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I think your problem is that you need to leave "Create Multipart Features" set to True. The line you're describing is a multi-part line. By setting "Create Multipart Features" to false, you're telling the GIS to split those lines into two features.

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answered Dec 22 '15 at 22:28

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  Setting that to true creates a single feature from the entire feature class.
  
  – Emil Brundage
  Dec 22 '15 at 22:29
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  is the entire feature class connected (like a network where there are no gaps)?
  
  – yanes
  Dec 22 '15 at 22:33
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  No, the single feature is multipart.
  
  – Emil Brundage
  Dec 22 '15 at 22:34
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  then did you check if seemingly touching lines may be are not touching? or that is not the case?
  
  – yanes
  Dec 22 '15 at 22:36
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Oh, now I see your problem. You'd likely have to write a script that, at the geometry level, detects whether two lines are touching, then union that geometry into one object and write it back to a new file.
  
  – CStarbird
  Dec 22 '15 at 22:36
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
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I think you will get what you want if you set both Create multipart features and Unsplit lines to TRUE (on).
That unsplits contiguous lines but does not create discontiguous multipart features.

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All three or four way intersections or non-intersecting crossing lines that dissolve are by definition going to form multi-part lines, since single part lines by definition can only have two end vertices and only two segments maximum can meet at any connecting vertex.

The way to do this is as follows:

1. Buffer the lines a very, very small amount and create a single feature (multi-part polygon).


2. Explode the polygon buffer into its separate parts to form polygons that cover only the lines that touch within the very, very small buffer distance.


3. Calculate a long field in the polygons to be equal to the ObjectID of each exploded polygon.


4. Use the Spatial Join tool with the lines as the target and the polygons as the join features.


5. Dissolve the lines created by the spatial join output using the long field from the polygon that has the ObjectID of the polygon as the Dissolve field (Case field). Make sure the Create Multipart feature option is checked and the line ends option is unchecked.

You will end up with what you are looking. Every lines that touches another line at any crossing or intersection of any kind will have merged into a single polyline feature. These polyline features will nonetheless be a multi-part line feature anytime a line crossing or 3-way or greater intersection exists.

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edited Dec 23 '15 at 21:04

answered Dec 23 '15 at 0:59

Richard FairhurstRichard Fairhurst

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All three or four way intersections or non-intersecting crossing lines that dissolve are by definition going to form multi-part lines, since single part lines by definition can only have two end vertices and only two segments maximum can meet at any connecting vertex.

The way to do this is as follows:

1. Buffer the lines a very, very small amount and create a single feature (multi-part polygon).


2. Explode the polygon buffer into its separate parts to form polygons that cover only the lines that touch within the very, very small buffer distance.


3. Calculate a long field in the polygons to be equal to the ObjectID of each exploded polygon.


4. Use the Spatial Join tool with the lines as the target and the polygons as the join features.


5. Dissolve the lines created by the spatial join output using the long field from the polygon that has the ObjectID of the polygon as the Dissolve field (Case field). Make sure the Create Multipart feature option is checked and the line ends option is unchecked.

You will end up with what you are looking. Every lines that touches another line at any crossing or intersection of any kind will have merged into a single polyline feature. These polyline features will nonetheless be a multi-part line feature anytime a line crossing or 3-way or greater intersection exists.

share|improve this answer

edited Dec 23 '15 at 21:04

answered Dec 23 '15 at 0:59

Richard FairhurstRichard Fairhurst

7,98511017

add a comment | 

All three or four way intersections or non-intersecting crossing lines that dissolve are by definition going to form multi-part lines, since single part lines by definition can only have two end vertices and only two segments maximum can meet at any connecting vertex.

The way to do this is as follows:

1. Buffer the lines a very, very small amount and create a single feature (multi-part polygon).


2. Explode the polygon buffer into its separate parts to form polygons that cover only the lines that touch within the very, very small buffer distance.


3. Calculate a long field in the polygons to be equal to the ObjectID of each exploded polygon.


4. Use the Spatial Join tool with the lines as the target and the polygons as the join features.


5. Dissolve the lines created by the spatial join output using the long field from the polygon that has the ObjectID of the polygon as the Dissolve field (Case field). Make sure the Create Multipart feature option is checked and the line ends option is unchecked.

You will end up with what you are looking. Every lines that touches another line at any crossing or intersection of any kind will have merged into a single polyline feature. These polyline features will nonetheless be a multi-part line feature anytime a line crossing or 3-way or greater intersection exists.

share|improve this answer

edited Dec 23 '15 at 21:04

answered Dec 23 '15 at 0:59

Richard FairhurstRichard Fairhurst

7,98511017

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edited Dec 23 '15 at 21:04

answered Dec 23 '15 at 0:59

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answered Dec 23 '15 at 0:59

Richard FairhurstRichard Fairhurst

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answered Dec 23 '15 at 0:59

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I think your problem is that you need to leave "Create Multipart Features" set to True. The line you're describing is a multi-part line. By setting "Create Multipart Features" to false, you're telling the GIS to split those lines into two features.

share|improve this answer

answered Dec 22 '15 at 22:28

CStarbirdCStarbird

1067

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Setting that to true creates a single feature from the entire feature class.
  
  – Emil Brundage
  Dec 22 '15 at 22:29
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  is the entire feature class connected (like a network where there are no gaps)?
  
  – yanes
  Dec 22 '15 at 22:33
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  No, the single feature is multipart.
  
  – Emil Brundage
  Dec 22 '15 at 22:34
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  then did you check if seemingly touching lines may be are not touching? or that is not the case?
  
  – yanes
  Dec 22 '15 at 22:36
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Oh, now I see your problem. You'd likely have to write a script that, at the geometry level, detects whether two lines are touching, then union that geometry into one object and write it back to a new file.
  
  – CStarbird
  Dec 22 '15 at 22:36
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 3 more comments

0

I think your problem is that you need to leave "Create Multipart Features" set to True. The line you're describing is a multi-part line. By setting "Create Multipart Features" to false, you're telling the GIS to split those lines into two features.

share|improve this answer

answered Dec 22 '15 at 22:28

CStarbirdCStarbird

1067

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Setting that to true creates a single feature from the entire feature class.
  
  – Emil Brundage
  Dec 22 '15 at 22:29
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  is the entire feature class connected (like a network where there are no gaps)?
  
  – yanes
  Dec 22 '15 at 22:33
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  No, the single feature is multipart.
  
  – Emil Brundage
  Dec 22 '15 at 22:34
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  then did you check if seemingly touching lines may be are not touching? or that is not the case?
  
  – yanes
  Dec 22 '15 at 22:36
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Oh, now I see your problem. You'd likely have to write a script that, at the geometry level, detects whether two lines are touching, then union that geometry into one object and write it back to a new file.
  
  – CStarbird
  Dec 22 '15 at 22:36
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 3 more comments

I think your problem is that you need to leave "Create Multipart Features" set to True. The line you're describing is a multi-part line. By setting "Create Multipart Features" to false, you're telling the GIS to split those lines into two features.

share|improve this answer

answered Dec 22 '15 at 22:28

CStarbirdCStarbird

1067

share|improve this answer

answered Dec 22 '15 at 22:28

CStarbirdCStarbird

1067

answered Dec 22 '15 at 22:28

CStarbirdCStarbird

1067

answered Dec 22 '15 at 22:28

CStarbirdCStarbird

1067

0

I think you will get what you want if you set both Create multipart features and Unsplit lines to TRUE (on).
That unsplits contiguous lines but does not create discontiguous multipart features.

share|improve this answer

answered 10 mins ago

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I think you will get what you want if you set both Create multipart features and Unsplit lines to TRUE (on).
That unsplits contiguous lines but does not create discontiguous multipart features.

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answered 10 mins ago

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I think you will get what you want if you set both Create multipart features and Unsplit lines to TRUE (on).
That unsplits contiguous lines but does not create discontiguous multipart features.

share|improve this answer

answered 10 mins ago

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