I have been using the following process to split polygons and create labels for them, but I am encountering a few issues.
Purpose: drawing the borders of large pastures and proposing new fencelines to split them into smaller portions for better grazing distribution. The fencelines don't exist on the map so I prefer drawing one big polygon and splitting it.
Process:
- Create New Feature -> I draw perimeter border
** In the attribute table, the Category is "PLU"
** One column is "Amount" and this automatically calculates the acreage based on the area of the polygon
- Modify Features -> Split -> I draw the fences I am recommending to put in
Problem 1. This changes the feature Category to <Null>
Problem 2. The acreage is not automatically calculated, so the acreage for each smaller pasture both say the original larger acreage, and I have to reselect the column and Calculate Geometry.
I want the polygons to automatically be PLU and acreage to be calculated upon the split. Is there a way to do that, or to create a Model that automates this?
