https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/convert-polygons-to-lines-one-multi-segment/m-p/1586952#M93190 <P>The <A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/data-management/polygon-to-line.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Polygon To Line tool</A> will create a single line feature for each polygon feature if the&nbsp;<EM>Identify and store polygon neighboring information</EM> check box is not checked.&nbsp;</P> Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:48:38 GMT JesseWickizer 2025-02-19T14:48:38Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/convert-polygons-to-lines-one-multi-segment/m-p/1585957#M93117 <P><EM>ArcGIS Pro 3.4.2; file geodatabase</EM></P><P>The Feature to Line geoprocessing tool seems to take a polygon and convert it to multiple single-segment lines, one line for each segment of the polygon. I would need to use the dissolve tool to reduce the lines down to the number of polygons that I started with.</P><P>That's unexpected. Is there a <STRONG>single geoprocessing</STRONG> tool that will convert one polygon to one polyline? What am I missing? I don't want multi-part features.</P><P>Use case: Convert polygons to lines so that I can export the features to GPX. GPX doesn't seem to support polygons, only points and lines.</P><P>Idea:&nbsp;<A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/convert-polygons-to-polylines-1-1-in-a-single-gp/idi-p/1586377/highlight/true" target="_self">Convert polygons to polylines (1:1) in a single GP tool</A></P> Wed, 26 Feb 2025 17:24:05 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/convert-polygons-to-lines-one-multi-segment/m-p/1585957#M93117 Bud 2025-02-26T17:24:05Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/convert-polygons-to-lines-one-multi-segment/m-p/1586952#M93190 <P>The <A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/data-management/polygon-to-line.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Polygon To Line tool</A> will create a single line feature for each polygon feature if the&nbsp;<EM>Identify and store polygon neighboring information</EM> check box is not checked.&nbsp;</P> Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:48:38 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/convert-polygons-to-lines-one-multi-segment/m-p/1586952#M93190 JesseWickizer 2025-02-19T14:48:38Z