https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/assign-randomly-polygons/m-p/1410956#M4847 <P>See also this thread:</P><P><A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/creating-a-square-buffer-around-a-point-feature/m-p/262088" target="_blank">https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/creating-a-square-buffer-around-a-point-feature/m-p/262088</A></P> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:53:55 GMT BobBooth1 2024-04-17T14:53:55Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/assign-randomly-polygons/m-p/1410808#M4845 <P>Can somebody help me with an option to randomly assign polygons of specific size to a study area/ a spatial extend using arcGIS?</P> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:40:28 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/assign-randomly-polygons/m-p/1410808#M4845 AnjuJ 2024-04-17T10:40:28Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/assign-randomly-polygons/m-p/1410889#M4846 <P>You could use this tool:</P><P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/data-management/create-random-points.htm" target="_blank">https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/data-management/create-random-points.htm</A></P><P>And then buffer the points.</P><P>Or make a fishnet:</P><P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/data-management/create-fishnet.htm" target="_blank">https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/data-management/create-fishnet.htm</A></P><P>and add a numeric field that you calculate with random values to determine "selected" or "not selected":</P><P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/data-management/calculate-field-examples.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_2C1A27476FD54D949723FA8DFC9306B2:~:text=Random%20values%20can%20be%20calculated" target="_blank">https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/data-management/calculate-field-examples.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_2C1A27476FD54D949723FA8DFC9306B2:~:text=Random%20values%20can%20be%20calculated</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:27:15 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/assign-randomly-polygons/m-p/1410889#M4846 BobBooth1 2024-04-17T13:27:15Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/assign-randomly-polygons/m-p/1410956#M4847 <P>See also this thread:</P><P><A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/creating-a-square-buffer-around-a-point-feature/m-p/262088" target="_blank">https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/creating-a-square-buffer-around-a-point-feature/m-p/262088</A></P> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:53:55 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/assign-randomly-polygons/m-p/1410956#M4847 BobBooth1 2024-04-17T14:53:55Z