topic Intersect lines / Disslove lines in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/intersect-lines-disslove-lines/m-p/184095#M10403 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I am dealing with joining multiple polylines which join each other and also intersect in T sections/crosssections (see attached picture). I could join the straight lines using unsplit tool but it doesnt join/merge the lines at T section or crosssection. However I want everyline that spatially touches other to merge.&nbsp; I used the dissolve tool (multipart option), but it merges/joins all the lines in the shapefile. However I just want only spatially touching lines to be merged as one individual line. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN> I can do that using editing and then selecting the lines that spatially touch each other and merge them to one. However, I have plenty of lines to do which is very tedious. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN> I would greatly appreciate if anyone can find me a way to do it automatically using some tools. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Prasad.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:00:54 GMT prasaddaggupati1 2011-09-10T20:00:54Z Intersect lines / Disslove lines https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/intersect-lines-disslove-lines/m-p/184095#M10403 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I am dealing with joining multiple polylines which join each other and also intersect in T sections/crosssections (see attached picture). I could join the straight lines using unsplit tool but it doesnt join/merge the lines at T section or crosssection. However I want everyline that spatially touches other to merge.&nbsp; I used the dissolve tool (multipart option), but it merges/joins all the lines in the shapefile. However I just want only spatially touching lines to be merged as one individual line. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN> I can do that using editing and then selecting the lines that spatially touch each other and merge them to one. However, I have plenty of lines to do which is very tedious. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN> I would greatly appreciate if anyone can find me a way to do it automatically using some tools. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Prasad.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:00:54 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/intersect-lines-disslove-lines/m-p/184095#M10403 prasaddaggupati1 2011-09-10T20:00:54Z Re: Intersect lines / Disslove lines https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/intersect-lines-disslove-lines/m-p/184096#M10404 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Don't use the mulitpart option or on your already existing dissolve, select all your lines and explode them.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:58:20 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/intersect-lines-disslove-lines/m-p/184096#M10404 JohnSobetzer 2011-09-12T11:58:20Z