topic Digitised polygon becomes coarse when merged or clipped in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/digitised-polygon-becomes-coarse-when-merged-or/m-p/352723#M20192 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Original User: cuifeny</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Hi!</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am using ArcGIS Editor 10.0 (service pack 3).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I find that when I digitise polygons and try to merge / clip them, the output polygon becomes coarse. Came across this problem before, and managed to "solve" the problem by copying the data into a new shapefile, repairing geometry, etc.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Example below. Top: Before merge, Bottom: After merge</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>[ATTACH=CONFIG]17714[/ATTACH]</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>[ATTACH=CONFIG]17715[/ATTACH]</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Tried both file geodatabase and personal geodatabase - same result.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Would most appreciate advice for this.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks in advance!</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Cuifen</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 17 Sep 2012 09:24:11 GMT Anonymous User 2012-09-17T09:24:11Z Digitised polygon becomes coarse when merged or clipped https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/digitised-polygon-becomes-coarse-when-merged-or/m-p/352723#M20192 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Original User: cuifeny</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Hi!</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am using ArcGIS Editor 10.0 (service pack 3).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I find that when I digitise polygons and try to merge / clip them, the output polygon becomes coarse. Came across this problem before, and managed to "solve" the problem by copying the data into a new shapefile, repairing geometry, etc.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Example below. Top: Before merge, Bottom: After merge</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>[ATTACH=CONFIG]17714[/ATTACH]</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>[ATTACH=CONFIG]17715[/ATTACH]</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Tried both file geodatabase and personal geodatabase - same result.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Would most appreciate advice for this.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks in advance!</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Cuifen</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 17 Sep 2012 09:24:11 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/digitised-polygon-becomes-coarse-when-merged-or/m-p/352723#M20192 Anonymous User 2012-09-17T09:24:11Z Re: Digitised polygon becomes coarse when merged or clipped https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/digitised-polygon-becomes-coarse-when-merged-or/m-p/352724#M20193 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Original User: shlam</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Have you tried using the dissolve tool ? I'm assuming you want to keep the same boundary but lose the internal polygon lines ?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:15:09 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/digitised-polygon-becomes-coarse-when-merged-or/m-p/352724#M20193 Anonymous User 2012-09-18T20:15:09Z