https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/minimum-boundary-geometry/m-p/1145379#M43850 <P>How do I get the Minimum Boundary Geometry tool to accurately create a polygon based on a certain column in the attribute table?&nbsp; Also, is it possible to create a polygon based on both a data within a certain column and a given distance away from the point data?&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thank you for the help.</P> Thu, 17 Feb 2022 21:40:40 GMT DylanGust 2022-02-17T21:40:40Z https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/minimum-boundary-geometry/m-p/1145379#M43850 <P>How do I get the Minimum Boundary Geometry tool to accurately create a polygon based on a certain column in the attribute table?&nbsp; Also, is it possible to create a polygon based on both a data within a certain column and a given distance away from the point data?&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thank you for the help.</P> Thu, 17 Feb 2022 21:40:40 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/minimum-boundary-geometry/m-p/1145379#M43850 DylanGust 2022-02-17T21:40:40Z https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/minimum-boundary-geometry/m-p/1145395#M43853 <P>minimum bounding geometry uses geometry, not attributes.&nbsp; You can query for the attributes you want, then save to a new featureclass to limit the geometry you want.</P><P>If you have point data and you want a certain distance away from the bounding geometry, determine it first, then buffer the result</P> Thu, 17 Feb 2022 22:16:11 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/minimum-boundary-geometry/m-p/1145395#M43853 DanPatterson 2022-02-17T22:16:11Z