topic Re: Dissolve/Merge large polygons while preserving contained smaller polygons in Geoprocessing Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/dissolve-merge-large-polygons-while-preserving/m-p/38158#M1347 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Do you want to remove the seam? If so, use </SPAN><A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#//00170000005n000000">Dissolve</A><SPAN> (it needs some attribute to tell it what polygons to dissolve together). If not, use </SPAN><A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#/Merge/001700000055000000/">Merge</A><SPAN>. If you've tried those we need more information - what are you trying, what is happening, and what do you want to happen?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 03 Mar 2014 16:58:09 GMT DarrenWiens2 2014-03-03T16:58:09Z Dissolve/Merge large polygons while preserving contained smaller polygons https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/dissolve-merge-large-polygons-while-preserving/m-p/38157#M1346 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I am wondering if there is a way/tool in which I can merge/dissolve a large polygon with another large polygon while preserving smaller polygons contained within the large polygons.&nbsp; Note the seam between the two polygons on the screenshot below.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>[ATTACH=CONFIG]31896[/ATTACH]</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 03 Mar 2014 12:37:19 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/dissolve-merge-large-polygons-while-preserving/m-p/38157#M1346 EricaNoseworthy 2014-03-03T12:37:19Z Re: Dissolve/Merge large polygons while preserving contained smaller polygons https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/dissolve-merge-large-polygons-while-preserving/m-p/38158#M1347 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Do you want to remove the seam? If so, use </SPAN><A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#//00170000005n000000">Dissolve</A><SPAN> (it needs some attribute to tell it what polygons to dissolve together). If not, use </SPAN><A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#/Merge/001700000055000000/">Merge</A><SPAN>. If you've tried those we need more information - what are you trying, what is happening, and what do you want to happen?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 03 Mar 2014 16:58:09 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/dissolve-merge-large-polygons-while-preserving/m-p/38158#M1347 DarrenWiens2 2014-03-03T16:58:09Z