topic Feed output back in as input in model builder? in Geoprocessing Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/feed-output-back-in-as-input-in-model-builder/m-p/41045#M1494 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>All modelbuilder gurus,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I was trying to develop some logic in model builder, gave up and did it with Python but I was wondering if what I wanted to do was even achievable in modelbuilder? I'm using ArcGIS 10 and no I don't want to use the multiple buffers tool that does not iteratively buffer the last buffer, but you'll understand when you read below.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I start off with a single polygon in a layer, buffer it, then clip it using a coastline polygon layer and the result of the clip then becomes the input for the whole process again and to repeat this X number of times. This gives you the output as shown in the image below (which I achieved using Python to control the flow of logic).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I wanted to initially do it in Modelbuilder so the client could understand.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I had created a model controlled with a FOR iterator ( 1 to 5 in my case)&nbsp; and the main buffer and clip logic but I could not see how the resulting clip became the new polygon to be buffered?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Is this possible using modelbuilder?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Duncan</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 13 Sep 2012 07:57:43 GMT DuncanHornby 2012-09-13T07:57:43Z Feed output back in as input in model builder? https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/feed-output-back-in-as-input-in-model-builder/m-p/41045#M1494 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>All modelbuilder gurus,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I was trying to develop some logic in model builder, gave up and did it with Python but I was wondering if what I wanted to do was even achievable in modelbuilder? I'm using ArcGIS 10 and no I don't want to use the multiple buffers tool that does not iteratively buffer the last buffer, but you'll understand when you read below.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I start off with a single polygon in a layer, buffer it, then clip it using a coastline polygon layer and the result of the clip then becomes the input for the whole process again and to repeat this X number of times. This gives you the output as shown in the image below (which I achieved using Python to control the flow of logic).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I wanted to initially do it in Modelbuilder so the client could understand.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I had created a model controlled with a FOR iterator ( 1 to 5 in my case)&nbsp; and the main buffer and clip logic but I could not see how the resulting clip became the new polygon to be buffered?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Is this possible using modelbuilder?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Duncan</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 13 Sep 2012 07:57:43 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/feed-output-back-in-as-input-in-model-builder/m-p/41045#M1494 DuncanHornby 2012-09-13T07:57:43Z