topic Union tool in Model Builder in Geoprocessing Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/union-tool-in-model-builder/m-p/511811#M17012 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I am trying to union together two polygon shapes in model builder.&nbsp; One is a model parameter, the other is created at an earlier step in the model (using ETGeowizards)&nbsp; I can union the two shapes together in ArcMap just fine.&nbsp; However when I try to connect them to the Union tool in my model, the parameter polygon will connect, but the model-derived polygon will not connect as an input to the tool, I only get the environment or precondition option.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>The last piece of information is that the model-derived polygon is named using an in-line variable (%name%)&nbsp; I mention this because when I create a totally new model with the union tool and browse directly to my model-derived polygon (from a previous test run of my model)&nbsp; I am able to connect it and run the union tool. I did think about just making the union tool a sub model, but I would rather not have to do that and even when I tried it, I got the same error (although I've never really worked with sub models so its possible I did something else wrong)&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>What am I missing?!&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Thanks!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 14 Nov 2013 18:08:50 GMT CathyPower 2013-11-14T18:08:50Z Union tool in Model Builder https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/union-tool-in-model-builder/m-p/511811#M17012 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I am trying to union together two polygon shapes in model builder.&nbsp; One is a model parameter, the other is created at an earlier step in the model (using ETGeowizards)&nbsp; I can union the two shapes together in ArcMap just fine.&nbsp; However when I try to connect them to the Union tool in my model, the parameter polygon will connect, but the model-derived polygon will not connect as an input to the tool, I only get the environment or precondition option.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>The last piece of information is that the model-derived polygon is named using an in-line variable (%name%)&nbsp; I mention this because when I create a totally new model with the union tool and browse directly to my model-derived polygon (from a previous test run of my model)&nbsp; I am able to connect it and run the union tool. I did think about just making the union tool a sub model, but I would rather not have to do that and even when I tried it, I got the same error (although I've never really worked with sub models so its possible I did something else wrong)&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>What am I missing?!&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Thanks!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 14 Nov 2013 18:08:50 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/union-tool-in-model-builder/m-p/511811#M17012 CathyPower 2013-11-14T18:08:50Z