topic What is the Difference between Clip (Analysis) and Pairwise Clip (Analysis) GP Tools? in Geoprocessing Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/what-is-the-difference-between-clip-analysis-and/m-p/1041320#M25372 <P>Running ArcGIS Pro 2.7</P><P>Was getting ready to run a Clip on a set of polygons and came across the Pairwise Clip gp tool.&nbsp;</P><P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/analysis/clip.htm" target="_blank">Clip (Analysis)—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation</A></P><P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/analysis/pairwise-clip.htm" target="_blank">Pairwise Clip (Analysis)—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation</A></P><P>What is the difference between the two and what is a use case to run one over the other? The documentation seems nearly identical.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Sat, 27 Mar 2021 19:51:23 GMT tigerwoulds 2021-03-27T19:51:23Z What is the Difference between Clip (Analysis) and Pairwise Clip (Analysis) GP Tools? https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/what-is-the-difference-between-clip-analysis-and/m-p/1041320#M25372 <P>Running ArcGIS Pro 2.7</P><P>Was getting ready to run a Clip on a set of polygons and came across the Pairwise Clip gp tool.&nbsp;</P><P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/analysis/clip.htm" target="_blank">Clip (Analysis)—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation</A></P><P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/analysis/pairwise-clip.htm" target="_blank">Pairwise Clip (Analysis)—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation</A></P><P>What is the difference between the two and what is a use case to run one over the other? The documentation seems nearly identical.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Sat, 27 Mar 2021 19:51:23 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/what-is-the-difference-between-clip-analysis-and/m-p/1041320#M25372 tigerwoulds 2021-03-27T19:51:23Z Re: What is the Difference between Clip (Analysis) and Pairwise Clip (Analysis) GP Tools? https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/what-is-the-difference-between-clip-analysis-and/m-p/1041323#M25373 <P><STRONG>Pairwise Clip and Clip</STRONG></P><P>Both tools use parallel processing. For the Pairwise Clip tool, parallel processing is enabled by default. For the Clip tool, it is enabled via the Parallel Processing Factor environment.</P><P>Please check the functional and performance considerations too.&nbsp;<STRONG><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/analysis/comparison-of-classic-overlay-tools-to-pairwise-overlay-tools.htm" target="_self">Comparison of classic overlay tools to pairwise overlay tools</A>&nbsp;</STRONG></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Sat, 27 Mar 2021 20:17:21 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/what-is-the-difference-between-clip-analysis-and/m-p/1041323#M25373 JayantaPoddar 2021-03-27T20:17:21Z