topic Re: Filling in 'donut holes' in a polygon feature in Mapping Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/filling-in-donut-holes-in-a-polygon-feature/m-p/687562#M7437 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks Jay, exactly what I was after!</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 06 Feb 2015 01:42:18 GMT MartyRocks 2015-02-06T01:42:18Z Filling in 'donut holes' in a polygon feature https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/filling-in-donut-holes-in-a-polygon-feature/m-p/687557#M7432 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi folks,</P><P></P><P>First post here so i hope it's in the right subforum. I have a shapefile polygon of Australia, within which are thousands of 'holes' that represent lakes, ponds, water features etc. All I want to do is simply remove all these holes and be left with a solid, filled-in Australia shaped coastline.</P><P></P><P>Is there a quick/ efficient way to do this? I've been trying a few methodologies, none of which are particularly efficient, and I thought there may be a more elegant solution within a tool (or a combination of tools). There are literally thousands of these gaps. All irregualr in shape and of varying sizes, so a 'one-by-one' approach is definitely not the way to go!</P><P></P><P>Thanks for your help in advance!</P><P></P><P>Marty</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Feb 2015 02:13:08 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/filling-in-donut-holes-in-a-polygon-feature/m-p/687557#M7432 MartyRocks 2015-02-05T02:13:08Z Re: Filling in 'donut holes' in a polygon feature https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/filling-in-donut-holes-in-a-polygon-feature/m-p/687558#M7433 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Check the answers in this post - <A href="https://community.esri.com/thread/5756">How do I remove holes (such as lakes) from a polygon feature</A> </P><P></P><P>The answers by Vincent and Jakub should work.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Feb 2015 02:22:40 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/filling-in-donut-holes-in-a-polygon-feature/m-p/687558#M7433 OwenEarley 2015-02-05T02:22:40Z Re: Filling in 'donut holes' in a polygon feature https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/filling-in-donut-holes-in-a-polygon-feature/m-p/687559#M7434 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Outstanding owen cheers! I did check to see if this question had been asked but nothing came up. Oh well. I'll try the solutions now and see if they work.</P><P></P><P>Marty</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Feb 2015 02:51:15 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/filling-in-donut-holes-in-a-polygon-feature/m-p/687559#M7434 MartyRocks 2015-02-05T02:51:15Z Re: Filling in 'donut holes' in a polygon feature https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/filling-in-donut-holes-in-a-polygon-feature/m-p/687560#M7435 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Marty,</P><P></P><P>Just go with the following steps:</P><P></P><P><STRONG>Geoprocessing &gt; Union</STRONG></P><P>Enter the feature class with gaps in input.</P><P><STRONG>Uncheck</STRONG> Gaps Allowed.</P><P></P><P>Then, <STRONG>Dissolve</STRONG> it if you want a single outline boundary of Australia.</P><P></P><P>Thanks,</P><P>Jay</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Feb 2015 05:16:47 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/filling-in-donut-holes-in-a-polygon-feature/m-p/687560#M7435 JayantaPoddar 2015-02-05T05:16:47Z Re: Filling in 'donut holes' in a polygon feature https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/filling-in-donut-holes-in-a-polygon-feature/m-p/687561#M7436 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks again Owen, those answers worked a treat. </P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 06 Feb 2015 01:41:52 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/filling-in-donut-holes-in-a-polygon-feature/m-p/687561#M7436 MartyRocks 2015-02-06T01:41:52Z Re: Filling in 'donut holes' in a polygon feature https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/filling-in-donut-holes-in-a-polygon-feature/m-p/687562#M7437 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks Jay, exactly what I was after!</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 06 Feb 2015 01:42:18 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/filling-in-donut-holes-in-a-polygon-feature/m-p/687562#M7437 MartyRocks 2015-02-06T01:42:18Z Re: Filling in 'donut holes' in a polygon feature https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/filling-in-donut-holes-in-a-polygon-feature/m-p/1036521#M8312 <P>Hi! I can't acces it. Is there any other way that i can see the answers? Thanks in advance.</P> Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:20:11 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/filling-in-donut-holes-in-a-polygon-feature/m-p/1036521#M8312 TheOanaAndOnly 2021-03-15T10:20:11Z