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Can a model be built to select and export specific features iteratively by a unique attribute?

Michael_StanleyGallisdorfer — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 17:28:33 GMT

I have been unsuccessfully attempting to build a model to select and export uniquely-identified features in a polygon shapefile.

Background:

A polygon array was created using the Grid Index tool. Each polygon in the resulting shapefile has a unique attributes, such as PageName. I wish to select and export individual polygons by a unique attribute, giving many separate polygons from the original array.

In this case, I wish to split a grid of 60 polygons, as one shapefile, to 60 polygons in 60 shapefiles, each holding a unique polygon identified from the original grid.

Goal:

To build a model to automate the process of selecting and exporting unique features to many new .shp

Would you please help by presenting a similar example?

Re: Can a model be built to select and export specific features iteratively by a unique attribute?

DanPatterson_Retired — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 17:32:57 GMT

Split Layer By Attributes using the objected/fid field... use a shapefile in a folder as input, outputs to a folder

Re: Can a model be built to select and export specific features iteratively by a unique attribute?

StevenGraf1 — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 17:39:12 GMT

You can modify this model here to accomplish your need. There is a graphic that shows the model.

Hope this helps.

Re: Can a model be built to select and export specific features iteratively by a unique attribute?

Michael_StanleyGallisdorfer — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 19:08:43 GMT

Hi Dan and Steven:

Dan't Split Layer By Attributes script worked perfectly. I shall also try Steven's model. Thank you both for your replies!

MSG