topic merge polygons in the same layer in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/merge-polygons-in-the-same-layer/m-p/502435#M39466 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>sombody help me</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I need to merge polygons in the same layer with the merge option tool bar editor based on the value of a field, looking through a cycle throughout the layer merge polygons</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 16 Jan 2014 17:20:41 GMT luistovar_venegas 2014-01-16T17:20:41Z merge polygons in the same layer https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/merge-polygons-in-the-same-layer/m-p/502435#M39466 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>sombody help me</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I need to merge polygons in the same layer with the merge option tool bar editor based on the value of a field, looking through a cycle throughout the layer merge polygons</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 16 Jan 2014 17:20:41 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/merge-polygons-in-the-same-layer/m-p/502435#M39466 luistovar_venegas 2014-01-16T17:20:41Z Re: merge polygons in the same layer https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/merge-polygons-in-the-same-layer/m-p/502436#M39467 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I do not belive one can do that through python. The Merge command on the Editor toolbar isn't accessible.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>You would need a complex workaround; something like</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>0. identify the polygons you want to merge</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>1. create a layer with the identified polygons (the ones you want to merge)</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>2. run Dissolve_management on the layer (this makes a new output FC with the dissolved polygon)</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>3. delete the features in the layer you created in step 1 (which removes them from the FC)</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>4. append the output FC (with the dissolved polygon) to your original FC</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Rinse, repeat</SPAN><BR /><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Are you sure a dissolve of the whole FC on one or more fields wouldn't do what you want?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 16 Jan 2014 18:23:14 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/merge-polygons-in-the-same-layer/m-p/502436#M39467 markdenil 2014-01-16T18:23:14Z