topic How to generate buffer around polygon that excludes another polygon in Transportation Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/transportation-questions/how-to-generate-buffer-around-polygon-that/m-p/295638#M971 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Here's a visual of what I'm trying to do: <A href="http://imgur.com/m3ijxVI">http://imgur.com/m3ijxVI.jpg</A></P><P></P><P>Basically I'd like the "multiple ring buffer" tool to&nbsp; treat&nbsp;polygon #3&nbsp;as an 'impassable barrier' so the distance between polygon #1 and #2 excludes the possibility of crossing into the #3. Is this possible? I have ArcMap 10.2 with several extensions including spatial analyst.</P><P></P><P>Thanks for any help!</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 14 Dec 2016 20:04:48 GMT ChrisStephens1 2016-12-14T20:04:48Z How to generate buffer around polygon that excludes another polygon https://community.esri.com/t5/transportation-questions/how-to-generate-buffer-around-polygon-that/m-p/295638#M971 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Here's a visual of what I'm trying to do: <A href="http://imgur.com/m3ijxVI">http://imgur.com/m3ijxVI.jpg</A></P><P></P><P>Basically I'd like the "multiple ring buffer" tool to&nbsp; treat&nbsp;polygon #3&nbsp;as an 'impassable barrier' so the distance between polygon #1 and #2 excludes the possibility of crossing into the #3. Is this possible? I have ArcMap 10.2 with several extensions including spatial analyst.</P><P></P><P>Thanks for any help!</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 14 Dec 2016 20:04:48 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/transportation-questions/how-to-generate-buffer-around-polygon-that/m-p/295638#M971 ChrisStephens1 2016-12-14T20:04:48Z