This is the code I used to do the above.
import arcpy
# Overwrite pre-existing files
arcpy.env.overwriteOutput = True
##### set input point feature class and output FC for polygons and buffers
infc = r'Database Connections\pathToInputFeatureClass\testpoints'
outfc = r'Database Connections\pathToOutputPolygonFeatureClass\polygons'
bufffc = r'Database Connections\pathToOutputBufferPolygonFeatureClass\buffers'
## set the size of the buffer (in map units) for the buffered polygons
buff = 10
## this line caluclates the x,y values of the points in fields named "x" and "y".
## can omit if you already have these columns with x,y coordinates of the point
arcpy.management.CalculateGeometryAttributes(infc, "x POINT_X;y POINT_Y", '', '', None, "SAME_AS_INPUT")
### Expects these fields in the input FC. "x" and "y" are the coordinates
### the rest I added manually to the FC to hold the new corner coordsinates
### and the distance measured in each cardinal direction from the tree
# Index numbers to make it easier to tell what row[#] refers to.
# [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
fields = ['X1', 'Y1', 'X2', 'Y2', 'X3','Y3', 'X4', 'Y4','x', 'y', 'n', 's', 'e', 'w']
### This updatecursor adds/updates the new corner coordinate columns
### the "- buff" subtracts the buffer value from each new coordinate
### set to buff=0 above to have straight output without buffer
with arcpy.da.UpdateCursor(infc, fields) as ucursor:
for row in ucursor:
row[0] = row[8] - row[13] - buff
row[1] = row[9] + row[10] - buff
row[2] = row[8] + row[12] - buff
row[3] = row[9] + row[10] - buff
row[4] = row[8] + row[12] - buff
row[5] = row[9] - row[11] - buff
row[6] = row[8] - row[13] - buff
row[7] = row[9] - row[11] - buff
ucursor.updateRow(row)
## Fields to establish the search curson on the newly populated input FC.
fields = ['X1', 'Y1', 'X2', 'Y2', 'X3','Y3', 'X4', 'Y4', 'Id','SHAPE@']
## fields for the insert cursor to insert polygons and Id into output FC
## "SHAPE@" is the geometry column that we insert the polygon into
## "Id" is the Id column of the input point
## this way, there is an Id from the respective point in the Polygon
## you may need to update/add to this if you want other fields copied over
ifields = ['SHAPE@','Id']
## Search cursor inside insert cursor
## Search cursor extracts the new coordinate pairs
## insert cursor inserts the geometry and name ('Id') into the polygon FC
with arcpy.da.InsertCursor(outfc, ifields) as icursor:
with arcpy.da.SearchCursor(infc,fields) as cursor:
for s in cursor:
coords = [(s[0],s[1]),
(s[2],s[3]),
(s[4],s[5]),
(s[6],s[7]),
(s[0],s[1])]
name = s[8]
icursor.insertRow((coords,name))
### If you set a buffer distance, this will create the buffer to round the corners
if buff > 0:
arcpy.analysis.Buffer(outfc, bufffc, buff, "FULL", "ROUND", "NONE", None, "PLANAR")
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