Hi All,
I am looking for a method to merge intersecting line segments over a large dataset. In figure 1, I used the method by first selecting individual line segments, followed by the tool merge (in the edit toolbar). This 'manual' approach is very time consuming and I guess a more automated approach would speed things up.
The first approach I was thinking about was using the dissolve tool. However, if I check 'Create multipart feature', all my segments are dissolved into one feature, see fig 2. And if I leave the 'Create multipart feature' unchecked, only the overlapping features are merged, but not the intersecting (tributary) lines. I also tried checking the 'Unsplit lines' box without success. Does anyone here have a recommendation?
![Mikis_0-1623332785126.png Mikis_0-1623332785126.png](https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/15620iD56FB0FA07BF9AC2/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400)
fig 1, manual approach by selecting the polygons, then use merge in the editor toolbar.
![Mikis_1-1623332856536.png Mikis_1-1623332856536.png](https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/15621i94DB5A4915EBFCB5/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400)
fig 2 dissolve with 'Create multipart feature' checked