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?
fig 1, manual approach by selecting the polygons, then use merge in the editor toolbar.
fig 2 dissolve with 'Create multipart feature' checked
