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Is it possible to create an inverse mask?

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02-11-2022 10:21 AM
jdruding
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I know how to create a mask where you mask out features that are INSIDE a polygon. (i.e. hide features inside a polygon) Feature Layer->Appearance->Masking  Is there an option to do an INVERSE mask where you hide features that are OUSIDE a polygon?  (i.e. hide features outside a polygon)

I found a way a cludgy way to kind of do what I wanted by using Select By Location,  and deleting or filtering features that are outside of the polygon but that gets messy where features cross the polygon border and involves messing with your data.  Seems like there must just be an "inverse mask" feature that I'm missing.  Maybe it has a different name? 

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wayfaringrob
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Thank you! This should be marked as an answer!

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NickBosGISDivision
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I was looking for that solution.  Thank you for sharing.

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PeterKing
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This is exactly what I wanted. It should be marked as an answer.

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