Intersect Tool Issues

[TravisSwanberg]

Simple concept: using the intersect tool to display the intersections of inputs. In my case I am trying to show all the intersection POINTS from a LINE feature (It is a road layer and I need to find all the intersections of these roads!)

I have ran the tool several time and each time it returns an empty output. I believe it has something to do with "Work Environment" but not exactly what option to double check or change. 

Any clues would be awesome, thank you!

[JayantaPoddar]

While using Intersect—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop 

Use the "Road" Layer as input, and 

select "POINT" as the Output_Type.

[TravisSwanberg]

I have done just that, several time. Line feature as input, point (intersection) feature as output.

Results are always "empty output".

[JayantaPoddar]

Could you attach a sample of the Road Feature class (zipped) for us to verify?

[TravisSwanberg]

It is just a standard road (line) layer. I won't be able to send the data itself. I believe it has something to do with work environments and the output not matching those perimeters. 

[JayantaPoddar · Accepted solution]

okay. A few generic steps.

try this

- Close ArcMap. 

- Open a blank ArcMap session.

- Add the Road Feature Class to Table of Content.

- Disable background Processing (Geoprocessing > Geoprocessing Options > Uncheck "Background Processing")

- Go to Geoprocessing > Environment Setting > Processing Extent. Select the Road layer as the processing extent.

- Run the Intersect tool again with the appropriate parameters.

Still the error? Consult with your local Esri Tech Tech Support.

[TravisSwanberg]

Worked perfectly that time. I just saved as layer file and added into my previous arcmap project!

Thank you.

[JayantaPoddar]

Glad it worked. Could you mark the reply (that solved the issue) as "Correct Answer", so that the thread could be closed.

https://community.esri.com/docs/DOC-2159