Polygon Line Intersect - Keep Full Line

[CodyLeavitt]

I am attempting to intersect a set of lines with a set of polygons. I only want to keep the full line features and where they intersect with a polygon. The lines that don't cross a polygon can be discarded. When I attempt to do this ArcGIS just returns portions of the line and rarely the full line feature where they cross. I feel like I am missing something simple. Any ideas? Thank you in advance.

#line #polygon #arcgis #polygon-line #intersect #clip 

[DanPatterson_Retired]

A picture would help.

But also try switching up the order when doing the intersection.

http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/analysis/how-intersect-analysis-works.htm shows a link when you mix polyline and polygon inputs.  You will only get the common element in any event

[AbdullahAnter · Accepted solution]

use Select Layer By Location  tool or Using Select By Location—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop instead of Intersect tool.

[CodyLeavitt]

Thank you! Worked perfectly.