Can a model be built to select and export specific features iteratively by a unique attribute?

[Michael_StanleyGallisdorfer]

I have been unsuccessfully attempting to build a model to select and export uniquely-identified features in a polygon shapefile.

Background:

A polygon array was created using the Grid Index tool. Each polygon in the resulting shapefile has a unique attributes, such as PageName. I wish to select and export individual polygons by a unique attribute, giving many separate polygons from the original array.

In this case, I wish to split a grid of 60 polygons, as one shapefile, to 60 polygons in 60 shapefiles, each holding a unique polygon identified from the original grid.

Goal:

To build a model to automate the process of selecting and exporting unique features to many new .shp

Would you please help by presenting a similar example?

[DanPatterson_Retired · Accepted solution]

Split Layer By Attributes using the objected/fid field... use a shapefile in a folder as input, outputs to a folder

[StevenGraf1]

You can modify this model here to accomplish your need.  There is a graphic that shows the model.

Hope this helps.

[Michael_StanleyGallisdorfer]

Hi Dan and Steven:

Dan't Split Layer By Attributes script worked perfectly. I shall also try Steven's model. Thank you both for your replies!

MSG