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I have both county shape files and all road lines for the state, but I would like to clip the roads based on what county they are in.

How can I do this as a batch or model in the ArcMap application of ArcGIS Desktop 10.6.1?

I cannot use Python and I do not have an advanced license (basic only).

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  • Use the clip tool with a county layer which includes only the county(ies) of interest. Please explain what you have tried and what is not working as expected.
    – Son of a Beach
    Commented Nov 11, 2019 at 21:41
  • I have not tried it yet because I'm doing this for Georgia, which has 159 counties. I know how to do each county individually (including a batch clip, but again... 159 counties), but I wanted to see if there is an easier way to have each county clipped at once.
    – MrJoshua
    Commented Nov 11, 2019 at 21:44
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    If you want to do a separate clip for each county, then use an iterator in model builder to iterate through the counties.
    – Son of a Beach
    Commented Nov 11, 2019 at 21:45

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You are describing the use case for the Split tool:

Splits an input with overlaying features to create a subset of output feature classes.

The Split Field parameter's unique values form the names of the output feature classes. These are saved in the target workspace.

This tool requires an Advanced level license.

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  • Unfortunately I don't have access to an advanced license. Is there a work-around?
    – MrJoshua
    Commented Nov 11, 2019 at 21:58
  • For a work around, see the comments already posted.
    – Son of a Beach
    Commented Nov 11, 2019 at 22:03
  • @MrJoshua Yes - several - the most straightforward is to use ArcPy to cursor through the feature class you want to split by, and use the polygon geometry of each feature as input to to each Clip. The ModelBuilder "equivalent" would be to use an iterator in place of the cursor.
    – PolyGeo ♦
    Commented Nov 11, 2019 at 22:04
  • I would recommend using the Intersect tool (if you have access to it).
    – doronwen
    Commented Nov 11, 2019 at 22:06
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    See also the model illustrated in the question at: gis.stackexchange.com/questions/241776/… . Or see the tutorial here: groundedgis.wordpress.com/2012/09/14/154 . These were found with a simple Google search: google.com/search?q=arcmap+iterator+features+clip
    – Son of a Beach
    Commented Nov 11, 2019 at 22:08

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