0

I have a feature class of large boundary polygons and a feature class of small polygons. Some of these small polygons the boundary of two larger polygons by a very small amount. I'm trying to accomplish the following workflow but running into issues:

  1. Select a small polygon
  2. Select the large polygon that the smaller polygon is mostly within but has a very small amount crossing the boundary to two polygons.

The Select by Location tool has the option for "Have their Center in" which is...mostly what I want but with the features reversed. I want to select the polygon that contains the centroid/center of the selected feature/polygon. Is there a way to do this without running other tools first? I can't seem to get the feature that contains the center of another feature.

Is there another way to select a single large polygon when the input is a small, single polygon that crosses the boundary of two of the larger polygons by only by a very small area?

2
  • Can you add a screenshot showing what you want to select
    – BERA
    Jan 6, 2022 at 19:59
  • Here's a picture of what I was trying to select. imgur.com/a/slZzalr Jan 6, 2022 at 20:03

1 Answer 1

0

I couldn't find the answer online easily so hopefully this simple answer helps someone in the far future. You can use an INTERSECT with a negative number to cut off areas outside a certain distance, somewhat like using a reverse buffer to select by.

Your Answer

By clicking “Post Your Answer”, you agree to our terms of service and acknowledge that you have read and understand our privacy policy and code of conduct.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.