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ClippinginArcGIS10
Extractsinputfeaturesthatoverlaytheclipfeatures.
Usethistooltocutoutapieceofonefeatureclassusingoneormoreofthefeaturesin
anotherfeatureclassasa"cookiecutter".Thisisparticularlyusefulforcreatinganew
featureclassalsoreferredtoasstudyareaorareaofinterest(AOI)thatcontainsa
geographicsubsetofthefeaturesinanother,largerfeatureclass
(summaryandillustrationfrom
http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/0008/000800000004000000.htm)
Toclipdata
1. StartArcCatalog
Note:thereisawaytoinvokeArcCatalogfrominsideArcMap,butdoingso
underArcMap10.0ismoreconfusingatthispoint.SorunArcCatalogfromthe
Startmenu(orfromtheArcGIS10.0folderifyoureonCitrix)
2. Connecttofolder
InArcCatalog,usethefolderwiththeplustoconnecttothefolderwhereyou
storeyourdata
3. Createanewshapefile
a. InArcCatalog,gototheFilemenuandselectNew>Shapefile
b. Giveitanamelikeclipper,andfeaturetypepolygon
c
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4.RunArcMap(orsimplyswitchtoit,ifitsalreadyopen)

5.AddthenewlycreatedclipperlayertoArcMap
a.ClicktheAdddatabutton
IntheAdddatadialogbox,usetheConnecttoFolderbutton topointthe
programtotherightdirectory

Youllgetawarningmessageaboutnotbeingabletoproject.JustclickOK.

6.Edittheclipperlayer
a.RightclicktheclipperlayerandselectEditfeatures>StartEditing
Youllgetawarningmessage.Justclickcontinue.
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b.TheEditortoolbarshouldcomeup.Ifitdoesnt,selectCustomize|Toolbars|
Editor
c.ACreateFeaturespanelshouldcomeup.Ifitdoesnt,selectthebuttononthe
rightoftheEditortoolbar.

d1.IntheCreateFeaturespanel,clickontheclipperlayer.SomeConstruction
Toolsshouldappear.

d2.Iftheclipperlayerdoesnotappear,itcouldbeduetothewayArcMap
automaticallycreatesfeaturetemplates(orinthiscase,doesnotautomatically
createtemplates).

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YouwillhavetoclicktheOrganizeTemplatesbuttonintheCreateFeatures
panel.Inthetemplatemanager,clickNewTemplate.Selecttheclipperlayer
andfinishthetemplatewizard/closethetemplatemanager.Nowgobackto
stepd1.

e.SelecttheRectangleConstructionTool
f.Inthedataframe(mainmaparea),clickoncetochoosethetopleftcornerof
theclippingrectangle
g.PresstheTABkeytoconstraintherectangletohorizontal/verticalorientation
h.Movethemousetotherightanddown,andclickoncetoestablishthebottom
rightcorneroftheclippingrectangle

i.IntheEditorToolbar,selectEditor|Saveedits
j.IntheEditorToolbar,selectEditor|Stopediting
k.ClosetheEditorToolbar

7.Clipthedata
a.RuntheClipfunction
YourversionmighthaveitundertheGeoprocessingmenu
or
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TypeCtrlFtobringupasearchbox.HighlightTools,thentypeinclip,
andthenselectclip(analysis).Clickthetitleofthetool

b.IntheClipdialogbox:
Inputfeatures:selectthelayeryouwanttoclipfromthedropdown
menu.Ifitdoesntappearthere,youcaneitherdragthelayernameor
clickthefolderbuttontofindit

Clipfeatures:selectclipperfromthedropdownmenu.Ifitdoesnt
appearthere,youcaneitherdragthelayernameorclickthefolder
buttontofindit

Outputfeatureclass:Erasethedefaulttextandeithertypeinthefull
pathandnameofthenewoutputorclickthefolderbuttonandnavigate
totherightdirectoryandtypeanewname.

ClickOKandgiveArcMapawhiletowork.Somestatustextshouldstart
poppinguponthebottomrightoftheprogram.Afteritsdone,thenew
layershouldshowup.Youcanturnofftheclipperlayerandremove
theoriginaldatalayer.
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