Creating and editing multipart polygons

Multipart features are composed of more than one physical part that only references one set of attributes. For example, the individual islands that make up Hawaii are often represented as a multipart polygon feature. You can create, edit, and work with multipart features using editing tools as well as geoprocessing tools.

Here are some of the common tasks performed when working with multipart features:

Keep in mind that parts in a multipart polygon are spatially separated. They can touch each other at vertices, but they cannot share edges or overlap. When you are sketching a multipart polygon, any parts that share an edge will be merged into a single part when you finish the sketch. In addition, any overlap among parts will be removed, leaving a hole in the polygon.

12/16/2013