Creating a minimum bounding rectangle

获得 Production Mapping 许可后可用。

The Create Minimum Bounding Rectangle tool is used to create a minimum bounding rectangle based on the combined spatial extent or envelope of one or more selected features. The rectangle that is created is either a polygon or polyline feature, depending on the template you are using as the target.

For example, if you choose a polygon template as the active template, the result is a polygon that contains all the selected features:

A minimum bounding rectangle when the target is a polygon feature class

If you choose a polyline template as the active template, the result is a polyline feature that contains all the selected features:

A minimum bounding rectangle when the target layer is a polyline feature class

注：

The Create Minimum Bounding Rectangle tool is only enabled during an edit session.

1. 启动 ArcMap。
2. 如有必要，可在地图中加载数据。
3. 在主菜单上，单击自定义 > 工具条 > 生产编辑。
4. 单击生产编辑工具条上的启动生产编辑按钮 。

   注：

   使用启动生产编辑工具开始编辑会话时，系统将自动显示管理要素和创建属性、更新属性或元数据属性窗口。

   提示：

   如果开始编辑会话时未显示创建属性、更新属性或元数据属性窗口，请单击管理要素窗口上的显示/隐藏属性按钮 。

5. If necessary, add the Create Minimum Bounding Rectangle tool by doing the following:
   1. On the main menu, click Customize > Customize Mode.

      The Customize dialog box appears.

   2. Click the Commands tab.
   3. In the Categories list, choose Production Editing.
   4. In the Commands list, click and drag the Create Minimum Bounding Rectangle button to a toolbar.
   5. Click Close.
6. Click the Create tab on the Manage Features window.
7. Choose a line or polygon template on the Create tab on the Manage Feature window.
8. Select one or more features to use to calculate the minimum bounding rectangle of the new polyline or polygon feature.
9. Click the Create Minimum Bounding Rectangle button .

   The tool creates a rectangular polygon or polyline around the selected feature or set of features.

   注：

   You must have more than one point selected to create a minimum bounding rectangle from point features.