Update Polygon Layer

Creates a new feature class by overlaying two feature layers. The Overlay features define the updating extent. UPDATE uses the updating extent in a "cut-and-paste" operation. Both the Input and Overlay features must be polygons. Overlay features replace the area they overlap in the Input feature class. The result is stored in a new Output feature class. Attributes of the Input features are maintained in the Output feature class. Each polygon in the Overlay feature class will have one record in the Output feature class. Attributes of the Overlay features will be transferred to the Output feature class, for those fields that have names and field types that match a field name and type in the Input feature class. UPDATE operation is similar to Erase, except that the Input features that overlap the updating extent are updated instead of being erased.

Parameter	Comments
Input features <in_features>	Input polygon features that will be updated.
Overlay features <overlay_features>	Overlay polygon feature that define the updating extent.
Output feature class <out_feature_class>	Output polygon feature class that will contain updated polygon features.
Tolerance {tolerance}	The minimum distance that may be separating input and overlay feature coordinates.

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This XTools Pro geoprocessing tool is identical to the XTools Pro Update Polygon Layer layer operation.