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Features To Minimum Bounding Rectangles

Creates a bounding rectangle from each feature in the input feature class. Three ways to align the rectangles are available. Attributes of the original features are transferred to the resulting polygons.

Inputs:

• A Polyline or Polygon feature class
• The orientation of the rectangles to be created
  • Along the longest segment of the polygon boundary
  • Along the longest axis of the original polygons
  • Minimum area rectangle

Outputs:

• A polygon feature class. All attributes of the original features are preserved
• New fields added to the attribute table
  • ET_Length - the length longest side of the bounding rectangle in the units of the Spatial Reference of the input feature class
  • ET Width - the length shortest side of the bounding rectangle in the units of the Spatial Reference of the input feature class

Examples:

	Bounding rectangle aligned with the longest segment of the boundary of the input polygon
	Bounding rectangle aligned with the longest axis of the boundary of the input polygon
	Minimum area bounding rectangle