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Creating Wedge/Pie Shaped "Buffers" Around Points

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Hi Everyone

I'm a new and inexperienced ArcGIS user looking for a solution to the problem posed in the title thread. I have a shapefile containing a series of points referenced using OSGB36 British National Grid coordinate system. I would like to create a wedge shape (think pie chart wedge) around each of these points. Having searched the forums I have discovered several potential solutions, however a combination of
1) my inexperience
2) only having access to ArcView license (several solutions require the "Feature to polygon" function only available with an ArcInfo License) and
3) Having no python coding skills has limited my success.

One suggestion involved using add-in E911 Wireless Data Editor which would suit my needs (found here http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html...9c6093e1be40bf) however when I try to convert my coordinates from meters to decimal degrees (which I believe this add-in requires) it doesn't seem to display the points correctly. Ideally I would like to be able to input my coordinate format into this add-on but I don't know if this is possible.

I would greatly appreciate any help anyone can provide, but please bear in mind I am a very novice user (~3 months) with no formal training or geoscience/mapping background (my background is Medicinal Chemistry and Environmental Health) so factor this in to your answer!

A huge thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to answer.

Jonathan

p.s. apologies if this is posted in the wrong thread - feel free to move to the correct one.

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