Hi there,
greetings;
I have seen and done such things, a lot,
and I would like to give you a message of caution about it.
One serious problem is here that it includes error inconsistencies (sheet
edges vs sheet centers),
another one is about classes and patches that are incorrect to start with
Reiko,
You could try something like this:
1. Merge all forests into a single file (if you haven't already);
2. Create a new field in the forests table called something like "border"
3. Create lines that trace the panel boundaries, that separate the
forests you want to join;
4. Buffer each of