Clip desired features from the current ArcMap map document, export them to a file geodatabase and zip it up when done. Tags: arcpy, arcgis, arcmap, python, clip, zip.

clip_and_zip.py

'''
1. Open ArcMap and add the desired feature dataset to it.
2. Zoom to the extent that you want to export.
3. Open the Python prompt.
4. Paste the code below into it and hit Enter.
5. Go to where out_fgdb points to, then copy the export_fgdb.gdb.zip file and send it out.
'''

import shutil
import os

import arcpy

out_fgdb = r'C:\Temp\export_fgdb.gdb'

arcpy.env.addOutputsToMap = False

wanted = '''CAPACITOR
CONNECT_LINE
HV_BULKSUPPLY
HV_CABLE
HV_LINE'''.splitlines()

mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument('current')
arcpy.env.extent = mxd.activeDataFrame.extent

if not arcpy.Exists(out_fgdb):
    arcpy.CreateFileGDB_management(*os.path.split(out_fgdb))

for layer in arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd):
    if layer.supports("DATASOURCE") and layer.supports("DATASETNAME"):
        fc_name = layer.datasetName.split('.')[-1]
        if fc_name in wanted:
            arcpy.FeatureClassToFeatureClass_conversion(layer.dataSource, out_fgdb, fc_name)
            print 'extracted', fc_name
        else:
            print 'skipped', fc_name
    else:
        print 'skipped', layer.name

shutil.make_archive(out_fgdb,'zip',out_fgdb)