Populate Polygons with Points
| Author(s) | V.Olaya (c) 2004, O.Conrad (c) 2018 |
| Library ID | shapes_points |
| Tool ID | 4 |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Menu | Shapes | Points |
Description
For each selected polygon of the input layer or for all polygons, if none is selected, a multi-point record is created with evenly distributed points trying to meet the specified number of points per polygon.
Parameters
| | Name | Type | Identifier | Description | Constraints |
|---|
| Input | Polygons | shapes, input | POLYGONS | - | - |
| Output | Points | shapes, output | POINTS | - | - |
| Options | Number of Points | table field | NUMFIELD | Desired number of points per polygon. | - |
| Number of Points | integer number | NUMPOINTS | Desired number of points per polygon. | Minimum: 1
Default: 100 |
| Maximum Iterations | integer number | MAXITER | - | Minimum: 1
Default: 30 |
Command Line
Usage: saga_cmd shapes_points 4 [-POLYGONS ] [-POINTS ] [-NUMFIELD ] [-NUMPOINTS ] [-MAXITER ]
-POLYGONS: Polygons
shapes, input
-POINTS: Points
shapes, output
-NUMFIELD: Number of Points
table field
-NUMPOINTS: Number of Points
integer number
Minimum: 1
Default: 100
-MAXITER: Maximum Iterations
integer number
Minimum: 1
Default: 30