Tool Populate Polygons with Points
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.
- Author: V.Olaya (c) 2004, O.Conrad (c) 2018
- Menu: Shapes|Points
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 |
| (*) optional |
Command-line
Usage: saga_cmd shapes_points 4 [-POLYGONS <str>] [-POINTS <str>] [-NUMFIELD <str>] [-NUMPOINTS <num>] [-MAXITER <num>]
-POLYGONS:<str> Polygons
shapes, input
-POINTS:<str> Points
shapes, output
-NUMFIELD:<str> Number of Points
table field
-NUMPOINTS:<num> Number of Points
integer number
Minimum: 1
Default: 100
-MAXITER:<num> Maximum Iterations
integer number
Minimum: 1
Default: 30