Convert Points to Line(s)

Author: O.Conrad (c) 2008
Menu: Shapes | Conversion

Description

The tool allows one to convert points into lines. Several attributes can be specified to control the construction of the lines:

an attribute that specifies the order of the points along each line
an attribute with a line identifier that is used to separate lines
an attribute with height information that is used as vertex Z value (output shapes layer will be of type XYZ)
an attribute with measure information that is used as vertex M value (output shapes layer will be of type XYZM)

If no attributes are specified, a single line is constructed from the points in the saved sequence.

Parameters

	Name	Type	Identifier	Description	Constraints
Input	Points	shapes, input	`POINTS`	-	-
Output	Lines	shapes, output	`LINES`	-	-
Options	Order by...	table field	`ORDER`	-	-
	Separate by...	table field	`SEPARATE`	-	-
	Elevation	table field	`ELEVATION`	-	-
	Measure	table field	`MEASURE`	-	-
	Maximum Distance	floating point number	`MAXDIST`	Maximum distance allowed to connect two consecutive points. Ignored if set to zero (default).	Minimum: 0.000000 Default: 0.000000

Command Line

Usage: saga_cmd shapes_lines 1 [-POINTS ] [-LINES ] [-ORDER ] [-SEPARATE ] [-ELEVATION ] [-MEASURE ] [-MAXDIST ]
  -POINTS:    	Points
	shapes, input
  -LINES:     	Lines
	shapes, output
  -ORDER:     	Order by...
	table field
  -SEPARATE:  	Separate by...
	table field
  -ELEVATION: 	Elevation
	table field
  -MEASURE:   	Measure
	table field
  -MAXDIST:	Maximum Distance
	floating point number
	Minimum: 0.000000
	Default: 0.000000