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Vector geometry

Concave hull

Description

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Parameters

Input point layer [vector: point]
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Threshold (0-1, where 1 is equivalent with Convex Hull) [number]

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Default: 0.3

Allow holes [boolean]

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Default: True

Split multipart geometry into singleparts geometries [boolean]

<put parameter description here>

Default: False

Outputs

Concave hull [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:concavehull', input, alpha, holes, no_multigeometry, output)

See also

Convert geometry type

Description

Converts a geometry type to another one.

Parameters

Input layer [vector: any]
Layer in input.
New geometry type [selection]

Type of conversion to perform.

Options:

  • 0 — Centroids
  • 1 — Nodes
  • 2 — Linestrings
  • 3 — Multilinestrings
  • 4 — Polygons

Default: 0

Outputs

Output [vector]
The resulting layer.

Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:convertgeometrytype', input, type, output)

See also

Convex hull

Description

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Parameters

Input layer [vector: any]
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Field (optional, only used if creating convex hulls by classes) [tablefield: any]

Optional.

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Method [selection]

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Options:

  • 0 — Create single minimum convex hull
  • 1 — Create convex hulls based on field

Default: 0

Outputs

Convex hull [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:convexhull', input, field, method, output)

See also

Create points along lines

Description

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Parameters

lines [vector: any]
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distance [number]

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Default: 1

startpoint [number]

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Default: 0

endpoint [number]

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Default: 0

Outputs

output [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:createpointsalonglines', lines, distance, startpoint, endpoint, output)

See also

Delaunay triangulation

Description

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Parameters

Input layer [vector: point]
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Outputs

Delaunay triangulation [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:delaunaytriangulation', input, output)

See also

Densify geometries given an interval

Description

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Parameters

Input layer [vector: polygon, line]
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Interval between Vertices to add [number]

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Default: 1.0

Outputs

Densified layer [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:densifygeometriesgivenaninterval', input, interval, output)

See also

Densify geometries

Description

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Parameters

Input layer [vector: polygon, line]
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Vertices to add [number]

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Default: 1

Outputs

Densified layer [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:densifygeometries', input, vertices, output)

See also

Dissolve

Description

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Parameters

Input layer [vector: polygon, line]
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Dissolve all (do not use field) [boolean]

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Default: True

Unique ID field [tablefield: any]

Optional.

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Outputs

Dissolved [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:dissolve', input, dissolve_all, field, output)

See also

Eliminate sliver polygons

Description

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Parameters

Input layer [vector: polygon]
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Use current selection in input layer (works only if called from toolbox) [boolean]

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Default: False

Selection attribute [tablefield: any]
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Comparison [selection]

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Options:

  • 0 — ==
  • 1 — !=
  • 2 — >
  • 3 — >=
  • 4 — <
  • 5 — <=
  • 6 — begins with
  • 7 — contains

Default: 0

Value [string]

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Default: 0

Merge selection with the neighbouring polygon with the [selection]

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Options:

  • 0 — Largest area
  • 1 — Smallest Area
  • 2 — Largest common boundary

Default: 0

Outputs

Cleaned layer [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:eliminatesliverpolygons', input, keepselection, attribute, comparison, comparisonvalue, mode, output)

See also

Explode lines

Description

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Parameters

Input layer [vector: line]
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Outputs

Output layer [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:explodelines', input, output)

See also

Extract nodes

Description

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Parameters

Input layer [vector: polygon, line]
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Outputs

Output layer [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:extractnodes', input, output)

See also

Fill holes

Description

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Parameters

Polygons [vector: any]
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Max area [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 100000

Outputs

Results [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:fillholes', polygons, max_area, results)

See also

Fixed distance buffer

Description

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Parameters

Input layer [vector: any]
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Distance [number]

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Default: 10.0

Segments [number]

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Default: 5

Dissolve result [boolean]

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Default: False

Outputs

Buffer [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:fixeddistancebuffer', input, distance, segments, dissolve, output)

See also

Keep n biggest parts

Description

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Parameters

Polygons [vector: polygon]
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To keep [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 1

Outputs

Results [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:keepnbiggestparts', polygons, to_keep, results)

See also

Lines to polygons

Description

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Parameters

Input layer [vector: line]
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Outputs

Output layer [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:linestopolygons', input, output)

See also

Multipart to singleparts

Description

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Parameters

Input layer [vector: any]
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Outputs

Output layer [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:multiparttosingleparts', input, output)

See also

Points displacement

Description

Moves overlapped points at small distance, that they all become visible. The result is very similar to the output of the “Point displacement” renderer but it is permanent.

Parameters

Input layer [vector: point]
Layer with overlapped points.
Displacement distance [number]

Desired displacement distance NOTE: displacement distance should be in same units as layer.

Default: 0.00015

Horizontal distribution for two point case [boolean]

Controls distribution direction in case of two overlapped points. If True points will be distributed horizontally, otherwise they will be distributed vertically.

Default: True

Outputs

Output layer [vector]
The resulting layer with shifted overlapped points.

Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:pointsdisplacement', input_layer, distance, horizontal, output_layer)

See also

Polygon centroids

Description

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Parameters

Input layer [vector: polygon]
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Outputs

Output layer [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:polygoncentroids', input_layer, output_layer)

See also

Polygonize

Description

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Parameters

Input layer [vector: line]
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Keep table structure of line layer [boolean]

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Default: False

Create geometry columns [boolean]

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Default: True

Outputs

Output layer [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:polygonize', input, fields, geometry, output)

See also

Polygons to lines

Description

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Parameters

Input layer [vector: polygon]
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Outputs

Output layer [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:polygonstolines', input, output)

See also

Simplify geometries

Description

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Parameters

Input layer [vector: polygon, line]
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Tolerance [number]

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Default: 1.0

Outputs

Simplified layer [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:simplifygeometries', input, tolerance, output)

See also

Singleparts to multipart

Description

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Parameters

Input layer [vector: any]
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Unique ID field [tablefield: any]
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Outputs

Output layer [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:singlepartstomultipart', input, field, output)

See also

Variable distance buffer

Description

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Parameters

Input layer [vector: any]
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Distance field [tablefield: any]
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Segments [number]

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Default: 5

Dissolve result [boolean]

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Default: False

Outputs

Buffer [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:variabledistancebuffer', input, field, segments, dissolve, output)

See also

Voronoi polygons

Description

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Parameters

Input layer [vector: point]
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Buffer region [number]

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Default: 0.0

Outputs

Voronoi polygons [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:voronoipolygons', input, buffer, output)

See also