Vector geometry¶

Description¶

Returns the closure of the combinatorial boundary of the input geometries (ie the topological boundary of the geometry). For instance, a polygon geometry will have a boundary consisting of the linestrings for each ring in the polygon. Only valid for polygon or line layers.

Parameters¶

Input layer [vector: line, polygon]

Source layer to use.

Output¶

Output layer [vector: point, line]

Boundary from the input layer (point for line, and line for polygon).

Console usage¶

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

See also¶

Description¶

This algorithm calculates the bounding box (envelope) of each feature in an input layer.

Console usage¶

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

See also¶

Description¶

Check features geometry validity.

Parameters¶

Input layer [vector: any]

Source layer to check.

Method [selection]

Check validity method.

Options:

• 0 — The one selected in digitizing settings
• 1 — QGIS
• 2 — GEOS

Default: 0

Outputs¶

Valid output [vector]

Output valid features, unchanged.

Invalid output [vector]

Output invalid features, with an additional _errors field describing the validity problems.

Error output [vector]

Output exact position on the validity problems as a point layer with a message field.

Console usage¶

processing.runalg('qgis:checkvalidity', input_layer, method, valid_output, invalid_output, error_output)

See also¶

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]

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Default: False

Outputs¶

Concave hull [vector]

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Console usage¶

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

See also¶

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¶

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¶

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¶

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¶

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¶

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¶

Description¶

This algorithm takes a polygon or line vector layer and combines their geometries into new geometries. One or more attributes can be specified to dissolve only geometries belonging to the same class (having the same value for the specified attributes), alternatively all geometries can be dissolved.

If the geometries to be dissolved are spatially separated from each other the output will be multi geometries. In case the input is a polygon layer, common boundaries of adjacent polygons being dissolved will get erased.

Parameters¶

Input layer [vector: polygon, line]

Line or polygon layer to be dissolved.

Dissolve all (do not use field) [boolean]

Dissolve all geometries; values in the output layer’s fields are the ones of the first input feature that happens to be processed. Returns one feature whose geometry represents all geometries of the input layer.

Default: True

Unique ID fields [tablefield: any]

Optional.

If features share a common value in all selected field(s) their geometries will be combined. Values in the output layer’s fields are the ones of the first input feature that happens to be processed. Returns one feature for each unique value in the field. The feature’s geometry represents all input geometries with this value.

Outputs¶

Dissolved [vector]

output layer, either (multi) line or (multi) polygon

Console usage¶

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

See also¶

Description¶

This algorithm combines selected polygons of the input layer with certain adjacent polygons by erasing their common boundary. Eliminate can either use an existing selection or a logical query based on one of the layer’s fields to make the selection itself. The adjacent polygon can be either the one with the largest or smallest area or the one sharing the largest common boundary with the polygon to be eliminated. Eliminate is normally used to get rid of sliver polygons, i.e. tiny polygons that are a result of polygon intersection processes where boundaries of the inputs are similar but not identical.

Parameters¶

Input layer [vector: polygon]

Polygon layer in which polygons should be eliminated.

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

Check this if you want the currently selected polygons to be eliminated.

Default: False

Selection attribute [tablefield: any]

Field to be used for the logical selection.

Comparison [selection]

Comparison parameter to be used for the logical selection.

Options:

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

Default: 0

Value [string]

Value to be used for the logical selection.

Default: 0

Merge selection with the neighbouring polygon with the [selection]

Determines which adjacent polygon the polygon to be eliminated will be combined with.

Options:

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

Default: 0

Outputs¶

Cleaned layer [vector]

output layer

Console usage¶

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

See also¶

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¶

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¶

Description¶

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Parameters¶

Polygons [vector: any]

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Max area [number]

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Default: 100000

Outputs¶

Results [vector]

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Console usage¶

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

See also¶

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¶

Description¶

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Parameters¶

Polygons [vector: polygon]

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To keep [number]

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Default: 1

Outputs¶

Results [vector]

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Console usage¶

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

See also¶

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¶

Description¶

This algorithm joins all connected parts of MultiLineString geometries into single LineString geometries.

If any parts of the input MultiLineString geometries are not connected, the resultant geometry will be a MultiLineString containing any lines which could be merged and any non-connected line parts.

Parameters¶

Input layer [vector: line]

input layer (line) to merge

Outputs¶

Output layer [vector: line]

Resultant layer with merged line

Console usage¶

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

See also¶

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¶

Description¶

Returns a point guaranteed to lay on the surface of a polygon geometry.

Parameters¶

Input layer [vector: polygon]

Layer with polygon

Outputs¶

Output layer [vector: point]

The resulting layer with point on surface

Console usage¶

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

See also¶

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¶

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¶

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¶

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¶

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¶

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¶

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¶

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¶