.. only:: html Layer tools =========== .. only:: html .. contents:: :local: :depth: 1 .. _qgispolygonfromlayerextent: Extract layer extent -------------------- Generates a vector layer with the minimum bounding box (rectangle with N-S orientation) that covers all the input features. The output layer contains a single bounding box for the whole input layer. .. figure:: img/extract_layer_extent.png :align: center In red the bounding box of the source layer ``Default menu``: :menuselection:`Vector --> Research Tools` Parameters .......... .. list-table:: :header-rows: 1 :widths: 20 20 20 40 :stub-columns: 0 * - Label - Name - Type - Description * - **Layer** - ``INPUT`` - [layer] - Input layer * - **Extent** - ``OUTPUT`` - [vector: polygon] Default: ``[Create temporary layer]`` - Specify the polygon vector layer for the output extent. One of: * Skip Output * Create Temporary Layer (``TEMPORARY_OUTPUT``) * Save to File... * Save to Geopackage... * Save to PostGIS Table The file encoding can also be changed here. Outputs ....... .. list-table:: :header-rows: 1 :widths: 20 20 20 40 :stub-columns: 0 * - Label - Name - Type - Description * - **Extent** - ``OUTPUT`` - [vector: polygon] - Output (polygon) vector layer with the extent (minimum bounding box)