Creating lines between points within distance in QGIS

Question

I have a point layer and I'm Looking for a tool which connects every point of the layer with each other. Ideally, I can give a distance and the number of Connections for each point.

The following example is from the ArcGIS tool

In the example each point connects to nine other points which are within distance X Meters.

Is there a tool like that in QGIS or a Plugin or can it be done with the Geometry Generator somehow?

Answer 1

Using the distance, you could create a "Virtual Layer" that connects nearby points.

Go to the menu Layer > Add Layer > Add/Edit Virtual Layer... and enter the following query.

Note that the line is created once between 2 points (A-B is the same as B-A).

SELECT
    make_line(a.geometry, b.geometry) as geometry,
    a.id as fromID,
    b.id as toID
FROM
    myPointLayer a
JOIN
    myPointLayer b
    ON ST_Distance(a.geometry, b.geometry) < 5000
    AND a.id < b.id