Questions tagged [tools]
Commands that require interaction with the GUI before an action is performed.
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Some Tools in Editor Toolbar Grayed out
I am using ArcMap 10.8 with a Basic Level License and Windows 10.
I am in Data View. Have layer in TOC selected and started Edit session.
I have removed the definition query from the feature class ...
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Bezier editing tool - problem with plugin
Have been using Bezier editing tool for a while in QGIS but for some reason I couldn't find it anymore. When I tried to install it again I was recieving this message :
Python error : Couldn't load ...
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How can I create WebP MBTiles?
Using the "Generate XYZ Tiles" command from "Raster tools" it is possible to create a MBTiles format file containing either PNG or JPG images. I would like to create an MBTiles ...
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Identifying Grassland surrounded by Woodland
I am trying to identify patches of grassland that is surrounded or mostly enclosed by woodland. I want to find glades and pastures which are sheltered from the wind. Can anyone think of any tool that ...
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not showing GDAL raster tools
I have installed QGIS 3.22.14 on two computers. Both win11, 64-bit. On one computer I can see the GDAL Raster tools, and on the other I cannot. System variables show that GDAL is installed. The ...
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Set print extent in demto3D of QGIS diferent than x min, x max, y min, y max
I have an area that I want to print in 3D. The area has 4 sets of coordinates. I first used a polygon of the area of interest, then cut the DEM of the same area.
I used demto3D from QGIS to generate ...
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Is there a "Merge Parts" tool in QGIS?
In the advanced digitizing toolbar, QGIS has these 3 tools: Split Features, Split Parts, and Merge Features. Is there a tool or equivalent algorithm for the logical fourth one: "Merge Parts"?
This ...
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Error using Grass v.net.centrality
I have a network downloaded from Open Street Maps on which I want to run the Grass v.net.centrality tool. I've tried everything I can think of, including reinstalling QGIS (I've tried multiple ...
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Maximisation of circles that don't intersect other geometries within a given layer using QGIS
My context is an orchard in which certain trees already exist. I want to plant new trees that have to be at 10m from any other trees and from the border of the orchard.
The grey points in the image ...
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Call tools from ArcToolBox in VBA form
I am now looking for a code in VBA that can call Tools from ArcToolBox(The little red box)
I have find a Arcobject code(I thought it's can run under VBA) but it's don't work!
I have to delete the URL ...
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Esri draw toolbar equivalent in QGIS
The company I work for is moving from ArcMap to QGIS, so we are trying to find QGIS equivalent tools and one being Esri's draw toolbar. The main of the toolbar I am looking for is the circle drawing ...
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Identifying Coordinate System of Shapefile when Unknown?
I have a Shapefile but its coordinate system is Unknown, and there is no *.prj file.
How can I identify it now?
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TIN-Interpolation always crashing, user error?
Perhaps you can help figure this out, maybe i just overlook something.
So i have a point cloud which a imported from a lidar-data-file (laz).
Now, to generate a raster data set, i planned on using the ...
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Inverse Clip (Erase) in ArcGIS Pro without Advanced License or Third Party Tools
In ArcGIS Pro, the 'Clip' tool deletes the parts of the input features that do not overlap the clip features.
I want to delete the parts of the input features that DO overlap the clip features. So, ...
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Substraction of line feature in QGIS
I have two overlapping line features. The blue line is a intercepted feature outputted of the red line (and another polygon feature).
I need to get only the red line parts where there is no ...
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Getting area / perimeter / length while digitizing
Is it possible in QGIS to see the area / perimeter of a shape or the length of a line while digitizing (not just after finishing it)?
I know, I can use the Advanced Digitizing Panel to get the ...
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How to identify feature from multiple layers in QGIS?
I have recently migrated from ArcGIS to QGIS.
Is there any way to identify a feature having multiple layers? I am currently working with about 400 shape files and need to know which is the one I'm ...
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Build a super lightweight version of QGIS
I'm looking for a way to create a QGIS build with a minimal set of specific tools. I want to use it with my custom script that allows the user to:
Create a new project
Add offline OSM tiles
Put a few ...
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When drawing a polygon in QGIS, finding a point defined by two known distances
I'm looking for some tool or process that runs just like a tool present in Arcmap called 'Distance Distance'.
For example, to draw a irregular polygon defining the first four points, I would like to ...
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ArcPy GridIndexFeature doesn't calculate square Grids - But using the tool in ArcGIS Pro desktop it does
I am currently trying to create Grids for several counties in my country.
Therefore I wrote a Python script using ArcPy and the GridIndexFeatures tool.
I want a 1000x1000 Meters Grid. If I am using ...
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Get coordinates on click without using QgsMapToolEmitPoint
I have a code that reacts to a mouse click. I click on the label of an object and get the ID of this object. Everything works perfectly. But I need to do all the same when some other tool is active (&...
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Save multiple selection sets in QGIS
I'm looking for a feature in QGIS but I am not sure if it exists.
I don't know the name of such feature, but I call it multiple selection sets. It exists in TransCAD and I find it very useful. It ...
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Can' select tools a number of drawings
I am using ArcGIS 10.8 and I want to add some labels at the feature class of points. So, I draw some lines to indicate the label per point. I want to remove some of them, but the Select tools can't ...
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Getting point geometry by clicking at the map within QGIS plugin
From QGIS 3 Plugin Tutorial I need the example for getting a point geometry from clicking at the map.
So I have a file point_tool.py:
from qgis.gui import QgsMapTool, QgsMapToolEmitPoint
from PyQt5....
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Adding individual processing tool (e.g. buffer) onto toolbar in QGIS
I am no programmer so I do not understand how to create a plugin to add a button to the toolbar.
Is there another simpler way to do so in QGIS?
I only need a few tools from the ftools suite and do not ...
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Custom Tools not Saving in Toolbar on Startup/ Normal.mxt?
I am trying to save some tools that I have created into the default toolbar layout that is present when ArcMap 10.1 is launched.
It is possible to change the arrangement of toolbars, add new ones and ...
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After updating to QGIS 3.20.2 vector processing tools are missing
In my QGIS 3.20.2 I can't use tools from the Vector menu as I used in the previous QGIS version. See the print screens. Can somebody tell me why as well as how to resolve this issue?
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Move Label Not Working
I'm using QGIS 3.2 and want to manually move a few labels on a layer but when I try to use the move labels tool I can't move them. I can however rotate and change them using those tools. I looked in ...
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Change number of default vertices in circles
I would like to change the number of default vertices per quarter circle QGIS creates/uses when running tools.
Background
I need to do some area calculations for circles and polygons containing curves,...
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How to move data according to the distance [closed]
I have a data in the shapefile format. Now I have to move them according to the boundaries. Is their any solution to move according to the distance without manually. I want to select the data with ...
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Adding buffer in Leaflet?
i'm newbie in GIS.
i'm trying to make webgis using leaflet.
i already make layer with icon in leaflet.
/*layer*/
var layer = new L.GeoJSON.AJAX("GIS/layer/request_layer.php", {
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How to visualize layers from ArcGIS\QGIS project in their order
A lot of times I've seen visualization of layer in their order (like on the pic). Could anyone recommend a tool to make the same with my layers (could be QGIS or ArcGIS) or at least how this ...
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Eliminating duplicates only if data is the same according to attributes
Having duplications in the data is quite natural and removing them is quite hard if we didn't have the same attributes.
In QGIS there are tools to eliminate the duplications but only if the data is ...
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What map source/API/tools are recommended to create Web GIS/Mapping application utilising Microsoft technologies? [closed]
I'm researching about technologies (around Microsoft tech) to create mapping application and would like to have advice/suggestions.
Brief requirement to build mapping application with Microsoft ...
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Adding new actions to identify feature context menu
How can I add new actions to identify feature context menu? I mean when selecting a feature with identify tool and right click on the selected feature, here I want to add new actions to the popup menu....
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Processing tool window doesn't appear in QGIS
I'm encountering a strange problem: I cannot execute any tools in QGIS (e.g., buffer, join--literally everything anything in the Vector or Raster menus. This seems to apply to all tools in all plug-...
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Making a pivot table in ArcGIS using Standard license
Having issued with using the pivot table tool in ArcGIS Pro due to the license level, I want to know if any geographer here knows how to make the pivot table of pivot table-like output using a set of ...
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Vector Tools Tab Does Not Appear on QGIS 3.10.8 and QGIS 3.14.1 on Windows 7 through Remote Access VPN (They do on Windows 10)
I am using QGIS on my work computer which runs Windows 7. I am using remote access (VPN) to access this work computer that runs Windows 7 since I am working from home. Today I tried to use the vector ...
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Change default saving folder
Probably a basic issue, but still something that irks me and I can't find an answer online.
I want to change the default folder for saving new shapes/processing outputs from "last used folder&...
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Automated/geoprocesing tool to slice, clip, or cut polygons using polylines using ArcGIS Desktop? [duplicate]
Looking for a simpler method here.
I am trying to split up / cut / slice existing polygons by using existing poly-lines. An example would be splitting a water body or land parcel at the point where a ...
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ArcMap Intersect Tool is missing just one intersect point of two polyline shapefiles?
I'm trying to find the intersect of 2 polyline shapefiles. One shapefile is a long line (of multiparts), the other shapefile is 11 straight lines that "fan out" radially. The ends of the first ...
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Set QGIS 3.X additional dependencies in Manjaro
I am running QGIS 3.10 under Manjaro. I would like to add SAGA and R support to my QGIS tools as described in this thread (Configuring QGIS and SAGA on Ubuntu). The solution described here does not ...
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Did Digitizing tools last update remove polygon cutting?
In a previous project i used the Digitizing Tools plugin to cut polygons from other polygons.
But it seems that with a new update that feature is removed? I can't seem to use the most of the buttons.
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Euclidean distance tool in ArcGIS refuses to calculate in meters
I have a shapefile with the several roads. I am using the Euclidean distance tool in ArcGIS to create different distance bands from the roads. However, despite being careful to ensure that all the ...
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Measure Line while editing in Edit Mode (Workaround?)
It's unfortunate that QGIS does not allow the use of the Measure Line tool while activiely editing something with Add feature or Vertex tool. As soon as one of the latter tools are switched on the ...
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Set of standard accessibility guidelines for online maps?
Recently I've been designing maps without navigation tools like the Zoom In/Out and Pan tools, or arrows to pan north, pan west, etc.
Instead, most modern mapping APIs support the direct use of the ...
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Setting Alpha Slider and Feature Count ON by default using QGIS?
In QGIS 3.4, I would like to automatize and uniformize the appearance of each layer.
I would like that each new layer is created:
with the alpha slider activated
with Feature count activated
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Unable to execute any processing tool in QGIS [closed]
I am new to QGIS and want to learn some basic tools. However, after software installation I cannot execute any tool from the processing toolbox. All the tools is giving me the same error:
The ...
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Identify Route Locations tool to display Z coordinate
Identify Route Locations tool working with routing which is connected to M coordinate.
Is there a ArcGIS tool which display route location with Z coordinate? It could be similar aproach - identify ...
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