[GRASS-user] v.out.ogr

Alex Mandel tech_dev at wildintellect.com
Wed Sep 10 16:53:03 EDT 2008


Silvia Simoni wrote:
> Hi grass users,
> 
> i'm trying to export a grass vector and generate a shapefile using
> v.out.ogr. the vector contains 4 points and 6 boundaries each has its
> own centroids.
> the output shapefile contains 4 objects out of 10. WHY? How can I get
> all the objects?
> 
> (i created the vector using v.patch from 2 separate vectors, one
> containg 4 points and the other containing 6 boundaries + centroids).
> 
> thanks
> 
> silvia

I don't believe that shapefiles can hold multiple vector types. It
sounds like you have both points and polygons. You can get the 4 pts
plus 6 centroids in one and the 6 boundaries in another if you like.

Alex



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