[Qgis-user] how to convert a circular string into a standard linestring?

Richard Greenwood richard.greenwood at gmail.com
Tue Jun 14 17:25:23 PDT 2022


Thanks Nicolas. I'm using a memory layer. Copying the curve to a
type-constrained layer did convert it to a linestring approximating a curve
but the density tool gives more control.

On Tue, Jun 14, 2022, 4:49 PM Nicolas Cadieux <njacadieux.gitlab at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Also, if your default file format is .shp, then, they will be converted
> automatically.
>
> Nicolas Cadieux
> https://gitlab.com/njacadieux
>
> Le 14 juin 2022 à 15:28, Richard Greenwood via Qgis-user <
> qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org> a écrit :
>
> 
> Perfect, just what I needed. Thanks so much.
>
> On Tue, Jun 14, 2022 at 1:23 PM Alexandre Neto <senhor.neto at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello Richard,
>>
>> Try to use the densify tools from the processing toolbox. Either densify
>> by count or densify by interval should work.
>>
>>
>> https://docs.qgis.org/3.22/en/docs/user_manual/processing_algs/qgis/vectorgeometry.html#densify-by-count
>>
>> The tools can be used as in-place mode, so you can select a specific
>> feature are run the tools without creating a new layer.
>>
>>
>> Alexandre Neto
>> Users support
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>>
>> A terça, 14/06/2022, 19:24, Richard Greenwood via Qgis-user <
>> qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org> escreveu:
>>
>>> I used the Edit menu function "add Circular String" and got just what I
>>> wanted. But how can I convert it into a regular linestring with a bunch of
>>> vertices that approximate the curve? Specifically, I need to be able to
>>> trace the curve with the Split Features tool and trace it when drawing a
>>> polygon.
>>>
>>> Thanks
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