[mapguide-users] RE: Buffer rectangle

Martin Morrison martin.morrison at edsi.com
Fri Jul 6 11:05:21 EDT 2007


Yes, but keep in mind that the corners of your buffer will be rounded.

Martin


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Jim O'Leary
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 10:54 AM
To: mapguide-users at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: [mapguide-users] RE: Buffer rectangle


So you could select a point, make a small rectangle from it, and then
make a
buffer, which would also be a rectangle.

Thanks.


Martin Morrison wrote:
> 
> A buffer is going to be the shape of a set distance from the edge of
the
> object selected.  If you select a point, you get a circle with a
radius
> the size of your buffer.  If you select a polygon you will get the
rough
> shape of the polygon offset by the size of the buffer.
> 
> Martin
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> 
> 
> Does MapGuide support rectangle buffers? It seems that the default
> buffer it
> produces is a circle.
> 
> Thanks.
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