[Qgis-user] Break (split) a polygon with lines

Achim Kisseler ak7 at jupiter.uni-freiburg.de
Tue Nov 24 07:24:11 PST 2009


Yes, its:

v.overlay

with default: operator=or

afterwards you can use
v.clean to remove dangles
and add centroids in areas where dangles have been.

Hope it helps,
Achim

Agustin Lobo schrieb:
> Is it possible to break a polygon into parts using another layer with
> lines that cross over the polygon?
> I've tried clip, but while I can clip the lines by the polygon, I cannot
> clip the polygon by the lines (which,
> in general, might make sense, probably what I need is not "clipping" but
> splitting).
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Agus
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