[Qgis-user] Calculating shortest distance and angle of line connecting a point and an area feature

[Nicolas Cadieux]

Hi,
You can use the saga tool snap points to lines found in the  processing toolbox. Then ask for the option to create the distance line (moves) and not the new points.  From that new line file, you can find the angle (azimut) of the line using an expression using the field calculator. 

https://docs.qgis.org/3.16/en/docs/user_manual/working_with_vector/functions_list.html#line-interpolate-point

Nicolas Cadieux
https://gitlab.com/njacadieux

> Le 30 déc. 2020 à 02:13, Alejandro Fernandez "Al" Tongco <al_tongco at yahoo.com> a écrit :
> 
> 
> Hello qgis users,
> 
> I need help how to calculate shortest length and angle of line connecting a point and an area feature.  I'm using QGIS 3.16 in Windows 10.
> 
> Thank you in advance,
> 
> Al
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