8.2.21. ReconstructLine

This plugin reconstructs linear features from points.

Points can be unordered (mixed) time-wise or by other attributes, only spatial location of points is considered.

After installation you’ll find the plugin in the toolbar.

  • Select layer.

  • Select point you want to join into a line.

  • Press Get poins button_copy_points.

  • Select target line layer. Activate Edit mode for it.

  • Press Insert line button_paste_line or Insert multiple lines button_paste_fragments.

  • In the pop-up dialog enter the attribute for the features.

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Pic. 8.44. Entering attribute values for the line

button_paste_line Insert line adds a single multiline containing all the points as vertices.

button_paste_fragments Insert multiple lines creates a sequence of simple lines, with two vertices each. Works only for MultiLineString layers.

To create lines gruping points by attribute values use Points2One plugin.

See how the plugin works in our video:

Watch on youtube.