Polylines from Points

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Purpose

This tool allows converting points from the point layer to one or multiple polylines. Resulting polylines can be saved in a new shapefile or as a geodatabase feature class.

Input features:
Output features:

Description

The tool is provided for making polylines from the input points. At that,  the user must do all required preparatory work (if necessary) before using the command in order to get the desired results.

Usage

• Select the "Polylines from Points" tool from the XTools Pro Feature Conversions menu.

• Select the input dataset containing points that you wish to convert to polylines.

• Specify the name and location of the output feature class.

• Select the Group by field to group input points and create multiple output polylines.

• Specify the Order by field to connect input points in the required order.

• Specify options:
  - Tolerance
   this is the minimum distance that may be separating input points coordinates.
  - Close line
   this allows to close output polylines.

• Press Run to convert points to polylines.

Grouping input points by a field allows to create multiple polylines specifying a grouping field by which input features will be grouped.

Ordering input points by a field allows to specify order in which points will be connected while creating polylines. This option can be used if input features ordering is known and is required to be taken into account. By default it is not used. As an example, ordering can be defined by the FID field (digitizing order).

Example:

Input points ordered as labeled below:

Polyline made without using input features order:

Polyline created using input features order: