Disperse Points

Purpose

This tool allows dispersing coincident or adjacent points.

Description

The tool is provided for dispersing points. Dispersed points are saved in a new feature class. Besides, there are options to create leader lines connecting original and dispersed points and add original ID and XY coordinates to the attribute table.

Usage

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

• Select the input layer with the points that you wish to disperse.

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

• Define the disperse options: tolerance, disperse radius and disperse method.

• Select attributes to be added to the output feature class.

• Specify output leader lines connecting original and disperse points if required.

• Press Run to disperse points.

There are two disperse methods available in the tool:

• Randomly for separate points

all points are considered and dispersed separately within the specified disperse radius

• By clusters using patterns:

points are grouped into spatial clusters and the clusters are then dispersed within the specified disperse radius

Supported patterns are:

• Expanded

general pattern of the input points will be kept as they are shifted. Exactly coincident points will form a circle around their center of mass.

• Random

input points will be randomly moved around the center of mass.

• Ring

input points will be placed uniformly along the circle around the center of mass.