[Manifold-l] conversion of points to area objects

[Martin Roseveare]

I think I see what you mean - I hadn't thought too hard about using the UI
as I've been looking for a programmatic method that could automate the
process. However, I guess I could do this using 8's UI scripting interface
which of course wasn't an option before.

Could I check one thing? When you say create buffers of the desired radius
what exactly do you mean - I'm familiar with creating buffers around
existing entities but in advance of creating new ones?

Thanks,

Martin


Martin Roseveare
Senior Geophysicist

 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Colin Driscoll [mailto:cd_enviro at bigpond.com]
> Sent: 08 September 2007 13:41
> To: m.roseveare at archaeophysica.co.uk; manifold-l at directionsmedia.net
> Subject: RE: [Manifold-l] conversion of points to area objects
> 
> Martin, unless I misunderstand, you can do this easily with the UI.
> Copy/paste the points drawing and delete the points. You will then have a
> blank drawing with the same fields as the points drawing which you can
> name
> whatever. Make sure your transfer rules are Copy/Copy and that all columns
> are transfer columns. Make the empty drawing active in a map with the
> points
> drawing. Create buffers of the desired  radius and they will be created
> with
> the data from each point coming across. If you only want the boundary,
> create boundaries and delete the area content. If you want rectangles you
> can create bounding boxes around each of the circles. All of this would
> take
> a few minutes to complete.
> 
> Colin Driscoll
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: manifold-l-bounces at directionsmedia.net
> [mailto:manifold-l-bounces at directionsmedia.net] On Behalf Of Martin
> Roseveare
> Sent: Saturday, 8 September 2007 9:59 PM
> To: manifold-l at directionsmedia.net
> Subject: [Manifold-l] conversion of points to area objects
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I'm looking for a fast script solution that would take a drawing populated
> with a large number of points (1000's and each having additional fields
> attached) and replace each point with either a fixed radius geometric
> circle
> or a fixed size rectangular area still with the additional fields
> attached.
> 
> Any suggestions? I've found VBScript particularly slow when dealing with
> large numbers of objects. I'm also slightly uncertain about how to
> 'convert'
> a point to a different sort of entity programmatically.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Martin Roseveare
> Senior Geophysicist
> 
> 
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