.. _geoprocessingtools: Geoprocessing Tools ------------------- .. figure:: img/GeoprocessingTools1.png :scale: 35 % :alt: Geoprocessing Tools Widget Geoprocessing Tools Widget Process vector files. Usage ^^^^^ #. | Select a feature layer. You can either type in the absolute file path yourself or pick one | with a dialog (1). #. | Select a method layer. You can either type in the absolute file path yourself or pick one | with a dialog (2). #. (Optional) Choose to create the output in the spatial reference of the method layer (3) #. Pick the :ref:`processing type` (4) #. (Optional) Choose to proceed with the process if failures are encountered (5) #. (Optional) Choose to promote to multi (6) (e.g. polygon -> multipolygon) #. | Select the output file. You can either type in the absolute file path yourself or pick one | with a dialog (7). #. Start the process (9) \(2) Closes and resets the widget. .. _processingtypes: Processing Types ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ *Clip* Returns parts of the feature layer that are inside the method layer. *Erase* Returns parts of the feature layer that are outside the method layer. *Intersect* Returns parts of the feature layer that are inside the method layer and adds attributes from the method layer. *Symmetrical Difference* Returns parts of the feature layer and the method layer that do not overlap. *Union* Returns all parts of the feature layer and the method layer with differing values if they overlap. If the features overlap they get both attributes. Information ^^^^^^^^^^^ Geoprocessing Tools only supports Shapefiles (.shp) as of now. Input and Output ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+ | Input | Feature layer (.shp) | | | | | | Method layer (.shp) | +------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+ | Output | Processed Shapefile (.shp) | +------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+