Line to Point

function description

When converting line objects to point objects, all nodes of the line objects are directly saved as point objects. As shown in the figure below, Figure 1 is the line object to be converted, and Figure 2 is the point object saved in the point or CAD dataset after conversion.

Figure 1: Line Object to Be Converted Figure 2: Converted Point Object

Function Entry

  • Edit Data tab -> Feature Editing group -> Type Conversion -> Line to Point

Operation Instructions

  1. Open the line dataset in the map, and with the current line layer selectable, select one or more line objects.
  2. In the Edit Data tab, click the Line to Point button in the Type Conversion drop-down menu to open the Line to Point dialog box.
  3. In the dialog box, select the target datasource and dataset to store the newly generated point objects. There are two ways to save the result data: save to an existing dataset or create a new point dataset to save it. The parameters in the dialog box are as follows:
    • Target Datasource: Set the datasource where the dataset for storing the result data is located.
    • Target Dataset: Select an existing point or CAD dataset to store the newly generated point objects.
    • New Dataset: Check the New Dataset checkbox, set the name of the new dataset, and save the newly generated point objects to a new point dataset.
    • Delete Source Object: If the selected line object layer is editable, you can check the Delete Source Object checkbox to delete the selected objects in the source dataset.
  4. Click the OK button to complete the operation of converting line objects to point objects.