v.parallel (1grass)

vector, geometry, buffer

v.parallel

v.parallel help

v.parallel [-rb] input=name output=name distance=float [minordistance=float] [angle=float] side=string [tolerance=float] [--overwrite] [--verbose] [--quiet]

Flags:

-r

Make outside corners round

-b

Create buffer-like parallel lines

--overwrite

Allow output files to overwrite existing files

--verbose

Verbose module output

--quiet

Quiet module output

Parameters:

input=name

Name of input vector map

output=name

Name for output vector map

distance=float

Offset along major axis in map units

minordistance=float

Offset along minor axis in map units

Options: 0-100000000

angle=float

Angle of major axis in degrees

Default: 0

side=string

Side

Options: left,right,both

Default: right

left: Parallel line is on the left

right: Parallel line is on the right

both: Parallel lines on both sides

tolerance=float

Tolerance of arc polylines in map units

Options: 0-100000000

v.parallel creates parallel lines to the input vector lines which can be used as half-buffers.

v.buffer

Radim Blazek

Rewritten by Rosen Matev (with support through the Google Summer of Code program 2008)

Last changed: $Date: 2011-11-08 10:42:51 +0100 (Tue, 08 Nov 2011) $

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