The import vector gis module reads the following vector file formats: ESRI Shapefile (*.shp); Arc/Info E00 (ASCII) Coverage (*.e00); Atlas BNA file (*.bna); GeoConcept text export (*.gxt); GMT ASCII Vectors (*.gmt); and the MapInfo TAB (*.tab) format.
Ports
Direction
Name
Type
Description
Input
Input Z Scale
Number
The factor for vertical scaling.
Output
Output Z Scale
Number
The factor for vertical scaling.
Output
Output
Field
A field containing the vector GIS data.
Output
Output Object
Renderable
A renderable object displaying the vector GIS data.
Properties
Property
Type
Description
Filename
String
The name of the Vector file format to read.
Z Scale
Double
The Z Scale is the vertical exaggeration to apply to the input data.
Use Application Origin
Boolean
When true, the module will apply the Application Origin. When false, data will be left in internal model space.
Execute
Button
The Execute button forces the module to run.
Data Processing
Property
Type
Description
Coordinate Units
String
The Coordinate Units string allows the user to specify the units for the coordinates in the input data. Defaults to the units in the spatial reference of the input vector file, if available. Otherwise, default of meters (m) is assumed.
Assign Data To Z
Boolean
If the Assign Data To Z toggle is on and Include Attributes As Data is on, then the selected data will be assigned as the Z coordinate.
Data To Assign To Z
Choice
The Data To Assign To Z choice allows the user to select which data is assigned as the z coordinates.
Data To Output
Multi-select
The Data to Output choice allows the user to select the cell data to include in the output.