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
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 to read.
Layer
Choice
When the input file contains multiple layers (GeoPackage, SQLite, etc.), selects which layer to read. For single-layer formats this option has no effect.
Z Scale
Double
The vertical exaggeration to apply to the input data.
Use Application Origin
Boolean
When true, the module applies the Application Origin. When false, data is left in internal model space.
Execute
Button
Forces the module to run.
Data Processing
Property
Type
Description
Coordinate Units
String
Specifies 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, the default of meters (m) is assumed.
Assign Data To Z
Boolean
When enabled, the selected data is assigned as the Z coordinate.
Data To Assign To Z
Choice
Selects which data is assigned as the Z coordinates.