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Lines from Points Direction and Distance
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Creates single segmented polylines from a point dataset that has in the attribute table fields which values represent direction and distance from each point to the target
point.
Command line syntax
ET_GPLinesFromPointDirDist <input_dataset> <out_feature class><direction_field><distance_field> <NorthAzimuth | SouthAzimuth | Polar | QuadrantBearing> <DD | DMS | Radians | Gradians | Gons>
Parameters
| Expression | Explanation |
|---|---|
| <input_dataset> | A Point feature class or feature layer |
| <out_feature class> | A String - the full name of the output feature class (A feature class with the same full name should not exist) |
| <direction_field> | A String representing the name of a field in the in the attribute table of the input dataset field name. The field has the values for the directions of the lines to be created. |
| <distance_field> | A String representing the name of a field in the in the attribute table of the input dataset field name. The field has the values for the distances of the lines to be created. |
| <NorthAzimuth | SouthAzimuth | Polar | QuadrantBearing> | Direction
Type. A String - the type of the output angle for the direction of
the segments. Go to the main page of the function for a description |
| <DD | DMS | Radians | Gradians | Gons> | Direction
Unit. A String - the type of the output angle for the direction of
the segments. Go to the main page of the function for a description |
Scripting syntax
ET_GPLinesFromPointDirDist (input_dataset, out_feature class,direction_field,distance_field, direction_type, direction_unit)
See the explanations above:
<> - required parameter
{} - optional parameter