Border from Polygon shapefile
I have a shapefile polygon that shows the extent of a state. I need to highlight only the boundary of the state. Can I do that in QGIS?
qgis
edited Jan 15 at 17:14
csk
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asked Jan 15 at 13:43
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I have a shapefile polygon that shows the extent of a state. I need to highlight only the boundary of the state. Can I do that in QGIS?
qgis
edited Jan 15 at 17:14
csk
7,6601033
asked Jan 15 at 13:43
GhazalGhazal
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Your question is unclear, could you add a screenshot?
– BERA
Jan 15 at 13:48
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yes, of course qgis can do that. What have you tried so far? what went wrong?
– Ian Turton♦
Jan 15 at 13:48
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I have a shapefile polygon that shows the extent of a state. I need to highlight only the boundary of the state. Can I do that in QGIS?
qgis
edited Jan 15 at 17:14
csk
7,6601033
asked Jan 15 at 13:43
GhazalGhazal
91
I have a shapefile polygon that shows the extent of a state. I need to highlight only the boundary of the state. Can I do that in QGIS?
qgis
qgis
edited Jan 15 at 17:14
csk
7,6601033
asked Jan 15 at 13:43
GhazalGhazal
91
edited Jan 15 at 17:14
csk
7,6601033
asked Jan 15 at 13:43
GhazalGhazal
91
edited Jan 15 at 17:14
csk
7,6601033
edited Jan 15 at 17:14
csk
7,6601033
edited Jan 15 at 17:14
csk
7,6601033
7,6601033
asked Jan 15 at 13:43
GhazalGhazal
91
asked Jan 15 at 13:43
GhazalGhazal
91
asked Jan 15 at 13:43
GhazalGhazal
91
91
1
Your question is unclear, could you add a screenshot?
– BERA
Jan 15 at 13:48
4
yes, of course qgis can do that. What have you tried so far? what went wrong?
– Ian Turton♦
Jan 15 at 13:48
add a comment |
1
Your question is unclear, could you add a screenshot?
– BERA
Jan 15 at 13:48
4
yes, of course qgis can do that. What have you tried so far? what went wrong?
– Ian Turton♦
Jan 15 at 13:48
1
1
Your question is unclear, could you add a screenshot?
– BERA
Jan 15 at 13:48
Your question is unclear, could you add a screenshot?
– BERA
Jan 15 at 13:48
4
4
yes, of course qgis can do that. What have you tried so far? what went wrong?
– Ian Turton♦
Jan 15 at 13:48
yes, of course qgis can do that. What have you tried so far? what went wrong?
– Ian Turton♦
Jan 15 at 13:48
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Visual option:
- right-click the layer, choose
properties
- choose the tab
symbology
- set the
fill styletonone
Your polygon is now transparent but for the edges.
Data-level option
- go to
vector -> geometry tools -> polygons to linesand run the algorithm on your polygon
Your polygon is now a line-ring.
edited Jan 15 at 17:15
csk
7,6601033
answered Jan 15 at 13:50
ErikErik
3,010321
2
I think there is no need to convert the polygon into a polyline, a simple polygon with none fill and some outline style will probably be enough. Of course, it depends on further processing.
– Taras
Jan 15 at 13:54
2
I think so too, but some people like grand solutions to minor issues.
– Erik
Jan 15 at 13:55
Hahahah..that is so true!
– Taras
Jan 15 at 13:58
add a comment |
For display purposes, you can always set the boundary to be a color and the fill style to be none.
If you'd like to change the underlying data from polygon to line, there's a tool to do this. In ArcGIS the tool to complete this is Feature to Line. Using that tool name as a search on this site, I found a similar question: QGIS equivalent to "Features to Line" ArcGIS tool which has good screenprints in the answer (use Vector | Geometry Tools | Polygons to lines to convert the polygon shapefile to a line).
answered Jan 15 at 13:51
smillersmiller
1,960217
Smiller posted like half a minute after I did, and his answer if written more conclusive @Taras.
– Erik
Jan 15 at 13:59
1
The answers were posted simultaneously, and since I'm not a QGIS user I included my sources. Personally I find it helpful to know how an answer was derived.
– smiller
Jan 15 at 13:59
No problem! (I mostly haunt the QGIS threads to learn the similarities and differences in the programs for my own use.)
– smiller
Jan 15 at 14:10
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Visual option:
- right-click the layer, choose
properties
- choose the tab
symbology
- set the
fill styletonone
Your polygon is now transparent but for the edges.
Data-level option
- go to
vector -> geometry tools -> polygons to linesand run the algorithm on your polygon
Your polygon is now a line-ring.
edited Jan 15 at 17:15
csk
7,6601033
answered Jan 15 at 13:50
ErikErik
3,010321
2
I think there is no need to convert the polygon into a polyline, a simple polygon with none fill and some outline style will probably be enough. Of course, it depends on further processing.
– Taras
Jan 15 at 13:54
2
I think so too, but some people like grand solutions to minor issues.
– Erik
Jan 15 at 13:55
Hahahah..that is so true!
– Taras
Jan 15 at 13:58
add a comment |
Visual option:
- right-click the layer, choose
properties
- choose the tab
symbology
- set the
fill styletonone
Your polygon is now transparent but for the edges.
Data-level option
- go to
vector -> geometry tools -> polygons to linesand run the algorithm on your polygon
Your polygon is now a line-ring.
edited Jan 15 at 17:15
csk
7,6601033
answered Jan 15 at 13:50
ErikErik
3,010321
2
I think there is no need to convert the polygon into a polyline, a simple polygon with none fill and some outline style will probably be enough. Of course, it depends on further processing.
– Taras
Jan 15 at 13:54
2
I think so too, but some people like grand solutions to minor issues.
– Erik
Jan 15 at 13:55
Hahahah..that is so true!
– Taras
Jan 15 at 13:58
add a comment |
Visual option:
- right-click the layer, choose
properties
- choose the tab
symbology
- set the
fill styletonone
Your polygon is now transparent but for the edges.
Data-level option
- go to
vector -> geometry tools -> polygons to linesand run the algorithm on your polygon
Your polygon is now a line-ring.
edited Jan 15 at 17:15
csk
7,6601033
answered Jan 15 at 13:50
ErikErik
3,010321
Visual option:
- right-click the layer, choose
properties
- choose the tab
symbology
- set the
fill styletonone
Your polygon is now transparent but for the edges.
Data-level option
- go to
vector -> geometry tools -> polygons to linesand run the algorithm on your polygon
Your polygon is now a line-ring.
edited Jan 15 at 17:15
csk
7,6601033
answered Jan 15 at 13:50
ErikErik
3,010321
edited Jan 15 at 17:15
csk
7,6601033
edited Jan 15 at 17:15
csk
7,6601033
edited Jan 15 at 17:15
csk
7,6601033
7,6601033
answered Jan 15 at 13:50
ErikErik
3,010321
answered Jan 15 at 13:50
ErikErik
3,010321
answered Jan 15 at 13:50
ErikErik
3,010321
3,010321
2
I think there is no need to convert the polygon into a polyline, a simple polygon with none fill and some outline style will probably be enough. Of course, it depends on further processing.
– Taras
Jan 15 at 13:54
2
I think so too, but some people like grand solutions to minor issues.
– Erik
Jan 15 at 13:55
Hahahah..that is so true!
– Taras
Jan 15 at 13:58
add a comment |
2
I think there is no need to convert the polygon into a polyline, a simple polygon with none fill and some outline style will probably be enough. Of course, it depends on further processing.
– Taras
Jan 15 at 13:54
2
I think so too, but some people like grand solutions to minor issues.
– Erik
Jan 15 at 13:55
Hahahah..that is so true!
– Taras
Jan 15 at 13:58
2
2
I think there is no need to convert the polygon into a polyline, a simple polygon with none fill and some outline style will probably be enough. Of course, it depends on further processing.
– Taras
Jan 15 at 13:54
I think there is no need to convert the polygon into a polyline, a simple polygon with none fill and some outline style will probably be enough. Of course, it depends on further processing.
– Taras
Jan 15 at 13:54
2
2
I think so too, but some people like grand solutions to minor issues.
– Erik
Jan 15 at 13:55
I think so too, but some people like grand solutions to minor issues.
– Erik
Jan 15 at 13:55
Hahahah..that is so true!
– Taras
Jan 15 at 13:58
Hahahah..that is so true!
– Taras
Jan 15 at 13:58
add a comment |
For display purposes, you can always set the boundary to be a color and the fill style to be none.
If you'd like to change the underlying data from polygon to line, there's a tool to do this. In ArcGIS the tool to complete this is Feature to Line. Using that tool name as a search on this site, I found a similar question: QGIS equivalent to "Features to Line" ArcGIS tool which has good screenprints in the answer (use Vector | Geometry Tools | Polygons to lines to convert the polygon shapefile to a line).
answered Jan 15 at 13:51
smillersmiller
1,960217
Smiller posted like half a minute after I did, and his answer if written more conclusive @Taras.
– Erik
Jan 15 at 13:59
1
The answers were posted simultaneously, and since I'm not a QGIS user I included my sources. Personally I find it helpful to know how an answer was derived.
– smiller
Jan 15 at 13:59
No problem! (I mostly haunt the QGIS threads to learn the similarities and differences in the programs for my own use.)
– smiller
Jan 15 at 14:10
add a comment |
For display purposes, you can always set the boundary to be a color and the fill style to be none.
If you'd like to change the underlying data from polygon to line, there's a tool to do this. In ArcGIS the tool to complete this is Feature to Line. Using that tool name as a search on this site, I found a similar question: QGIS equivalent to "Features to Line" ArcGIS tool which has good screenprints in the answer (use Vector | Geometry Tools | Polygons to lines to convert the polygon shapefile to a line).
answered Jan 15 at 13:51
smillersmiller
1,960217
Smiller posted like half a minute after I did, and his answer if written more conclusive @Taras.
– Erik
Jan 15 at 13:59
1
The answers were posted simultaneously, and since I'm not a QGIS user I included my sources. Personally I find it helpful to know how an answer was derived.
– smiller
Jan 15 at 13:59
No problem! (I mostly haunt the QGIS threads to learn the similarities and differences in the programs for my own use.)
– smiller
Jan 15 at 14:10
add a comment |
For display purposes, you can always set the boundary to be a color and the fill style to be none.
If you'd like to change the underlying data from polygon to line, there's a tool to do this. In ArcGIS the tool to complete this is Feature to Line. Using that tool name as a search on this site, I found a similar question: QGIS equivalent to "Features to Line" ArcGIS tool which has good screenprints in the answer (use Vector | Geometry Tools | Polygons to lines to convert the polygon shapefile to a line).
answered Jan 15 at 13:51
smillersmiller
1,960217
For display purposes, you can always set the boundary to be a color and the fill style to be none.
If you'd like to change the underlying data from polygon to line, there's a tool to do this. In ArcGIS the tool to complete this is Feature to Line. Using that tool name as a search on this site, I found a similar question: QGIS equivalent to "Features to Line" ArcGIS tool which has good screenprints in the answer (use Vector | Geometry Tools | Polygons to lines to convert the polygon shapefile to a line).
answered Jan 15 at 13:51
smillersmiller
1,960217
answered Jan 15 at 13:51
smillersmiller
1,960217
answered Jan 15 at 13:51
smillersmiller
1,960217
answered Jan 15 at 13:51
smillersmiller
1,960217
1,960217
Smiller posted like half a minute after I did, and his answer if written more conclusive @Taras.
– Erik
Jan 15 at 13:59
1
The answers were posted simultaneously, and since I'm not a QGIS user I included my sources. Personally I find it helpful to know how an answer was derived.
– smiller
Jan 15 at 13:59
No problem! (I mostly haunt the QGIS threads to learn the similarities and differences in the programs for my own use.)
– smiller
Jan 15 at 14:10
add a comment |
Smiller posted like half a minute after I did, and his answer if written more conclusive @Taras.
– Erik
Jan 15 at 13:59
1
The answers were posted simultaneously, and since I'm not a QGIS user I included my sources. Personally I find it helpful to know how an answer was derived.
– smiller
Jan 15 at 13:59
No problem! (I mostly haunt the QGIS threads to learn the similarities and differences in the programs for my own use.)
– smiller
Jan 15 at 14:10
Smiller posted like half a minute after I did, and his answer if written more conclusive @Taras.
– Erik
Jan 15 at 13:59
Smiller posted like half a minute after I did, and his answer if written more conclusive @Taras.
– Erik
Jan 15 at 13:59
1
1
The answers were posted simultaneously, and since I'm not a QGIS user I included my sources. Personally I find it helpful to know how an answer was derived.
– smiller
Jan 15 at 13:59
The answers were posted simultaneously, and since I'm not a QGIS user I included my sources. Personally I find it helpful to know how an answer was derived.
– smiller
Jan 15 at 13:59
No problem! (I mostly haunt the QGIS threads to learn the similarities and differences in the programs for my own use.)
– smiller
Jan 15 at 14:10
No problem! (I mostly haunt the QGIS threads to learn the similarities and differences in the programs for my own use.)
– smiller
Jan 15 at 14:10
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Your question is unclear, could you add a screenshot?
– BERA
Jan 15 at 13:48
4
yes, of course qgis can do that. What have you tried so far? what went wrong?
– Ian Turton♦
Jan 15 at 13:48