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Extend Polyline

Extend a polyline at both ends by a given length

Written by Holly Conrad Smith

Use this when you want to lengthen a polyline at both ends within a flow, for example extending a boundary line to ensure it intersects with another edge.

Inputs

Name

Abbreviation

Type

Access

Description

Polyline

P

Cartesian

Item

The polyline to extend

Length

L

Number

Item

The length to extend by (default 1)

Outputs

Name

Abbreviation

Type

Access

Description

Polyline

P

Cartesian

Item

The extended polyline

How to

  1. Feed in a polyline geometry.

    This could be from a Read Feature node or any other node that produces polyline geometries

  2. Designate a length to extend by

    You can type a number in the box, or feed in the result of any other node that outputs numbers

  3. The result is the polyline, extended at both ends by the designated length.

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