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NAME

v.parallel - Creates parallel line to input vector lines.

KEYWORDS

vector, geometry, buffer

SYNOPSIS

v.parallel
v.parallel help
v.parallel [-rb] input=name output=name distance=float [minordistance=float] [angle=float] side=string [tolerance=float] [--overwrite] [--verbose] [--quiet]

Flags:

-r
Make outside corners round
-b
Create buffer-like parallel lines
--overwrite
Allow output files to overwrite existing files
--verbose
Verbose module output
--quiet
Quiet module output

Parameters:

input=name
Name of input vector map
output=name
Name for output vector map
distance=float
Offset along major axis in map units
minordistance=float
Offset along minor axis in map units
Options: 0-100000000
angle=float
Angle of major axis in degrees
Default: 0
side=string
Side
Options: left,right,both
Default: right
left: Parallel line is on the left
right: Parallel line is on the right
both: Parallel lines on both sides
tolerance=float
Tolerance of arc polylines in map units
Options: 0-100000000

DESCRIPTION

v.parallel creates parallel lines to the input vector lines which can be used as half-buffers.

SEE ALSO

v.buffer

AUTHORS

Radim Blazek
Rewritten by Rosen Matev (with support through the Google Summer of Code program 2008)

Last changed: $Date: 2011-11-08 01:42:51 -0800 (Tue, 08 Nov 2011) $


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