General Module Function
The write_vector_GIS module will create a file in one of the following vector formats: ESRI Shapefile (*.shp); GMT ASCII Vectors (*.gmt); and MapInfo TAB (*.tab). Module Input Ports
in_field (Blue-Black): This port takes a mesh as input.
z_scale (Gray-Brown): This port takes in a float value related to the z exaggeration of the input mesh.
Module Output Ports
No output ports.
Module Control Panel
The user interface for write_vector_GIS is shown above.
The Save GIS File button will select the file name to be output. The file extension used will determine the type of file written.
This module outputs files whose formats allow for only cell data. Turning the Prepend Nodal Flag toggle on will add the prefix "n_" before each nodal data name when writing, indicating that the nodal data has been averaged across the cell.
Turning the Include Average Coordinate Data toggle will add four cell data components to the output file. These are the absolute cell number average coordinate of each cell in X, Y, and Z.
When the Accept Current Values button has been selected the module will examine the type of cells passed to the input field. It will generate a file for each cell type (i.e. points, lines, and tris/quads). If there is only one cell type in the input field the filename will remain as selected. If there are multiple types of cells then the filename will be appended with the input cell type.