Hi Andreas, Thanks for that. I was vaguely aware of that option but have now explored it properly, and it will certainly help for some of the work I was using the plugin for, though the ability to be able to actually modify the data rather than visualise it is something I could use if anyone else has ideas on this?
Thanks Martin On 6 January 2014 11:51, Andreas Neumann <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Martin, > > Sorry - can't help with the plugin issue. > > But are you aware that QGIS comes with a builtin method for that problem > that shifts the points on the fly during rendering rather than > manipulating the underlying data? > > It is called the point displacement renderer and should be available in > the layer properties style tab as an alternative to the categorized, > rule-based, etc. renderers. > > When choosing the point displacement renderer you can then again use one > of the other categorization options. > > Hope this helps? > > Andreas > > Am 06.01.2014 12:17, schrieb Martin Gibson: > > Hi, > > > > I'm more familiar with ArcGIS than QGIS but starting to shift over to > using > > QGIS for most/all work. One thing I had been using QGIS for anyway was > > shifting overlaid points, as I couldn't get Arc to do this. I was using > > the ShiftPoints plugin, but it doesn't appear to be available for 2.0 - I > > have come across a statement that it obsolete now and that I should use > > Sextante instead. Can't find any info on how to achieve what I used to > > with the plugin - can anyone help? > > > > What I have is a point dataset where a number of the points share exactly > > identical coordinates. I need to sift all the overlapping points > slightly > > so they can all be seen on the map. > > > > My reading suggests Sextante has been incorporated into the core of QGIS > as > > the processing menu. What I can't work out is if the shift point > function > > features under there somewhere, and if so, where? I can't find a tool in > > the toolbox that looks like it will do this, nor much by way of > description > > of the available tools. > > > > Any help very welcome! > > > > Thanks > > > > Martin > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Qgis-user mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > > > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > -- -- Martin Gibson Creative Interpretation Ltd w: www.creativeinterpretation.co.uk e: [email protected] t: 01983 220044 Creative Interpretation Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales number 07963113, registered office 145-157 St John Street, London, EC1V 4PW.
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