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Feature to Point (Data Management) (ArcInfo only) |
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Release 9.2
Last modified November 29, 2010 |
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Creates a point Feature Class based on an input polygon, line, or multipoint feature class. The attributes of the input features are present in the resulting points.
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Usage tips
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The following environment settings affect this tool: Coordinate system, Extent, XY Tolerance, Z Tolerance, M Tolerance, XY Resolution, Z Resolution, M Resolution, Output XY domain, Output Z domain, Output M domain, Output has M values, Output has Z values, Default Z value, Configuration keyword, Output Spatial Grid.
Command line syntax
An overview of the Command Line window
FeatureToPoint_management <in_features> <out_feature_class> {CENTROID | INSIDE}
| Parameter | Explanation | Data Type |
| <in_features> |
The input features that can be multipoint, line, polygon, or annotation. |
Feature Layer |
| <out_feature_class> |
The output feature class to which the results will be written. |
Feature Class |
| {CENTROID | INSIDE} |
Specifies the restriction on the placement of the points. CENTROID (This is the default) — The location of the resulting point's location will be determined as follows
INSIDE — The location of the resulting point's location will be determined as follows
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Boolean |
Command line example
FeatureToPoint d:\workspace.mdb\income d:\workspace.mdb\income_pt INSIDE
Scripting syntax
About getting started with writing geoprocessing scripts
FeatureToPoint_management (in_features, out_feature_class, point_location)
| Parameter | Explanation | Data Type |
| in_features (Required) |
The input features that can be multipoint, line, polygon, or annotation. |
Feature Layer |
| out_feature_class (Required) |
The output feature class to which the results will be written. |
Feature Class |
| point_location (Optional) |
Specifies the restriction on the placement of the points. CENTROID (This is the default) — The location of the resulting point's location will be determined as follows
INSIDE — The location of the resulting point's location will be determined as follows
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Boolean |
Data types for geoprocessing tool parameters
Script example
import arcgisscripting
gp = arcgisscripting.create()
gp.workspace = "h:/Workspace"
try:
gp.FeatureToPoint "d:\workspace.mdb\income", "income_pt", "INSIDE"
except:
print "Error occured while running FeatureToPoint"
print gp.GetMessages(2)