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NAME

d.vect - Displays vector data in the active frame on the graphics monitor.

KEYWORDS

display, vector

SYNOPSIS

d.vect
d.vect help
d.vect [-vacix] map=name [display=string[,string,...]] [type=string[,string,...]] [layer=integer] [cats=range] [where=sql_query] [color=string] [fcolor=string] [rgb_column=string] [width=integer] [wcolumn=string] [wscale=float] [icon=string] [size=integer] [attrcol=string] [llayer=integer] [lcolor=string] [bgcolor=string] [bcolor=string] [lsize=integer] [font=string] [xref=string] [yref=string] [minreg=float] [maxreg=float] [render=string] [--verbose] [--quiet]

Flags:

-v
Run verbosely
-a
Get colors from map table column (of form RRR:GGG:BBB)
-c
Random colors according to category number (or layer number if 'layer=-1' is given)
-i
Use values from 'cats' option as feature id
-x
Don't add to list of vectors and commands in monitor (it won't be drawn if the monitor is refreshed)
--verbose
Verbose module output
--quiet
Quiet module output

Parameters:

map=name
Name of input vector map
display=string[,string,...]
Display
Options: shape,cat,topo,dir,attr,zcoor
Default: shape
type=string[,string,...]
Type
Feature type(s)
Options: point,line,boundary,centroid,area,face
Default: point,line,boundary,centroid,area,face
layer=integer
Layer number
Layer number. If -1, all layers are displayed.
Default: 1
cats=range
Category values
Example: 1,3,7-9,13
where=sql_query
WHERE conditions of SQL statement without 'where' keyword
Example: income < 1000 and inhab >= 10000
color=string
Line color
Default: black
fcolor=string
Area fill color
Default: 200:200:200
rgb_column=string
Name of color definition column (for use with -a flag)
Default: GRASSRGB
width=integer
Line width
Default: 0
wcolumn=string
Name of column for line widths (these values will be scaled by wscale)
wscale=float
Scale factor for wcolumn
Default: 1
icon=string
Point and centroid symbol
Options: demo/smrk,demo/muchomurka,extra/dive_flag,extra/fiducial,extra/compass,extra/n_arrow1,extra/4pt_star,extra/offbox_sw,extra/offbox_nw,extra/half-circle,extra/airport,extra/alpha_flag,extra/target,extra/bridge,extra/offbox_se,extra/offbox_ne,extra/adcp,extra/fancy_compass,extra/pentagon,basic/cross2,basic/triangle,basic/point,basic/octagon,basic/box,basic/arrow1,basic/marker,basic/star,basic/arrow2,basic/x,basic/cross1,basic/circle,basic/pushpin,basic/diamond
Default: basic/x
size=integer
Symbol size
Default: 5
attrcol=string
Name of column to be displayed
llayer=integer
Layer for labels (default: the given layer number)
lcolor=string
Label color
Default: red
bgcolor=string
Label background color
Default: none
bcolor=string
Label border color
Default: none
lsize=integer
Label size (pixels)
Default: 8
font=string
Font name
xref=string
Label horizontal justification
Options: left,center,right
Default: left
yref=string
Label vertical justification
Options: top,center,bottom
Default: center
minreg=float
Minimum region size (average from height and width) when map is displayed
maxreg=float
Maximum region size (average from height and width) when map is displayed
render=string
Rendering method for filled polygons
Options: g,r,d,c,l
Default: c
g: use the libgis render functions (features: clipping)
r: use the raster graphics library functions (features: polylines)
d: use the display library basic functions (features: polylines)
c: use the display library clipping functions (features: clipping)
l: use the display library culling functions (features: culling, polylines)

DESCRIPTION

d.vect displays GRASS vector data in the active frame on the graphics monitor.

NOTES

d.vect can simply be used typing d.vect map=vector_map. There are a large variety of optional parameters which allow the user to specify vector type, colors, data fields, SQL queries, label size and justification, etc.

By default d.vect fills in holes in polygons (islands). If you only want to show active areas limit the features with, e.g., "d.vect cats=1-999999".

In order to display attributes in the map, display=attr must be specified in addition to the column name (attrcol parameter).

Colors may be specified in an attribute table column named 'GRASSRGB' (which is a varchar(11) column containing RRR:GGG:BBB values), see the flag -a.

A table for a vector map might look like this:

echo "select * from testisola" | db.select
cat|label|GRASSRGB
0|no data|255:255:255
90|FRASSILONGO|23:245:67
104|LEVICO|23:145:67
139|PERGINE VALSUGANA|223:45:237
168|SANT'ORSOLA|223:45:67
190|TENNA|123:45:67

To add the GRASSRGB color column, use v.db.addcol:

v.db.addcol testisola col="GRASSRGB varchar(11)"

To add/change a color, use v.db.update:

v.db.update testisola col=GRASSRGB val="123:45:237" where="cat=139"

A much simpler method of color coding is by using the -c flag which displays vector elements of like category number with a random color.

This module can use FreeType/TrueType fonts if they have already been selected with d.font.freetype.

EXAMPLES

Spearfish examples:
# display roads with category numbers:
d.vect roads display=shape,cat lcolor=green

# display randomly colorized soils map with attributes
d.vect -c soils disp=attr attrcol=label

# display randomly colorized selected vectors from soils map
d.vect -c soils where="label='VBF'" display=shape,attr attrcol=label

SEE ALSO

d.erase, d.what.vect, d.rast, d.font.freetype v.db.addcol v.db.update
GRASS SQL interface

AUTHOR

Radim Blazek, ITC-Irst, Trento, Italy

Last changed: $Date: 2007-04-25 13:34:17 -0700 (Wed, 25 Apr 2007) $


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