Lines

Generate files containing only linear features consist of a series of lines that follow this syntax:

<idNumber>
<x0>,<y0>[,<z0>]
<x1>,<y1>[,<z1>]
…
<xN>,<yN>[,<zN>]
END

Tip: Tip: Polygonal features may also be input and output using linear Generate files. In such cases, the first point and the last point of the line are identical.

As with point files, the <idNumber> is any numeric value, and need not be unique within a file. As well, the <z> value is optional and, if it is not specified, the linear feature is considered to be two-dimensional. The end of each linear feature is marked by a line containing only the word END. A linear Generate file is terminated with two consecutive lines containing only the word END. A three-dimensional linear Generate file example, containing two features, is shown below:

101
32,52,1
33,56,2
36,59,6
31,70,3
END
102
52,32,3
53,56,5
56,29,1
61,73,14
END
END