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Exporting SHP/KML files with Polygons

  • 1.  Exporting SHP/KML files with Polygons

    Posted 02-23-2020 15:24

    Hello,

     

    I'd like to export multiple polygons from TBC, in SHP or KML format, to be used in MS Excel / 3D Maps.

     

    When I create my regions in Terramodel (closed PLINE) and export to KML, I can read that file in 3D Maps.

     

    When I create my regions in TBC I encounter some problems:

    -regions created as Boundaries do not import (those are exported as Lines.shp file)

    -regions created as Linestrings do not import (those are exported as Lines.shp file)

    -regions created as Polygons do import (those are exported as Polygons.shp)

     

    My questions are:

    1) How to force TBC to export Boundaries to SHAPE file as Polygons?

    2) Alternatively, how to convert many Boundaries to Polygons while retaining their names?

     

    To clarify the terms I used:

    By "Boundaries" I mean regions created with "Create Boundary" command

    By "Linestrings" I mean regions created with "Create Linestring" command, with Auto-Close ticked on

    By "Polygons" I mean regions created with "Create Polygon" command

     

    Failed import in MS Excel / 3D Maps (Exported from TBC):