{"id":6586,"date":"2025-02-19T13:09:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T13:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/?p=6586"},"modified":"2025-02-19T13:09:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T13:09:29","slug":"draw-a-polyline-by-joining-points-in-sorted-order-gt_sortedpoly-geotools-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/draw-a-polyline-by-joining-points-in-sorted-order-gt_sortedpoly-geotools-command\/","title":{"rendered":"Draw a Polyline by Joining Points in Sorted Order: GT_SORTEDPOLY \u2013 GeoTools Command"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Summary<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>GT_SORTEDPOLY<\/strong> command in <strong>GeoTools<\/strong> creates a <strong>polyline by connecting selected points<\/strong> in a <strong>sorted sequence<\/strong>, based on user-defined sorting criteria in <strong>BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD and ARES Commander<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>GeoTool -&gt; Draw Tools -&gt; Draw Tools -&gt; Draw a polyline by joining points in sorted order<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Draw a polyline by joining points in sorted order -- CADPower &amp; GeoTools\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8G3B7t74sSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Draw a Polyline by Joining Points in Sorted Order: GT_SORTEDPOLY \u2013 GeoTools Command<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"GeoTools Tutorials: Draw a polyline by joining points in a sorted order | SMARTSORT | GT_SORTEDPOLY\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rEiH7peJ-9E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Draw a Polyline by Joining Points in Sorted Order: GT_SORTEDPOLY \u2013 GeoTools Command<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-32.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-32.png 410w, https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-32-300x161.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Draw a Polyline by Joining Points in Sorted Order: GT_SORTEDPOLY \u2013 GeoTools Command<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Features Include:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sorting Options for Point Connection:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Increasing X values<\/strong> \u2013 Connects points from left to right along the X-axis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Increasing Y values<\/strong> \u2013 Connects points from bottom to top along the Y-axis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Decreasing X values<\/strong> \u2013 Connects points from right to left along the X-axis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Decreasing Y values<\/strong> \u2013 Connects points from top to bottom along the Y-axis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Advanced Polyline Creation Options:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Create Multiple Polylines (SMART SORT)<\/strong> \u2013 Automatically detects breaks and generates multiple polylines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Read Elevation Values from Text and Create 3D Polyline<\/strong> \u2013 Extracts elevation data from text objects to form <strong>3D polylines<\/strong> instead of 2D.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Benefits:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This tool is particularly useful for <strong>surveying, GIS applications, and topographical modeling<\/strong>, where <strong>points need to be connected logically<\/strong> to form structured polylines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary The GT_SORTEDPOLY command in GeoTools creates a polyline by connecting selected points in a sorted sequence, based on user-defined sorting criteria in BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD and ARES Commander. 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