Description
This tool generates minimum convex polygons (MCP) based on the set of input points specified by the user. If a unique ID field is specified, one MCP is generated for each unique ID. If no unique ID field is specified, a single MCP polygon is generated based on all the points in the input data source.
Syntax
genmcp(in, out, [uidfield], [where]);
| in | the input point data source | |
| out | the output polygon data source | |
| [uidfield] | the input unique ID field (one MCP polygon is created for each unique ID) - if omitted, one MCP is created for all the points in the dataset | |
| [where] | the selection statement that will be applied to the feature data source to identify a subset of features to process (see full Help documentation for further details) |
Example
genmcp(in="C:\data\samplepnts.shp", out="C:\data\samplemcp.shp");
genmcp(in="C:\data\telemetry.shp", out="C:\data\telem_mcp.shp", uidfield="ANIMALID");