Skip to main content

write features

Write the geometric feature to the canvas

Written by Holly Conrad Smith

The end of every flow!

Use this to display the parametric geometry created by a flow on the canvas.

Inputs

Name

Abbreviation

Type

Access

Description

Feature

F

Feature

List

The feature to write

How to

Every flow needs at least one “write features” node. Without it, your flow's calculated result will not be generated on the map.

Add the write features node to any output you want to appear on the map.

If you are not seeing part or all of the expected geometries from your flow, make sure there's a write features node connected to every branch you want to see.

You might have a flow with one, a couple, or many write features nodes - depending on complexity!

Here are a few examples of write features in action.

A Simple flow with one write feature node:

This flow changes the height of the source feature, the writes the feature with the new height value to the map.

A simple Flow with 2 write features outputs:

This flow creates a line parallel to the initial line drawn. Note the write features coming straight out of the initial read features - this ensures that the original feature is also still displayed on the map.

A Complex flow with many write features nodes:

This flow will result with 4 different arrays of features written to the map and controlled parametrically by the settings and inputs in the flow.

Did this answer your question?