Tool Name	Create New Shapes Layer
Tool ID	0
Library ID	shapes_tools
Version	1.0
Author(s)	O.Conrad (c) 2008

Description

Creates a new empty shapes layer of given type, which might be either point, multipoint, line or polygon.

Possible field types for the attributes table are:

unsigned 1 byte integer
signed 1 byte integer
unsigned 2 byte integer
signed 2 byte integer
unsigned 4 byte integer
signed 4 byte integer
unsigned 8 byte integer
signed 8 byte integer
4 byte floating point number
8 byte floating point number
string
date
color
binary

Parameters

Name	Type	Identifier	Description	Constraints
Output
Shapes	shapes, output	SHAPES
Options
Name	text	NAME		Default: New Shapes Layer
Geometry Type	choice	TYPE		Available Choices: [0] Point [1] Multipoint [2] Lines [3] Polygon Default: 0
Vertex Type	choice	VERTEX		Available Choices: [0] x, y [1] x, y, z [2] x, y, z, m Default: 0
Coordinate System Definition	text	CRS_STRING	Supported formats comprise PROJ and WKT strings, object codes (e.g. "EPSG:4326").
Number of Attributes	integer number	NFIELDS		Minimum: 1 Default: 2
Attributes	parameters	FIELDS		4 Parameters: - 1. Default: Field 1 - 2. Available Choices: [0] string [1] date [2] color [3] unsigned 1 byte integer [4] signed 1 byte integer [5] unsigned 2 byte integer [6] signed 2 byte integer [7] unsigned 4 byte integer [8] signed 4 byte integer [9] unsigned 8 byte integer [10] signed 8 byte integer [11] 4 byte floating point number [12] 8 byte floating point number [13] binary Default: 0 - 3. Default: Field 2 - 4. Available Choices: [0] string [1] date [2] color [3] unsigned 1 byte integer [4] signed 1 byte integer [5] unsigned 2 byte integer [6] signed 2 byte integer [7] unsigned 4 byte integer [8] signed 4 byte integer [9] unsigned 8 byte integer [10] signed 8 byte integer [11] 4 byte floating point number [12] 8 byte floating point number [13] binary Default: 0
Field 1	text	FIELDS.NAME0	Name	Default: Field 1
Type	data type	FIELDS.TYPE0	Type	Available Choices: [0] string [1] date [2] color [3] unsigned 1 byte integer [4] signed 1 byte integer [5] unsigned 2 byte integer [6] signed 2 byte integer [7] unsigned 4 byte integer [8] signed 4 byte integer [9] unsigned 8 byte integer [10] signed 8 byte integer [11] 4 byte floating point number [12] 8 byte floating point number [13] binary Default: 0
Field 2	text	FIELDS.NAME1	Name	Default: Field 2
Type	data type	FIELDS.TYPE1	Type	Available Choices: [0] string [1] date [2] color [3] unsigned 1 byte integer [4] signed 1 byte integer [5] unsigned 2 byte integer [6] signed 2 byte integer [7] unsigned 4 byte integer [8] signed 4 byte integer [9] unsigned 8 byte integer [10] signed 8 byte integer [11] 4 byte floating point number [12] 8 byte floating point number [13] binary Default: 0