File>Export Shapefile exports a user selected shapefile from the active GIS project to a different shapefile name based on query and/or different projection.

 

Availability

Levels 2, 3

All features overview

 

Usage

Main menu File>Export Layer

 

Related Information

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Illustrative Views

 

"Select layer to import from" is the layer to be used as source layer.

In this example, the query "stab='MO'" is used -- the processing will subset the national file to a MO (Missouri) only shapefile.

The projection/coordinate system is not changed.

 

 

Upon clicking OK, the output filename save dialog appears.  Processing then begins.

 

Query statement

-- an SQL statement applied to the shapefile dbf fields.

-- enables subsetting extracted shapefile based on specified criteria.

 

Coordinate System

-- optionally select a different projection (coordinate system) than the current projection.