Border from Polygon shapefile

I have a shapefile polygon that shows the extent of a state. I need to highlight only the boundary of the state. Can I do that in QGIS?

edited Jan 15 at 17:14

csk

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Ghazal

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Your question is unclear, could you add a screenshot?

– BERA
Jan 15 at 13:48

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yes, of course qgis can do that. What have you tried so far? what went wrong?

– Ian Turton♦
Jan 15 at 13:48

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I have a shapefile polygon that shows the extent of a state. I need to highlight only the boundary of the state. Can I do that in QGIS?

edited Jan 15 at 17:14

csk

8,3001035

asked Jan 15 at 13:43

Ghazal

1

Your question is unclear, could you add a screenshot?

– BERA
Jan 15 at 13:48

4

yes, of course qgis can do that. What have you tried so far? what went wrong?

– Ian Turton♦
Jan 15 at 13:48

add a comment |

I have a shapefile polygon that shows the extent of a state. I need to highlight only the boundary of the state. Can I do that in QGIS?

edited Jan 15 at 17:14

csk

8,3001035

asked Jan 15 at 13:43

Ghazal

I have a shapefile polygon that shows the extent of a state. I need to highlight only the boundary of the state. Can I do that in QGIS?

qgis

edited Jan 15 at 17:14

csk

8,3001035

asked Jan 15 at 13:43

Ghazal

edited Jan 15 at 17:14

csk

8,3001035

asked Jan 15 at 13:43

Ghazal

edited Jan 15 at 17:14

csk

8,3001035

edited Jan 15 at 17:14

csk

8,3001035

edited Jan 15 at 17:14

csk

8,3001035

asked Jan 15 at 13:43

Ghazal

asked Jan 15 at 13:43

Ghazal

asked Jan 15 at 13:43

Ghazal

1

Your question is unclear, could you add a screenshot?

– BERA
Jan 15 at 13:48

4

yes, of course qgis can do that. What have you tried so far? what went wrong?

– Ian Turton♦
Jan 15 at 13:48

add a comment |

1

Your question is unclear, could you add a screenshot?

– BERA
Jan 15 at 13:48

4

yes, of course qgis can do that. What have you tried so far? what went wrong?

– Ian Turton♦
Jan 15 at 13:48

Your question is unclear, could you add a screenshot?

– BERA
Jan 15 at 13:48

yes, of course qgis can do that. What have you tried so far? what went wrong?

– Ian Turton♦
Jan 15 at 13:48

add a comment |

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Visual option:

right-click the layer, choose properties

choose the tab symbology

set the fill style to none

Your polygon is now transparent but for the edges.

Data-level option

go to vector -> geometry tools -> polygons to lines and run the algorithm on your polygon

Your polygon is now a line-ring.

edited Jan 15 at 17:15

csk

8,3001035

answered Jan 15 at 13:50

Erik

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I think there is no need to convert the polygon into a polyline, a simple polygon with none fill and some outline style will probably be enough. Of course, it depends on further processing.

– Taras
Jan 15 at 13:54

2

I think so too, but some people like grand solutions to minor issues.

– Erik
Jan 15 at 13:55

Hahahah..that is so true!

– Taras
Jan 15 at 13:58

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For display purposes, you can always set the boundary to be a color and the fill style to be none.

If you'd like to change the underlying data from polygon to line, there's a tool to do this. In ArcGIS the tool to complete this is Feature to Line. Using that tool name as a search on this site, I found a similar question: QGIS equivalent to "Features to Line" ArcGIS tool which has good screenprints in the answer (use Vector | Geometry Tools | Polygons to lines to convert the polygon shapefile to a line).

answered Jan 15 at 13:51

smiller

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Smiller posted like half a minute after I did, and his answer if written more conclusive @Taras.

– Erik
Jan 15 at 13:59

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The answers were posted simultaneously, and since I'm not a QGIS user I included my sources. Personally I find it helpful to know how an answer was derived.

– smiller
Jan 15 at 13:59

No problem! (I mostly haunt the QGIS threads to learn the similarities and differences in the programs for my own use.)

– smiller
Jan 15 at 14:10

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Visual option:

right-click the layer, choose properties

choose the tab symbology

set the fill style to none

Your polygon is now transparent but for the edges.

Data-level option

go to vector -> geometry tools -> polygons to lines and run the algorithm on your polygon

Your polygon is now a line-ring.

edited Jan 15 at 17:15

csk

8,3001035

answered Jan 15 at 13:50

Erik

3,223322

2

I think there is no need to convert the polygon into a polyline, a simple polygon with none fill and some outline style will probably be enough. Of course, it depends on further processing.

– Taras
Jan 15 at 13:54

2

I think so too, but some people like grand solutions to minor issues.

– Erik
Jan 15 at 13:55

Hahahah..that is so true!

– Taras
Jan 15 at 13:58

add a comment |

Visual option:

right-click the layer, choose properties

choose the tab symbology

set the fill style to none

Your polygon is now transparent but for the edges.

Data-level option

go to vector -> geometry tools -> polygons to lines and run the algorithm on your polygon

Your polygon is now a line-ring.

edited Jan 15 at 17:15

csk

8,3001035

answered Jan 15 at 13:50

Erik

3,223322

2

I think there is no need to convert the polygon into a polyline, a simple polygon with none fill and some outline style will probably be enough. Of course, it depends on further processing.

– Taras
Jan 15 at 13:54

2

I think so too, but some people like grand solutions to minor issues.

– Erik
Jan 15 at 13:55

Hahahah..that is so true!

– Taras
Jan 15 at 13:58

add a comment |

Visual option:

right-click the layer, choose properties

choose the tab symbology

set the fill style to none

Your polygon is now transparent but for the edges.

Data-level option

go to vector -> geometry tools -> polygons to lines and run the algorithm on your polygon

Your polygon is now a line-ring.

edited Jan 15 at 17:15

csk

8,3001035

answered Jan 15 at 13:50

Erik

3,223322

Visual option:

right-click the layer, choose properties

choose the tab symbology

set the fill style to none

Your polygon is now transparent but for the edges.

Data-level option

go to vector -> geometry tools -> polygons to lines and run the algorithm on your polygon

Your polygon is now a line-ring.

edited Jan 15 at 17:15

csk

8,3001035

answered Jan 15 at 13:50

Erik

3,223322

edited Jan 15 at 17:15

csk

8,3001035

edited Jan 15 at 17:15

csk

8,3001035

edited Jan 15 at 17:15

csk

8,3001035

answered Jan 15 at 13:50

Erik

3,223322

answered Jan 15 at 13:50

Erik

3,223322

answered Jan 15 at 13:50

Erik

3,223322

2

I think there is no need to convert the polygon into a polyline, a simple polygon with none fill and some outline style will probably be enough. Of course, it depends on further processing.

– Taras
Jan 15 at 13:54

2

I think so too, but some people like grand solutions to minor issues.

– Erik
Jan 15 at 13:55

Hahahah..that is so true!

– Taras
Jan 15 at 13:58

add a comment |

2

I think there is no need to convert the polygon into a polyline, a simple polygon with none fill and some outline style will probably be enough. Of course, it depends on further processing.

– Taras
Jan 15 at 13:54

2

I think so too, but some people like grand solutions to minor issues.

– Erik
Jan 15 at 13:55

Hahahah..that is so true!

– Taras
Jan 15 at 13:58

I think there is no need to convert the polygon into a polyline, a simple polygon with none fill and some outline style will probably be enough. Of course, it depends on further processing.

– Taras
Jan 15 at 13:54

I think so too, but some people like grand solutions to minor issues.

– Erik
Jan 15 at 13:55

Hahahah..that is so true!

– Taras
Jan 15 at 13:58

add a comment |

For display purposes, you can always set the boundary to be a color and the fill style to be none.

answered Jan 15 at 13:51

smiller

2,001217

Smiller posted like half a minute after I did, and his answer if written more conclusive @Taras.

– Erik
Jan 15 at 13:59

1

The answers were posted simultaneously, and since I'm not a QGIS user I included my sources. Personally I find it helpful to know how an answer was derived.

– smiller
Jan 15 at 13:59

No problem! (I mostly haunt the QGIS threads to learn the similarities and differences in the programs for my own use.)

– smiller
Jan 15 at 14:10

add a comment |

For display purposes, you can always set the boundary to be a color and the fill style to be none.

answered Jan 15 at 13:51

smiller

2,001217

Smiller posted like half a minute after I did, and his answer if written more conclusive @Taras.

– Erik
Jan 15 at 13:59

1

The answers were posted simultaneously, and since I'm not a QGIS user I included my sources. Personally I find it helpful to know how an answer was derived.

– smiller
Jan 15 at 13:59

No problem! (I mostly haunt the QGIS threads to learn the similarities and differences in the programs for my own use.)

– smiller
Jan 15 at 14:10

add a comment |

For display purposes, you can always set the boundary to be a color and the fill style to be none.

answered Jan 15 at 13:51

smiller

2,001217

For display purposes, you can always set the boundary to be a color and the fill style to be none.

answered Jan 15 at 13:51

smiller

2,001217

answered Jan 15 at 13:51

smiller

2,001217

answered Jan 15 at 13:51

smiller

2,001217

answered Jan 15 at 13:51

smiller

2,001217

Smiller posted like half a minute after I did, and his answer if written more conclusive @Taras.

– Erik
Jan 15 at 13:59

1

The answers were posted simultaneously, and since I'm not a QGIS user I included my sources. Personally I find it helpful to know how an answer was derived.

– smiller
Jan 15 at 13:59

No problem! (I mostly haunt the QGIS threads to learn the similarities and differences in the programs for my own use.)

– smiller
Jan 15 at 14:10

add a comment |

Smiller posted like half a minute after I did, and his answer if written more conclusive @Taras.

– Erik
Jan 15 at 13:59

1

The answers were posted simultaneously, and since I'm not a QGIS user I included my sources. Personally I find it helpful to know how an answer was derived.

– smiller
Jan 15 at 13:59

No problem! (I mostly haunt the QGIS threads to learn the similarities and differences in the programs for my own use.)

– smiller
Jan 15 at 14:10

Smiller posted like half a minute after I did, and his answer if written more conclusive @Taras.

– Erik
Jan 15 at 13:59

The answers were posted simultaneously, and since I'm not a QGIS user I included my sources. Personally I find it helpful to know how an answer was derived.

– smiller
Jan 15 at 13:59

No problem! (I mostly haunt the QGIS threads to learn the similarities and differences in the programs for my own use.)

– smiller
Jan 15 at 14:10

add a comment |

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