Creating mid point from line layer in QGIS

Question

In QGIS I am trying to create a new point layer based on the mid point of a line layer (and keep all the feature attributes in the table).

For example, one line feature becomes one point, located on the mid/center point of the line. Points to lines only seems to work on nodes, and Create points along lines only seems to work at fixed distances?

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score 7 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 12 '17 at 15:10

If python is Ok for you, you can easily do that with that code snippet. Copy/paste this code in the editor of the python console, select your line layer and run the script!

layer = iface.activeLayer()

temp = QgsVectorLayer("Point?crs=epsg:2154", "result", "memory")
temp.startEditing()

attrs = layer.dataProvider().fields().toList()
temp_prov = temp.dataProvider()
temp_prov.addAttributes(attrs)
temp.updateFields()

for elem in layer.getFeatures():
    feat = QgsFeature()
    geom = elem.geometry().interpolate(elem.geometry().length()/2)
    feat.setGeometry(geom)
    feat.setAttributes(elem.attributes())
    temp.addFeatures([feat])
    temp.updateExtents()

temp.commitChanges()
QgsMapLayerRegistry.instance().addMapLayer(temp)

This code also take care about keeping the attributes of the line Layer. Here is my result on a set of line :

Thanks for this. Just to note that the last line doesn't work in QGIS 3, the following works instead:
QgsProject.instance().addMapLayer(temp)

Credit to Abhijit Gujar. — TeddyTedTed, Jan 03 '19 at 12:03
Does this save the data of generated nodes in saved layer? I cant see any data — Case Msee, Feb 23 '21 at 02:17

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 12 '17 at 15:12

You can use the GDAL/OGR tool: Create points along lines.

Make sure you specify 0.5 as the distance. This calculates the fraction of the total length (not the distance) as the tool incorporates the ST_Line_Interpolate_Point function.

Here is the default settings shown for me using QGIS 2.18.2 for Win7 64-bit:

The attributes are also carried over to the output point layer.

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 12 '17 at 15:02

I would suggest you use MMQGIS plugin that will allow you to find the mid point of the layer.

This provide a great resource to learn more about the plugin and the features. You would need to add the plugin via the repository in QGIS Describes use of MMQGIS, a set of Python vector map layer plugins for Quantum GIS

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 29 '19 at 21:39

I use a two steps solution:

-First I make count densification with a count equals to one, this adds a mid point to every segment. -Then I extract specific nodes, indicating node number 1.

I use this solution because I keep not only the mid point, also the angle of the segment comes as an attribute. I have a model with the two steps inside, I only have to insert the lines layer

Creating mid point from line layer in QGIS

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