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I have shape file polygon of state that determines the extent of that state but I need just shapefile from that to higlight the boundary of the state. Can I do that in QGIS






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  • 1





    Your question is unclear, could you add a screenshot?

    – BERA
    1 hour ago






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

    – Ian Turton♦
    1 hour ago














  • 1





    Your question is unclear, could you add a screenshot?

    – BERA
    1 hour ago






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

    – Ian Turton♦
    1 hour ago








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Your question is unclear, could you add a screenshot?

– BERA
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Your question is unclear, could you add a screenshot?

– BERA
1 hour ago




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

– Ian Turton♦
1 hour ago





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

– Ian Turton♦
1 hour ago










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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.






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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
    1 hour ago








  • 1





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

    – Erik
    1 hour ago











  • Hahahah..that is so true!

    – Taras
    1 hour ago



















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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).






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  • I do not see any difference to @Erik's answer, however, I can be wrong.

    – Taras
    1 hour ago











  • And by the way, question is about QGIS, nothing to do with ArcGIS.

    – Taras
    1 hour ago











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

    – Erik
    1 hour ago











  • 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
    1 hour ago











  • Okay. Guys, sorry for the misunderstanding!

    – Taras
    1 hour ago











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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.






share|improve this answer



















  • 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
    1 hour ago








  • 1





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

    – Erik
    1 hour ago











  • Hahahah..that is so true!

    – Taras
    1 hour ago
















2














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.






share|improve this answer



















  • 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
    1 hour ago








  • 1





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

    – Erik
    1 hour ago











  • Hahahah..that is so true!

    – Taras
    1 hour ago














2












2








2







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.






share|improve this answer













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.







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answered 1 hour ago









ErikErik

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  • 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
    1 hour ago








  • 1





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

    – Erik
    1 hour ago











  • Hahahah..that is so true!

    – Taras
    1 hour ago














  • 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
    1 hour ago








  • 1





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

    – Erik
    1 hour ago











  • Hahahah..that is so true!

    – Taras
    1 hour ago








2




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
1 hour ago







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
1 hour ago






1




1





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

– Erik
1 hour ago





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

– Erik
1 hour ago













Hahahah..that is so true!

– Taras
1 hour ago





Hahahah..that is so true!

– Taras
1 hour ago













2














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).






share|improve this answer
























  • I do not see any difference to @Erik's answer, however, I can be wrong.

    – Taras
    1 hour ago











  • And by the way, question is about QGIS, nothing to do with ArcGIS.

    – Taras
    1 hour ago











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

    – Erik
    1 hour ago











  • 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
    1 hour ago











  • Okay. Guys, sorry for the misunderstanding!

    – Taras
    1 hour ago
















2














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).






share|improve this answer
























  • I do not see any difference to @Erik's answer, however, I can be wrong.

    – Taras
    1 hour ago











  • And by the way, question is about QGIS, nothing to do with ArcGIS.

    – Taras
    1 hour ago











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

    – Erik
    1 hour ago











  • 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
    1 hour ago











  • Okay. Guys, sorry for the misunderstanding!

    – Taras
    1 hour ago














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2








2







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).






share|improve this answer













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).







share|improve this answer












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answered 1 hour ago









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  • I do not see any difference to @Erik's answer, however, I can be wrong.

    – Taras
    1 hour ago











  • And by the way, question is about QGIS, nothing to do with ArcGIS.

    – Taras
    1 hour ago











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

    – Erik
    1 hour ago











  • 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
    1 hour ago











  • Okay. Guys, sorry for the misunderstanding!

    – Taras
    1 hour ago



















  • I do not see any difference to @Erik's answer, however, I can be wrong.

    – Taras
    1 hour ago











  • And by the way, question is about QGIS, nothing to do with ArcGIS.

    – Taras
    1 hour ago











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

    – Erik
    1 hour ago











  • 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
    1 hour ago











  • Okay. Guys, sorry for the misunderstanding!

    – Taras
    1 hour ago

















I do not see any difference to @Erik's answer, however, I can be wrong.

– Taras
1 hour ago





I do not see any difference to @Erik's answer, however, I can be wrong.

– Taras
1 hour ago













And by the way, question is about QGIS, nothing to do with ArcGIS.

– Taras
1 hour ago





And by the way, question is about QGIS, nothing to do with ArcGIS.

– Taras
1 hour ago













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

– Erik
1 hour ago





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

– Erik
1 hour ago













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
1 hour ago





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
1 hour ago













Okay. Guys, sorry for the misunderstanding!

– Taras
1 hour ago





Okay. Guys, sorry for the misunderstanding!

– Taras
1 hour ago










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