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Directional Line Buffer QGIS 4 compatibility
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Yes — Directional Line Buffer supports QGIS 4 (declared max version 4.99.0).
Draw a line on the map and get a left, right or both-side buffer polygon in meters, with live preview.
About
Directional Line Buffer creates one-sided or two-sided buffer polygons from a line you digitise on the map canvas. Choose Left, Right or Both, type a distance in meters and watch the polygon update as you move the mouse. Finish the line and the polygon is saved into your own polygon layer or into a temporary layer, with the distance and side stored as attributes. Typical uses: road setbacks, riparian strips, pipeline corridors and one-sided rights-of-way. Requires a projected CRS in meters. Distances are planar.
| Author | Vipul Chhikara |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 99 |
| Latest version | 0.3.3 |
| Last updated | 2026-11-06 (6 days ago) |
| Min QGIS | 3.30.0 |
| Max QGIS | 4.99.0 |
| QGIS 4 ready | Yes |
| Maintenance | Active |
| Categories | Vector tools, Spatial analysis |
| Tags | buffer, line, digitizing, offset, corridor, geometry, one-sided buffer, pipeline, polygon, right of way, riparian, setback, single side buffer, vector |
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