[GIS] Difference between region and polygon in MapInfo Pro

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I am new to using MapInfo 12 and have recently noticed the convert to regions and convert to polyline function.

What is the difference between a region and a polygon?

Best Answer

In MapInfo, regions include the set of polygons, rectangles, and ellipses. Don't ask why they consider rectangles to be a special type of polygon, I'll never figure that out.

However, I think you've misread the tool. It actually says "Convert to Polylines."

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See this post for more information about MapInfo Map Object Types.

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