How to extract centroid coordinates in QGIS with Field Calculator - Tutorial

We did a simple procedure in QGIS but unknown to us that extracts the centroids of lines and polygons with Field Calculator commands inside the attribute table. The procedure is straightforward and does not involve the use of any intermediate layer.

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[jimneugebauer]

Excellent video. The simplest method is the best method. Thanks for the help!

[emilykelleher]

Thank you thank you thank you!! you made my life ten times easier!!

[utubemania]

Thanks a lot. Your tutorials are one of its kind.

[j.m]

Fantastic work, many thanks, muchas gracias!

[alejandrotenorio]

En vez de extraer el centroide, hay forma de obtener las coordenadas del punto medio de una línea?

[davengerful]

When I do this, my QGIS application instantly crashes. Do you know why this could be?

[DanishKhanrox]

This was extremely helpful!!! Thank you so much for this video <3