Cutbacks Detector
Find oversized segments (gaps) and sharp-angle vertices (kinks) in line and polygon layers.
Cutbacks Detector inspects line and polygon vertices for two kinds of defect. In "gaps" mode it flags every segment whose length between two consecutive vertices exceeds a user-defined threshold. In "kinks" mode it flags every vertex where the line changes direction by at least a chosen number of degrees - from a gentle bend in a should-be-straight line to a spiky hairpin - the breaks that sit between short segments and that a distance check cannot catch. For polygons every ring (the outer boundary and any inner holes) is checked, including the corner that closes each ring. Distances are measured with a CRS-aware QgsDistanceArea (works for projected and geographic CRSs) or in raw map units. Results are delivered as a styled, severity-coloured point layer on the canvas plus optional CSV and GeoJSON reports. Processing runs on a background task with a progress bar and a working Cancel button, so large layers stay responsive.