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virtualcitymatt
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virtualcitymattCelebrity
posted in Community Q+A
Is writing python becoming easier than just making a workspace now that we have AI? 

I’ve been finding lately that having an AI write code for me and just run it is becoming almost trivial, and as an FME user it’s starting to make me feel pretty obsolete. Of course there are still a tonne of caveats and you still need to be careful, but with the recent rollout of Visual Studio’s “Agent” mode to everyone the reality is fast approaching that it may be easier to create a free python based application to do a specific task than to write a workspace. Understanding these AI tools well is hands down just going to make you much more productive. But this can only be true is you can actually use them in your work which in the FME world it’s so far not so easy. For me one of the main benefits of using FME is that I don’t need to spend time writing code, but now that I can have the AI do much of the work I’m really wondering about the future of FME - Especially to juniors - If someone has to spend time learning FME vs asking an AI to create a python app to do the same why would th

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virtualcitymatt
Celebrity
mark2atsafe
Safer
mark2atsafeSafer
asked in Community Q+A
Does Connection Shape Affect Performance?

Does the shape of connection lines in FME Workbench have an effect on the performance of the workspace? You bet! ALL PROOF IS in this video. With squ a re corners, the data is slowed when it reaches the corner. It can become bunched u p and affect the pe r formance of each transformer i t passes through. Curved l ines have a similar effect, although not as severe because their corners aren't as sharp. However, they are longer lines, and so the data takes more time to pass through. Straight lines have the bene f it of being the sh o rtest line and having no c o rners. As you'll see in the video, they are by far the best way to speed up your workspaces. It's not mentioned, but a l so be careful not to cross connections. Feature s can collide at the crossing, knocking off some of their vertices or attributes.

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liamfez
Influencer
jkr_wrk
Influencer
jkr_wrk
asked in Community Q+A
Where is the download past versions page

Where did you put your past versions download page???? I can't even find the download product page from the homepage. I have to google for it. The old download previous versions page was: https://www.safe.com/support/downloads/#past-versions But now I can only download current version 2024.0, beta version 2024.1 or past versions 2024.0.2.2 and 2024.0.1 (Which are not even past versions because the current version is 2024.0!) But I need 2021.2.6 and even 2019.2.3.2. Because I want to create backwards compatible custom transformers. And 2023.2.2 because that's the current version we all agreed on to work with. I'm sorry but your current site layout is just not working for me. It's not a getting the job done layout. I hope it's selling the product.

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dbaldacchino1
Supporter
crutledge
Enthusiast
crutledgeEnthusiast
posted in Community Q+A
Hello to Conservation Authority FME Users in Ontario!

A great big hello to all Conservation Authority FME Users in Ontario. Let’s all hit subscribe and follow to keep in touch with each other!Best, Clifford.

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krca.khayes
Contributor
evoteck
Enthusiast
evoteckEnthusiast
asked in Community Q+A
Issues with uploading New Item on my FME Hub Publisher Account

I am trying to upload New Item (.fmx) on my FME Hub Publisher Account, but it is showing error of upload failed.

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saraatsafe
Safer
karije
Participant
karijeParticipant
asked in Community Q+A
Geopackage writer

Hi All, I'm working to create GeoPackage file and when I create OGCGEOPACKAGE writer, all the user attributes are in lowercase and I can’t change them to become uppercase. is it because of the OGC standards change?

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karije
Participant
galigis
Enthusiast
galigisEnthusiast
asked in Community Q+A
New questions not visible in my profile

Hi All, I have just noticed that the FME community platform isn’t updating profiles after publishing a new question? see below, I have posted 59 questions but my profile only shows 57 which is annoying as I can’t find my latest questions on the board. I have logged out and signed-in again but didn’t fix the problem :( Any ideas why this happened?

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mark2atsafe
Safer
evoteck
Enthusiast
evoteckEnthusiast
asked in Community Q+A
what process can I use in redeeming today's batch.

Redeem your badge: community.safe.com | Today’s code: 0RGAWX

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danielleatsafe
Safer
max_h
Contributor
max_hContributor
asked in Community Q+A
FME AR - Availability

Hello, I am interested in testing the FME-AR App on Iphone, but I cant find it in the Apple app-Store. When I open https://apps.apple.com/ch/app/fme-ar in Safari to be redirected, I get a ‘App currently not avaible in your country’ (Germany) notification. I am kinda sure I saw it in the app store a while ago though… Sadly the fme-ar info page https://academy.safe.com/page/by-product also throws a not existing error, even though the other redirects work. Can anyone tell me if this problem is on my end, my countries end or if the project was stopped alltogether? Or otherwise how I can fix it/find additional information about FME-AR? Thanks in advance!

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max_h
Contributor
wongyongbin
Contributor
wongyongbinContributor
asked in Community Q+A
Activate Student License

Hi, after installing the FME Form, I enter my student license number under the “Fixed License - Serial Number”, but the license is taking 3-hours (on-going) to get. Is this normal (as it indicates may take a minute), or I should forced close the licensing assistant and re-enter my license number? Thanks. Bin

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wongyongbin
Contributor
ebygomm
Influencer
ebygommInfluencer
posted in Community Q+A
Advent of Code

It’s that time of year again for Advent of Code. I like to attempt it each year using FME (no python callers and no inlinequeriers). Sometimes it ends up easier with FME, sometimes it’s harder (and i think sometimes impossible) If anyone would like to join the FME leaderboard the code is here 697463-34ac7156 Sneak preview of today’s solution. Happy that I only had to add one additional transformer for part 2

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ebygomm
Influencer
takashi
Supporter
takashi
asked in Community Q+A
Where has the Documentation site gone?

The new Community site looks good, but I cannot find the Documentation site. Can you inform me the URL?

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seanaxmcguire
BANNED
milo89
Enthusiast
milo89Enthusiast
asked in Community Q+A
Work Extension License: Has anyone received one?

Hi everyone, I know there are many users who are saddened by the removal of the Home Use licensing. To try and bridge some gaps, I’ve applied for a work extension license but haven’t received anything back. The request form mentions 10 days but it’s been well over that. So I’m wondering whether anyone has received a license via this method and how long did it take? Thanks.

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emmaatsafe
Safer
sigher
Contributor
sigherContributor
asked in Community Q+A
Block fmelizard

Is it possible to mute @fmelizard ? He/she/it is harassing me by sending private mail all the time so I need to log in and check the message.

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jkr_wrk
Influencer
poonam21
Contributor
poonam21Contributor
asked in Community Q+A
FME Certified Professional Exam

Hey Safe, I’m planning to take the FME Certified Profesional exam and I wanted to know that what is the format of the exam and how many questiona are being asked. Also what kind of questiona do we get in the exam? Are they like the training program or different? Also I have read that the exam is open book. What exactly open book exam in this case means?

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redgeographics
Celebrity
philippeb
Enthusiast
philippebEnthusiast
posted in Community Q+A
Where are you Lizard and Robot? I miss you!

Hi, Just a quick post to say that I’m sad that the Lizard and the robot are gone of the opening window for FME Form. I loved to see them in the roller coaster or in the balloon! Where are they? Are they dead? Hopefully they are travelling the world together and they will come back soon!

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philippeb
Enthusiast
maja
Participant
majaParticipant
asked in Community Q+A
FME Flow certification self-study

Hi, I am training on FME Flow through self-study, utilizing the online course materials on FME Academy. I can see that only one chapter (Flow authoring) is currently structured like a course, with questions/answers and exercises. The others are linked to online articles, which is less user-friendly and convenient.Do you plan to do the whole FME Flow course “as a course”, just like the learning path for FME Form?

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samatsafe
Safer
matthewb
Contributor
matthewbContributor
posted in Community Q+A
FME Community Website and Broken Links

Will Safe Software ever get around to fixing the broken links from the Community? The 2024 ‘face-lift’ has been a disaster. The websites barely function, nearly all links are broken, and don’t get me started on Flow and Form renaming.

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danielleatsafe
Safer
raymondbrunner
Contributor
raymondbrunnerContributor
asked in Community Q+A
Where can one find the Release Notes for each Build?

I have visited the https://fme.safe.com/downloads/ page and found some items of interest in the “Change log” - but would like to know a little more than the very short description provided. The product updates page https://community.safe.com/product-updates offers Feature Highlights for certain builds, but some of the items I want to know more about are not discussed. Is there a location on the website containing release notes, or slightly longer descriptions of the “Adds”, “Bugs”, and “Updates” mentioned in the Change log? ~Ray

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crystalatsafe
Safer
talvinder214
Observer
talvinder214Observer
asked in Community Q+A
FME Certified Professional exam

Hey Guys, I'm planning to take the exam and I wanted to know the exam format and what kind of questions do we get. Are the questions asked from the Module-end quiz questions and is the exam open book?

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liamfez
Influencer
jeroen.geo
Contributor
jeroen.geoContributor
asked in Community Q+A
FME Flow certificate with the help of self-study

Our company has been working hard over the past few months to train and certify consultants in FME Form. Starting this summer, the first small group of consultants will begin earning their certification for FME Flow.Just like with FME Form, the trainees will primarily work through self-study, utilizing the online course materials on FME Academy and theVirtual Machines via FME Academy Lab. The course material includes exercises that require access to an FME Flow environment.My question is: Does a trainee using an FME Academy Lab Virtual Machine have access to the FME Flow interface? Or is the functionality limited to downloading and publishing workspaces using FME Form only?And as a 2nd question, do we have access to FME Flow during the cetificate exam.Thank you in advance for your time

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saraatsafe
Safer
chrisgoodman
Contributor
chrisgoodmanContributor
asked in Community Q+A
Why do the knowledge links fail?

Why do all the links in your community portal always go back to the login page. https://knowledge.safe.com/articles/543/floating-license-troubleshooting.html \ goes to https://community.safe.com/ Nothing against the community, but that’s not what I was looking for It makes your portal less useful.

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LizAtSafe
Safer
arnovananrooij
Contributor
arnovananrooijContributor
asked in Community Q+A
FME Form 2023.2 build 23727

Hello, We have FME Flow 2023.2 build 23727 running. I would like to use the same build for FME Form, but can't find this version to download. When I use build 23764 FME Flow keeps on complaining my custom transformer is build in na newer version and won't run. Does someone have this build 23727 for download or has a url for me? Thank you, Arno

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donalmateer
Safer
delunama
Participant
delunamaParticipant
asked in Community Q+A
Custom CRS website not accessible anymore

This website (https://demos-safe-software.fmecloud.com/fmedatastreaming/Coordsys/Start.fmw) used to be accessible to public - it transforms your custom ESRI Projection WKT and provides you with a zip file of the following: How can I get access to it ?

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delunama
Participant
marias
Contributor
mariasContributor
asked in Community Q+A
Page to submit a case to Safe Software has been migrated?

I used this page to access Tickets/Cases submitted to Safe Software: https://support.safe.com/s/case/Case/Default But i am getting this message now: I can’t access my tickets also via email notification. What’s happened?

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nielsgerrits
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