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Exploding AutoCAD Blocks Inside the Workbench

Is it possible to explode blocks using a transformer? Maybe in Python?

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7 years ago

mmccartContributor

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How to Set Update Key Column on ArcGIS Online Writer 2017.1

I need to update an ArcGIS Online feature service using something other than 'OBJECTID' field. In previous versions, I was able to set the "Update Key Field" in the 'Properties' dialog box of the AGOL Writer. In 2017.1 that option is gone. I can't find any documentation or examples on how to set the Update Key Field to something else.Any suggestions?

jaroContributor

Hello,anyone knows how to read STEP files which contain 3D objests? It seems that Parasolid platform is much overlooked in FME. I am not particularly fond of Parasolid, however it is quite a widespread industry standard.Any comments are welcome.

Reading multi-patch geometry from File GeoDatabase

Hi, I am trying to read a multipatch geometry from ESRI File Geodatabase and getting the following error:FME API version of module 'FILEGDB' matches current internal version (3.8 20170315) FileGDB Reader: Feature class '*****' has shape type 'esriGeometryMultiPatch' which is unknown to FME. Skipping feature class (I am using OSX version of FME Desktop 2017.1, build 17539). I was wondering if it's supported on Windows with FGDB (ArcObject based format). Is MultiPatch Geometry reading supported by FME using Shapefiles?I appreciate any advice on this (puzzling for me) question.Kind regards,Alexander

AutoCAD to GIS Stormwater Drawing

Hi all,I am currently transferring existing As built drawing (.dwg) into GIS environment.Workflow, that I decided to use consists of importing separate layers (from one drawing) and processing them individually. Also I created .shp files on output. All necessary attributes stored in different layers as MText, so one of the shapefiles accumulates all text, I managed to create attributes Label (comes from autocad_text_string) and rotation (autocad_rotation). I am struggling to assign those separate text values to individual manhole or cesspit, as well as some of the blocks exploded into text and polylines (cesspit).What is the best workflow to assign text, that derived as an individual point from MText to each asset, such as Manhole, Cesspit and Polyline?CheersPS. Screeshot taken from QGIS shows labels only, that haven't been assigned to assets.

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7 years ago

boContributor

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Filter geometry by layer names in FeatureReader with dynamically defined AutoCAD file as the dataset

With FeatureReader, if an AutoCAD file is dynamically assigned as the Dataset via attribute, how can we filter geometries on certain layers by the layer names? Here is the image of the transformer's property definition showing the specific ports manually entered which was later ignored.

Hi,I want some help in the right direction with converting a DWG BIM 3D file to a DWG 3D CAD/GIS format.I cannot figure out how to simpoify the 3D-model so that only the outer lines of the 3D model remains.I want it to look like the blue line in the attached picture.Best Regards,Jonas

Hi Everyone I am new to this software and forum. I have been converting ECW files to either TIFF or KML, with the ultimate aim of overlaying these images in Google Earth. I can get the TIFF's I generate to open in MAPINFO or picture viewer, but not in Google earth. Also my KML files that I generate don't open in Google earth. I just get error messages. Help please..Kelvin

How to uninstall FME trial on Mac OS X

What is the best way to uninstall FME on Mac OS X?

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7 years ago

annette2Contributor

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XML Bodemdata from Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden bestand naar shape of file geodatebase

Hi,My colleague in the Stedin bodem department is trying to read the attached xml file with FME 2017.1. I have tried unsuccessfully to read it. I cannot access the geometries.Any ideas what I am doing wrong?Or has anyone in the Netherlands already processed the data from this omgevingsdienst with FME?Thanks,Annette

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7 years ago

delgadojeanethParticipant

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Manipulation of an complex excel file

Hi, I am new in FME. I have an excel file, that have a complex format, because base on Sub-Area, I have to only take certain parameters to do calculations. For example, for sub-area P01 I should get: Total cost, A+B and T+U and the same for P02. Something important to mention is that I can have several subareas and grouping the data have been a challenge for the way that the I get the data.I hope somebody can help me, Thanks

landxml to polygon with attributes

I am trying to convert Microstation V8 geometry files to feature classes using Data Interoperability in ArcGIS 10.3. My current workflow begins with the export to LandXML files from Microstation. This gives me a file of closed geometries that are read as polylines - but the LandXML file only shows one record for each geometry. [Think a multi-sided closed figure that has one record with all of the attributes such as name but is recognized by ArcGIS as a single multi-segment polyline.] I need to be able to read this geometry as polygons and keep the attribute information. AreaBuilder eliminates the attributes and I don't think that is what is necessary since the figures are closed (within a tolerance factor). Any suggestions?

Reading an Arc .lyr File into FME 2016 issue.

Hello, I'm struggling reading an Arc .lyr file into FME 2016. I've searched the internet for help and not found any reference to the 'problem' I’ve encountered. It is possible that FME isn't designed to do what I'm expecting it to do.

Broken lines that need to be joined and only have start and end point data as attributes

I have Shapefile lines with start and end point data attributed to them, but some of the lines got broken resulting in two lines that should be connected with start and end point data attributed for each section. I am using the Snapper and LineJoiner to connect the lines, but I am not sure how to get the correct end and start times for the full line.

7 years ago

asked in Data

Minecraft to IFC (Revit)

Hello to All!I am new to FME and I am lost, I hope you could help me. My goal is to convert a Minecraft World to the IFC file format. The Minecraft World is very small, it is a void and has only one object. The object can be divided in 3 elements by material. I want to generate one output file with each element as an object in IFC. I also want to transfer the materials, if this is possible.As far as I understand, FME can read the Minecraft World only as a Point Cloud. I couldn't find a way to use the geometry or somehow recreate it for the IFC writer. I saw the AutoCAD to IFC conversion example, Reading Point Clouds and the How to make Minecraft worlds examples, and read the related Q&A;, but I am still struggling.I am uploading my files here: Thanks,Victoria P.S.My version of FME: FME Desktop 2017.1 Student License My version of Minecraft: 1.12.1 OS: Windows 10

Download ArcGIS Online Feature Service to File Geodatabase Fails

I have an ARCGISONLINEFEATURES reader that correctly reads in the features from my feature service hosted on ArcGIS Online. I can successfully write the feature service to an Esri Shapefile, but I cannot write it to an Esri File Geodatabase. I get the generic error "Error running translation" and Windows returns and error message saying "FME EXE has stopped working" (though FME workbench still remains open). I have tried changing several of the writer's parameters to try and get the download working, including overwriting the database, dropping the table, specifying the exact schema, and setting the attribution definition to automatic. None of these changes have worked. I also tried downloading the File Geodatabase from ArcGIS Online directly and then having the writer simply truncate the table of the identical geodatabase I downloaded, and it still throws an error. I was able to get the workflow to process all the way through a few times, but it was never succ

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7 years ago

mhabContributor

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CityGML writing: problem with solid creation and Traits

I am trying to write CityGML data, which originally come from CityGML and were stored in a ESRI FileGDB.In the process I use GeometryPropertySetter and for Surfaces a SolidBuilder (Group By: gml_id)While this works well in general, I get several WARN message in the Log.In the resulting CityGML file several parts of Buildings/BuildingParts are missing.The message is:f_38(GeometryBuilderFactory): (#926007) Error encountered while copying traits to generated solids. Output will be left without traits, appearances, measures or attributes My question: What am I supposed to do about this message ? In which way can I dig into what is going wrong here ?

7 years ago

valantistsiakos

asked in Data

Mapping multiple features with a single one, in INSPIRE compliant GML

Hi, I am in the process of tranforming an access file to a GML file. In the FME workspace i use a database joiner transformer, so as to join two tables in the MS Access. These two tables have a One-to-many relationship and i select the option to create a new feature for each much. The target attribute in the GML writer has the following format: groupedInstallation{}.xlink_href. When i try to much the produced attribute (after the join) with this one, the matching is not possible. When i define the target attribute as follows: groupedInstallation{0}.xlink_href (with a 0 between the brackets) the matching in the GML is achieved only for one record of the attribute of the reader. Could you please let me know how i can match all the records of the attribute to the GML writer ?Thank you in advance, With best regards,Valantis @NatalieAtSafe

7 years ago

dheeraj

asked in Data

Unable to get attributes in DGN file (File GDB to DGN)

Hi,While translating from File Geodatabase to DGN format i am unable to get the attributes in DGN file...Help me to get the attributes in DGN file writer?Thanks in Advance.

Keeping raster attributes when writing out rasters

Hi,I have an FME2017 desktop workbench where I am writing out to rasters. I don't mind which raster format I write out to (eg. GeoTiff, Esri Ascii Grid,) as long as the raster is readable in ESRI ArcGIS software. I am currently writing out to GeoTiff successfully and the three bands (R, G, B) are displaying correctly in ArcGIS. The raster only has 10 distinct combination of bands and I would like to create a new band that is based on the combination of the RGB bands and give each cell in the raster a value for this new band.I would then like to output this new band with the Raster and make the raster displayable by this band in ArcGIS.Does anyone know how to do this?Thank you in advance

Is there a way to convert a KMZ file that contains a description field to tab format, where the description field becomes a field in the tab file? I have tested readers and writers for KMZ to KML and kml to tab and Vertex creator (it would be good to have the lat/long fields listed too) and none of this quite works.

Edit encoded format attributes and write in output

Hi, I am using FME13, trying to modify a .dwg file. The original file has lots of information written in format attributes and there are also some encoded utf-16 format attributes. I am able to expose them and transform or modify the strings but I cannot get any in the writer output file. I don't want new extra attributes so renaming the format attributes to something else wouldn't work. Is it possible to edit encoded format attributes and write them out?Thanks!

7 years ago

ejdkeys

asked in Data

We wish to link an ESRI geodatabase to a ‘.mdb’ database. The ‘mdb’ database is updated daily.

We would like to make sure that the GDB is up to date whenever updates are made to the ‘.mdb’. The database is created from ‘Acquire’, and is exported in ‘.mdb’ format.We wish to use this ‘.gbd’ as a template for ARCMap workspaces, where all the geoscientists have access to up-to-date information. Currently many geoscientists in the organization have out-of-date files they are using on their personal machines. Currently people work from their own workspaces (.mxd), where it is never known if they have access to all the pertinent files, or if the files they have in their workspaces are up-to-date. We wish to have the changing ‘.mdb’ database regularly ‘merged’ into the gdb. Additionally, other files (raster images, tenement polygons ect) are desired to be automatically updated into the ‘.gdb’ as changes occur to the master files. As long at the raster image names, along with tenement polygon shapefile/layer names remain static, I think this should not be a problem (?). I have been taske

7 years ago

clives_online

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Merge DWG then convert to SHP

I have approx 40 DWG files, each file contains a number of separate features - see below I merged all 40 into a single DWG file - see belowThe merged DWG file does not contain/display the individual features (G902APEX, G902BUILDING_EVES, etc)The aim is to: Merge all 40 DWG files into a single DWG, then write each feature (G902APEX) to a Shapefile with the associated tabular data.Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks,Clive

I have a *.LAS file, I want to transform it to ASCII ....file which contains the coordinates of the points, organised in one line per point. The coordinates are separated per spaces or tabs. Any thoughts?

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