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Hi, I've literally just started experimenting with FME. When I run, it says that the translation was successful. But it doesn't seem to create output. I get a "The source file isn't valid" error when I open the inspector, and when I browse to the folder there's no output file. I'm trying to convert a DGN to Esri shapefile, and I've literally just been following the steps on an online tutorial, and I've used their datafile, and my own. With both input files, I get the same error. Do I have to change something in my general FME settings, or are the settings on my PC the issue?

Hi,I am after a method to define the vertical co-ordinate system of features being output, particularly after using the 3DForcer or Vertex Creator.The data coming in doesn't already have the height datum defined, particularly as it is often from CSVs. Thanks-Jack

Hello folks,Simply, what I am trying to do with my script, is create a service that allows the person running my process on FME Server to add a Plan ID # to the start of a file deliverable name. Example:Current output file name: Complete_Data_DWG.dwgPublished Parameter "PLAN_ID" value: 24883Desired output file name: 24883_Complete_Data_DWG.dwgI have already tried using "$(PLAN_ID)_Complete_Data_DWG.dwg" but it only returns that exact string (with $(PLAN_ID) and not the user set value).Basically my script works and I am just trying to make it more aesthetically pleasing and to also provide better file management for my clients.Thank you for your time,Moe 

Hi,I am trying to create one CityGML file based on two others. Both have the same CRS. I am not sure if I have to use transformers and if yes which ones? It did not work with only two readers and one writer. Maybe there is a solution by using XML-Transformers and the "CityObjectMember". It sounds like an easy task but I am new to FME. By the way, I am using FME Desktop 2017.1 Thanks,  The Cartographer ;-)   

I am new to using FME cloud, can you please explain how I can install custom python libraries onto FME Cloud and call them before the workbench runs. I would like to drop and create an elasticsearch index before the workbench then goes and populates it.Many Thanks,OliverThe current python code is:import pyodbc, jsonfrom elasticsearch import Elasticsearches = Elasticsearch([{'host': 'search-dev-elasticsearch-z4b7vwlsqswv4uial343rdjccq.us-east-1.es.amazonaws.com', 'port': 443}],use_ssl=True,verify_certs=False)es.indices.delete(index='productdownloadsdb_full', ignore=[400, 404])mapping = '''{    "mappings": {      "downloads": {        "properties": {          "HYPERLINK_PDF": {            "type": "text"          },          "HYPERLINK_ZIP": {            "type": "text"          },          "ID": {            "type": "integer"          },          "PDF_BODY": {            "type": "text"          },          "PDF_FILE": {            "type": "text"          },          "Title": {            

Hello everyone, We are doing a prototype where the geometries from Oracle spatial are imported to GE smallworld and are adjusted to new locations. The old and new locations are maintained in a CSV file and the source Oracle data is to be modified based on this CSV file using FME. Each and every coordinate in the Oracle spatial data will have it's original geometry and the adjusted geometry in the CSV file. I wanted to know if I can use FME to update all the oracle spatial coordinates with the new coordinates from CSV file. If I can, how to achieve this. Appreciate any pointers and help in this. Thanks, Kalyan

I have a workspace that uses the GeoRSS reader that spatializes a newsfeed and writes to an SDE feature class. The newsfeed carries 25 items per day and a handful of news stories are posted each day. How do I configure the parameters in the writer to retain all of the old items and "append" only the new items, so as to preserve all items and build a running total?

Hi,How can i store _packed attributes which is having multiple attributes packed by AttributejSonPacker?Can i store that _packed attribute as BLOB type attribute in File Geodatabase?Thanks in advance.

I want to create a new autocad layer (aka fme_feature_type) and add it to an existing drawing with a specific layer color property. Any ideas?

I am using Update write to do updates to a version in esri geodatabase and wonder how to I tell the writer to only update attributes and not geometry. Has anyone done something similar? Thanks!

This question is very similar to "ArcGIS Server Feature Service Reader Token Authentication Issues" found here: https://knowledge.safe.com/questions/29547/arcgis-server-feature-service-reader-token-authent.html. I'm trying to automate feature extraction from a secured ArcGIS Server feature service. I have a username and password, but when I try only using those credentials in the reader, it tells me I need a token. I can generate a token manually through the REST service page using my credentials, and it works in the FME job I have, but I'm not sure how to automate the process now. I'm using the token workspace provided by @todd_davis in the thread referenced above, and the token is getting generated correctly since I can view it in the inspector, plug it into the other workspace I'm trying to automate, and it runs fine. The problem is, I can't figure out how to pass it to a feature reader or other FME workspace that will authenticate and allow the wo

I am using FME trail version and cannot plugin CityGrid (Plugin). Where do I find this plugin as I want to view CityGrid Data on FME

Hi all,I guess I cannot to see the wood for the trees...How can I genereate a LAS-file out of a common pointcloud (xyz) and a corresponding image (orthophoto tif)?I already played with PointCloudCombiner, SurfaceModeller and PointOnRasterOverlayer, but nothing resulted in my expectations. Thx in advance! -Maria

Hi,I'm trying to get a Riegl laser scanning project (.RDB or .RSP) into FME. I'm able to add a Reader, but when I attach an Inspector or otherwise add any transformer, it fails. This is the error message:"RDB Reader: Invalid dataset. File '.rds' does not exist. Please ensure both a data and an index file exist in folder '' and you have sufficient privileges to read them."How can I best prepare a Riegl scan for FME proccessing? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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?