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fikusasContributor

Proper centerline between two lines

There are two lines and I need proper centerline between them. Approximate gives good results at the ends, but fails in some corners. Medial Axis fixes the corner issue, but messes up the ends (shortens them) and makes unnecessary additional lines.Is it possible to get the mix of both: medial axis with proper length ends and without additional line segments?For reference, see the attached pics. Workflow is:Make buffers from lines (end caps: square, corner: mitter);Dissolve buffers;Use CenterLineReplacer.

I'm new and I'm not sure if post category is correct. I'm trying to extract some informations from XML files in CityGML. In particular, I'm looking for the XML tag that identifies a wall, which it divides a road and all buildings near that road.

I need that tag because I want to move from a road to one of all buildings that are located near that road (hyperarch), if it possible and there aren't walls obv. I tried to search for hours, but I don't know in which file of my (generic) city model that tag is. Can anyone help me?

4 years ago

haoyza2005

asked in Data

CesiumIonConnector authenticate issue

Hi, I got an error shown below when I try to add CesiumIonConnector into my workspace and authenticate to allow accesss to FME. Does anyone know how to solve it?

4 years ago

bwnEvangelist

asked in Data

How to create Zero Row dBase File?

Apart from using a SystemCaller with a Template Zero row DBase File to File Copy/Paste, I can't see any immediate way of doing this easily in FME? The dBase Writer doesn't have a Truncate or Delete option, so the only messy way I can think of is to instead write a SHP file with illegal geometry (this Writer Hack will then create the SHP and dBase files but pass over the Features with geometry not of a type matching the SHP schema and hence output a "Zero Feature" SHP file), and then deleting all the output files except for the dBase. Any better solutions?

4 years ago

vienna

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Esri multipatch feature OR SLPK/I3S to IFC

IFC is our default file format for working on BIM related projects. Unfortunately, Esri doesn't support a native IFC file export (yet). However, when importing an IFC file via FME into a ArcGIS Pro geodatabase, it naturally get converted into a multipatch feature where you can do all kind of attribute wizardry. However, people then request to get this modified multipatch feature back as a fully functional and valid IFC file. So my questions: 1.) what's our best option to return a multipatch feature back into an IFC file with correct attributes & geometry? Has anyone done this in FME so far and has some guidance?2.) there's this open OGC standard for indexed 3D scene layers (I3S) which result in an slpk file, when exporting the multipatch feature for web usage. Since it has open specifications, did anyone try to create a suitable converter that goes from slpk to IFC? Has anyone tried this?

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4 years ago

annette2Contributor

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Writing Portal for ArcGIS (or AGOL) image attachments to SDE - relationship class ok but image is not valid

Hi,I am copying a Portal hosted feature service to our internal Oracle SDE database.The relationship class is written ok and I can see that the correct attachment is associated with the parent table. However the image is not valid when I try to open it via ArcGIS Pro or ArcMap.I've read a lot of forum posts including this one but I still haven't got it working. Does anyone have an example with the last steps on how to get the downloaded attachment (binary data) into a SDE jpeg attachment that I could take a look at?Or outline the order of the transformers Binarydecoder, rasterreplacer (I see the raster in inspector, only if I use the decoder first), AttributeFileWriter (you write the file to a disk but not the database - do you use the AttributeFileReader to read it again and write to an attribute in the attachment table?) Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks in advance,Annette

Set surface as gml:OrientableSurface and reverse orientation

Hello everyone, I'm working with the citygml model and to implement the buildings module I used the xlink_href tool. It's all right for surfaces that are not shared between buildings. For those that are shared, i need to set the surface in one of the buildings as gml: OrientableSurface and reverse the orientation. This is necessary for the surface to be drawn in the citygml viewers in both buildings. I tried to use the Orientor but it didn't work and I also tried to create an orientation attribute and set it as a trait with the GeometryPropertySetter also without success. Would anyone know how to do this?At the moment my output is as in figure1 and I would like it to be as in figure2 (I edited it manually just to illustrate). Thank you in advance for your help. Mcdonnell

IFC Invalid File Format error for IFC file, I think it is a character encoding error

I am trying to open an IFC file from a client but I keep getting a syntax error:ISO10303-21: The input data file has a syntax error in instance '#105':syntax error, unexpected P21_TOK_STD_KEYWORD, expecting ')'ISO10303-21: Invalid file format, unable to continue readingA fatal error has occurred. Check the logfile above for detailsI looked up this element (#105) using Python ifcopenshell, and found that it is an IfcPostalAddress element. I've modified the content below so it is not the original address, but I have left in the word "États-Unis" (French for "United States), because I believe this is what is causing the syntax error."#105= IFCPOSTALADDRESS($,$,$,$,('123 Fake Street, Faketown, FS 01234 Ã\x89tats-Unis'),$,'','','','User Defined');\n"I thought I would be able to fix it by re-encoding it to utf-8 and saving it appropriately (Python snippet below):with open(out_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f_out: with open(in_file, encoding="latin1") as f_in: for line in f_in.read

GeoPackage Writer FME - Result in ArcMap 10.3/ArcGIS Pro

Hey guys, I am converting an fGDB file to a Geopackage-File. The workspace in FME (2017, 32-BIT) runs successfully. If i want to view the Geopackage-File in the Data Inspector or QGIS, all is working well. But if i want to view it in ArcMap 10.3 or ArcGIS Pro through the ArcCatalog I always get the following error message: Does anybody know what could be causing this error? Thanks a lot in advance!

writing esri file Geodatabase issue

Hi All,I am extracting a postgres data using the SQL creator and trying to write it to the File geodatbase. but every time I am getting an error, but if i try to write it using the Excel format then the it successfully writes the data . I am getting an below mention error :GGeodatabase Error (-2147219884): The Field already exists.FileGDB Writer: Could not create feature class 'FeatureClass1'A fatal error has occurred. Check the logfile above for detailsGeodatabase Error (-2147418113): Unexpected operation.FileGDB Writer: Could not disable Load Only Mode for feature type 'FeatureClass1'Geodatabase Error (-2147418113): Unexpected operation.FileGDB Writer: Could not free Write Lock for feature type 'FeatureClass1'

"Could not disable Load Only Mode for feature type"

Hello,I'm having an issue where FeatureWriters sometimes refuse to overwrite geodatabases previously populated with features loaded from the same translation. I receive the same (or very similar) error messages as found in this thread:https://knowledge.safe.com/questions/45200/writing-esri-file-geodatabase-issue.htmlI am currently using the following Table parameters for my FeatureWriters (in several translations):Feature Operation: InsertTable Handling: Drop and CreateA solution to this problem in my case is to delete the target feature class and reload the translations, but going forward this is not viable as these translations will be running on an automated basis and my client prefers very little (if any) maintenance to files or translations and doesn't want to delete feature classes and run one or two of these manually every week.I tried using "Overwrite Feature Class" in the writer parameters, but that does not work at all. I receive an error message that the GDB is locked, even

How to set the location of autocad viewport in model space.

I am trying to export some data to dwg model space and then use that data in a layout via viewport, I am having success but I cannoot get the viewport to focus on specific coordinate in model space, here are the attributes I have created, everything works except the location.

Can not connect with AzureBlobStorageConnector

Hi all,i am trying to connect with a Azure blob storage container, with the AzureBlobStorageConnector transformer with the fme 2020.0.2.1 version.but its not working i am getting this message: 'Server failed to authenticate the request. Make sure the value of Authorization header is formed correctly including the signature. ErrorCode: AuthenticationFailed' and when i use the SAS url in the browser is all the containers that are available Could someone help about this topic, please? http://docs.safe.com/fme/2019.0/html/FME_Desktop_Documentation/FME_Transformers/Transformers/azureblobstorageconnector.htm

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4 years ago

fikusasContributor

asked in Data

DWG Map 3D Object Data reader: skip reading damaged files

I have a couple of thousands of DWG files. Those have object data attributes. I need to extraxt that information. Then using AutoCAD Map 3D Object Data reader, it crashes on some files and stops reading other files (see the attached error message). Then using basic AutoCAD DWG/DXF reader – everything's fine, no crashes or skipped files, but no object data info are retrieved.Maybe it is possible to skip reading bad DWGs and continue to read the other ones with Map 3D reader? Any thoughts on that would be helpful.

4 years ago

subrat

asked in Data

How to download server logs for given jobId?

Hi, i have run 200 jobs on server. I need to download log files for each job. I can manually go inside each job and download log and save it. But it is very time consuming. Is there any way i can use FME Desktop code to download logs per jobId from server? Thanks. Subrat

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4 years ago

bboContributor

asked in Data

Geopackage write gives unexpected rsults

When I convert features from a EGDB to a gpkg not all polygons are transfered coorectly. Some polygons are written as a null geometry. I am unknown with gpkg's so I guess I am doing something wrong but what? Any one has a answer to this?

Need workspace converting DWG to shapefiles, both in EPSG:2039, keeping all attribute table fields exactly as is

In my work job, I need workspace in my cloud to be operated from my javascript web application, that converts standard Autodesk DWG files into shapefiles. The DWG coordinate system of ALL the files I have to convert, is ALWAYS EPSG:2039, even if not explicitly specified,and the coordinate system of the resulting shapefiles should be the SAME - EPSG:2039 Each DWG file contains DWG typical standard 5 layers - Annotation, Point, Polyline, Polygon, and Multipatch.Attached are 5 files - The workspace, and typical actual 4 DWG files. The DWG is displayed a little different by next ESRI desktops:By ArcMap (ArcGIS Desktop) I see the 5 layers as I describe them here - 5 layers, each with its specific attribute table. It's clear and simpls, so next description is when I see the DWG in ArcMap.By ArcGIS-Pro (and set coordinate system to "Israel TM Grid" that is EPSG:2039), then it presents the 5 DWG layers as 5 groups, where each group contains several "layers", where the

Hi. I am a newbie. Has anyone successfully converted a .JPG file to an AutoCAD .DWG or .DXF file? If so how? I am running AutoCAD 2021

4 years ago

zzupljaninContributor

asked in Data

Run AutoCAD script without using AutoCAD lincence

Hi, Is there a way to run AutoCAD scripts in FME without calling or using AutoCAD licence? I need to Copy or Rename Layout of my template file.

Citygml after 3DCITYDB

Hi everyone, really need help. I used FME to convert IFC to citygml. I imported a 3D citygml into 3Dcitymodel, and when I try to export it in KML or also in citygml again, it seems to be 2D! Why?

Pathreader slow when recursive option is yes

When running a simple Pathreader on files on a network share it runs fine . But when I choose the recursive parameter the translation just gets to "retrieve file properties 'false' " and no further progress is made The 2 warnings are :Feature Caching is ONThe workspace may run slower because features are being recorded on all output ports. any ideas why this should happen?

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4 years ago

fmencoContributor

asked in Data

HTTP caller of other possible method to post data online?

I regularly have to send geodata to others outside of the company I work from.In order to send any type of data to external parties or clients, we have to upload the data to an online portal. This portal requires me to use a 2 step verification process to log in (first my company username and password, and then with an sms code send to my phone). After logging in, I'm able to upload the data to specific environments (folders) for each external party.Is it possible to automatically upload the data through FME, either through an HTTP caller, or some other method? I tried using the HTTP caller, and switched around certain settings and parameters, but so far no success.The portal used is this one, it doesn't seem to be internationally known, but I could be mistaken. The information on their website seems to be in Dutch only, sorry.https://try.msafe.nl/ (I'm using FME DEsktop 2019

Embed JPG into KML placemarks

Hi All,In a Windows folder, I have lot of .jpg files.All .jpg files have EXIF information that gives to me GPSLatitude and GPSLongitude of the image.I want to create a single KML file with as many placemarks as .jpg files.I want to see the image when I click on the placemark (baloon).The placemark must have the same name as the JPG file.Thank you for your help.Have a good dayArka

Converting 2D objects to 3D in Revit

Hey, we are working on ceiling grids in Revit and heard about FME can convert 2D grid objects to 3D and furthermore creat ceiling plates. Is there anyone who have worked on this before? I'm new to FME :p

How to resolve "AutoCAD Writer Failed to write raster" error in workspace?

Our organization upgraded from FME Desktop and Server 2019.1 to 2020.1. We have a process in which users can select an area on the map and a FME workspace will run that will export data into a cad file (dwg) and a png file putting both files in a folder. We realized that the cad file does not include the reference to the png file since the upgrade. The workspace is showing a warning that "AutoCAD Writer: Failed to write raster. Skipping feature". I am not sure why the autocad writer is failing. Has anyone else ran into this warning before? If so, what did you do to resolve it?

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