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In a linked custom transformer, $(FME_MF_DIR) is resolved to the path of the folder of the installed custom transformer and not to the path of the workspace. My workspace is in C:\\workspacesbut $(FME_MF_DIR) is resolved to:\\\\filer25\\users\\uxxxxx\\FME\\TransformersI have to use a PythonCaller in the custom transformer to get the value resolved to the path of the workspace. In a PythonCaller,  FME_MacroValues['FME_MF_DIR'] is resolved to the path of the workspace and not to the path of the linked custom transformer.Is this as designed, or is this a bug?

As far as I knew, the MRF2D transfomers that are offered by FME were only available with an extra cost. That detail was mentioned in the docs of those transfomers, but today I have seen that there is no longer a mention of an extra cost: https://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME_Desktop_Documentation/FME_Transformers/Transformers/mrf2dduplicateremover.htm The transfomers matrix doesn't mention that extra costa, either: https://www.safe.com/transformers/matrix/ Are those transfomers now available for everyone? If that is the case, do I need to download them from somewhere? They don't appear on the transfomer gallery of FME 2021.1.

I have a workspace that is updating about 100,000 records online. It will do a couple groups of 1000 updates before the rest service returns an error:"The error code from the server was '1000' and the message was: 'Execution Timeout Expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the operation or the server is not responding." Is there a way to get around this error? I was thinking that reducing the number of records updated per rest call would help but I dont see a way to change the number from 1000. Thanks!

I have a very large dataset that I usually split into 3+ pieces when I export to shapefile, then zip them up together. I'd like to use the shapefile writer to do both without setting feature thresholds (hi, FeatureCounter!) and using an external compression utility. However, when I leave the Split Dataset... checked and check the Create Compressed Shapefile option, all that's in the SHZ is the last portion of the split data set (FILENAME_3.shp, etc.). Can I use both? If so, what trick am I missing? Shapefile haterz to the back - it's sadly what The People want.

Hi. For many years, I've used FME as a portal for getting spatial data in and out of Blender. Most commonly, I've used the .OBJ format for this, which although simple, gets the job done reliably, at least as far as 3D geometry and materials go. Unfortunately, the .OBJ does not support feature attributes, which was never too much of an issue for me, as there was never too much scope for using them in Blender anyway. However, more recently, that situation has changed, particularly with the recent emergence of Blender Geometry Nodes. It's now beginning to seem like there are very good reasons for having feature attributes available to use in Blender - yet, I'm not seeing any way of transferring them across from FME (or, indeed, anywhere else). Does anyone know of a format that could potentially achieve this? Or is there a case for the creation of an .OBJ-like format that can additionally include custom feature attribution too? Once you've started working with Ble

When the workspace starts I have the user select a certain attribute. Depending on which attribute is chosen I want different user parameters to come up.  So for example I have a list of six items. If they pick item 1 then the attribute manager calculates a number of values. I also want it to display different user parameters depending on which inital item is chosen I hope this makes sense? I'm just not sure if I can even do this in FME. I notice any user parameters I create always show up altogether at the beginning.

Hello FME Community,can someone tell me where i can find documentation format attributes of AutoCAD (autocad_*). Vielen Dank.  

Uninstaller fails with "Error Code 2330", so going to have to manually clean it out looks like. An unfortunate consequence of our Corporate ICT policies setting the FME2018.1 package to automatically reinstall itself, even after the upgrade to FME2020.0 had just uninstalled it, and now I'm trying to repair the whole mess.

I'm trying to make the difference between two DEM in an overlap area. Already how do I create the overlap area of the two DEM (raster) in FME. And how do I calculate the difference in pixel value height between raster 1 and raster 2? thanks you!

While configuring FME server with SSL certificate(with DNS entry) its working fine for localhost and server name. When i try to access it using DNS name it gives error site is not secure and certificate mismatch addresses.

I have set up a workspace which reads in an Excel Spreadsheet whose attributes may change everytime that the workspace is run. As this workspace is part of a larger chain of workspaces I would like to be able to run it without having to reload the reader to ensure that the latest attributes and features are being brought through each time.I have tried setting the 'Scan Schema in Dynamic Workflow' parameter, but with no success. Is there something I am missing?

Hi FME users,  I am looiking for good geometry examples of any corrupted or errors that can / cannot be cleaned with the Geometry validator 2013. I found the following list: https://support.safe.com/hc/en-us/articles/25407709561741-Invalid-OGC-Geometry-Examples which is a perfect start but i would like to be able to hilghlight the following issues at least: http://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME_Transformers/Content/Transformers/geometryvalidator_issues.htm  Does anyone has a complete collection of geometry sample errors?  Thank you.  JP.

When reader is for rvt file and writer is for gltf file, I get model dimensions enlarged 1000x,for example one dimension is 33.000m instead of 33m. Any suggestion how to correct that. Thanks

Hi, I have 2 sets of features (terrain and buildings) that derives from Sketchup source file in coord WGS84 and are read via FeatureReader in to the workspace. When I combine the two features via FeatureHolder and look at visual 2D preview they both have the correct geo-location, . But if I switch over to visual 3D preview the building features seem to get an offset? If I add a Reprojector transformer (having the source coord read from feature WGS84, and destination coord to SweRef 99-18-00) they both line up in both 2D and 3D preview. Any ideas why this is happening? Please see attached image. Thanks. 

I have a feature layer with two tables in ArcGIS Online. It constantly receives new records from Survey123 survey. I'd like to join the tables together in FME them regularly import data to a new ArcGIS Online feature layer (with one table). Is this possible? Are there examples on how to do this? What transformers should I look at? Thanks.

ZMap writers have headers and within that there is zmap_format_name which by default is set to "ZMAP DEFAULT " Is there any way of writing out a different value? Thanks, Glenn

Hello, I am trying to extrude a set of building footprint layer. The building footprint layer is in a 2D shapefile format. Since the dataset doesn't have building height and base height attributes I tried to extract the elevation and building height from point cloud data using Surface draper. I attached the workaround here:  I run the Extruder transformer, but the 3D visualization of the building does not represent how a solid 3D building should look like. The top of the building is not flat and when I click on a feature there are lines inside the building model (seems like it generated multiple edges??). How could I generate a building model that looks somewhat like the Lod1solid building model? What are the correct steps?

I'm trying to extract building footprints from GEOTIFF raster images. I have raster Orthophotos (Aerial imagery), Digital Terrain Model (DTM/DEM) and a Digital Surface model (DSM), but I do not have the building footprints. My end goal is to use the DEM + DSM to extract the height of the buildings and extrude the building footprint to 3D models. I found this article: https://smartcarto.com/gis/detect-buildings-in-satellite-imagery-using-machine-learning-fme-vs-arcgis-pro/, but it doesn't really go into detail, and since I also have DEM and DSM, not just orthophotos I thought I migh thave other possibilties. I've extracted building footprints from Point Cloud date before, but this time I only have acess to Rasters. Is this possible in FME? Is there any tutorials? Thanks in advance.

Hello, we have several 3D buildings that need to be extended downwards. That's why we applied the extruder in conjunction with the terrain model. After that we aggregated the two parts (aggregator). However, then when we turn on the contours, there is the undesirable effect that there is a line between the 3D building and the extruder building part. (see example, highlighted in yellow) How can we remove this line?Or is there another way to extend the buildings downwards?

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I have a shapefile that just contains a couple of attributes. Its attribute values need to be mapped to a GML that needs to be of a structure provided by a XSD file. The XSD asks for more attributes than the shapefile provided, but I want the GML still to contain all the attributes, despite that a lot of values are not provided by the shapefile. Which steps do I need to take to convert the shapefile in to this XSD-conform GML?

Hello FME Community, I have been working with batch files and all goes well when my reader and writter are in posgtresql but when my reader is in access(.mdb) file or excel it causes problems,it says that it cannt find the file where the file already exist and the strange things is that it worked once. When i created a new batch with same workflow and same file i get the following error. I seems a problem of url as the \\ are removed but i dont undarstand the cause of it. I'm attaching the .tcl files for the the workbench that works and doesnt work( they are exactly the same apart the name). The file that ends with 22 doesnt work and it has less code than the other one. Thanks in advance for your help.

Hello, I want to create a raster for each different source_point_id (number of flighline) in a single las file.Do you know how to extract the source point id from the las file in order to generate a raster on the points of the chosen source_id point? thanks you for your help!

We're trying to tap into the Waze's partner hub Traffic Data using their GeoRSS XML feed. The feed downloads fine in Chrome and Postman.It's a simple GET request. But I get the following error in the log. "HTTP transfer error: Unrecognized or bad HTTP Content or Transfer-Encoding" When tested in Curl I had to include the ssl-no-revoke argument to allow it to download (might be caused by our funky certificate store). "The revocation function was unable to check revocation for the certificate." I have "Verify SSL Certificates" set to No in the HttpCaller. Any ideas? Is it related to the ssl-no-revoke?