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I can't subtract solid geometry with the fme csg-builder.My goal ist to subtract the terrain (extruded by -10m) from buildings, to evaluate the volume that is above the terrain (subtract the basement under terrain). 3D-View:2D-View:  I tried several fme-transformer before plug them into the csg-builder. I used combinations of geometrycoercers and solid-builders with no success. My approach is to negative-extrude the terrain convert it to a solid and then substract it from the building-solids.The result ist always “nothing” (rejected):

I have various values in a 'code' field.A sample would be: A33, B111W, B12, C3V etc, etc.This issue is, there should be decimal points between all numbers, i.e, these should correctly read: A3.3, B1.1.1W, B1.2, C3V. There does not need to be points between the letters.I can string replace “33” with “3.3” and continue to do that for all values if I have to, but I’m hoping that there is a more efficient way of capturing these values and using regex or something to force decimal points between the numerical characters. I’m not well adept at using the stringformatter, but maybe there is something there? 

I have a FME 2022.1 Desktop workspace with dynamic reader and dynamic writer. The reader generates several lists in some feature classes, in addition to attributes.How can I parameterize e.g. ListIndexer or ListExploder transformers to treat all appearing lists within various features of various feature classes streaming through my dynamic workspace at once, not explicitly knowing their list names (and hence not being able to indicate them as transformer parameter) ?

I was just trying to load a wms into my fme workbench using the OGC WMS reader and i get the image with a resolution of 22m yet the image has a resolution of 8cm.I then loaded the same wms as a background map and it comes with the desired resolution of 8cm. Did i miss something or the calls made to the wms server using the background option is different from those made using the OGC WMS reader?i also realised that without setting the map width and height the resolution is very coarse then on setting the width and height, the resolution gets better, but i cant go beyond the maxheight and maxheight specified in the wms xml file. Below is the wms url.https://service.pdok.nl/hwh/luchtfotorgb/wms/v1_0?request=GetCapabilities&service=wms Kind regards,Keller.

I have error messages when trying to run python script. I installed fme.exe python -m pip install pywin32 before import win32com.client but encountered a lot of error messages. Please see script attached. Please help. Thank you.

Can anyone please explain why with only 1 feature being read, more than 1 can fail? Any help would be highly appreciated!Many thanks!!

Does FME support reading Geosoft Geodatabse with the extension .gdb? If yes, which reader can be used?

I am trying to create a workspace that identifies consecutive duplicate point in DWG polylines. and outputs their coordinates for future review.As per my example, Autodesk AutoCAD DWG/DXF (normal reader or FeatureReader) does some autorepair on the features while reading. The DWG feature has 12 vertex in AutoCAD but only 7 in FME.Please see attached sample feature in dwg format.I want FME to read the same geometrie that AutoCAD gives.Using FME 2024.2.1.0 build 24801 

For some reason when I run inlinequerier on FME server 2022 I get the following error. 64 2025-3-31 16:49:13 | InlineQuerier (InlineQueryFactory): The clause 'USE_FMEOBJECTS Yes' within 'FACTORY_DEF {*} InlineQueryFactory FACTORY_NAME { InlineQuerier } USE_FMEOBJECTS Yes TABLE_DEF Swap_Data Title<comma>text<comma>Hyperlink<comma>text<comma>Region<comma>text<comma>Status<comma>text<comma>Event_ID<comma>integer<comma>Usid<comma>text<comma>Market<comma>text<comma>SubMarket<comma>text<comma>ClosedOut<comma>text<comma>ErcNode<comma>text<comma>SSD<comma>text<comma>SSV_Ready_Date<comma>text<comma>Q_5640T_Date<comma>text<comma>FA<comma>integer<comma>County<comma>text<comma>SSV_Rejection_Note<comma>text<comma>sharepoint_item_id<comma>integer QUERY_DEF Swa

I would like to create clusters of line data (geometry) for sampling, the geometry would be connected within each cluster. So far I’ve thought of:Create a bounding polygon > split it into X polygons using Tiler or some other transformer > SpatialFilter. This would be the easiest I guess, but this would create dead ends at the geometry around the polygon boundary. Ideally, I would like a closed/self-contained ‘route’ but not really necessary. SpatialSorter > group every X rows. But I realize this doesn’t give a nice closed-off route either and you would have to manually see how many rows to pick to create a nicer cluster so probably better off with the first option.Any better ideas? Additionally, it would also be good to be able to define a criteria for sampling like having X km of main roads and Y km of small roads in each cluster but I suppose that can come afterwards by calculating the counts per cluster and choosing clusters to hit the q

I am using FME Form 2021. I have a Point Feature Class with 100,000 points that includes 4 ID fields, all of which are populated with unique IDs. I want to simplify the process of creating new unique IDs from the existing ones, so I no longer have to manually enter each one when I add a new point.For simplicity, I will refer to the unique ID fields as Field1, Field2, Field3, and Field4. For Field1, the maximum value is 141386; for Field2, the maximum value is 592124.What would be the best way to do this in FME? I am looking for general information like what transformers and parameters I need to use; I think I need to use the Counter Transformer.My goal is to add a new point in ArcGIS Pro and then run the FME workspace to generate the unique IDs for that point. 

I’m trying to discover why my stand-alone python script cannot now ‘import fmeobjects’ after an upgrade of FME Desktop 2022.2 to FME Forms 2023.2.2.The sys.append path that worked previously had a python version subfolder inside the installation’s fmeobjects folder, like this:if os.path.isdir(rf"{FME_HOME}\fmeobjects\{python_subfolder}"): os.add_dll_directory(FME_HOME) sys.path.append(rf'{FME_HOME}\fmeobjects\{python_subfolder}") sys.path.append(FME_HOME) os.chdir(FME_HOME) import fmeobjectsbut those python subfolders are no longer there inside the fmeobjects folder in the Form current installation, but rather are outside in their own ‘python’ folder now. Is this correct? It seems that most of the searching I’ve done has the path to the python version as a subfolder of fmeobjects folder.No amount of appending sys.path versions of the python_subfolder

I am writing data to an excel file but when I open the written file, the first row of the file (that includes the column headings) is hidden and I have to manually expand it to show the headings. Is there a way to fix this in the writer at all? 

Hello! I want to use my phone to visualize the FME model I created in laptop.I am using FME AR app now. I don’t know how to log in.What is the Host URL? What’s more, since the FME AR app is no longer available in app store now (I download it long time ago but cannot use this app through other device), which software should I use to create the AR project? 

In Form (2024.1) the FME Flow connection is overwritten when creating a new database connection.This behavior is in our Citrix environment. Why is this happening and what can I do about it? Doesn't have a clue at the moment.  

Hi, I have this workspace and databse connection, worked nicely to write to a table.This is geometry column for another table in PGAdmin My workspace using the PostGreSQL writer: But for some reason, even if I add column geom manually in pg admin after, it refuses to write. What could I be doing wrong? The column jsut never appears, maybe it is a pgadmin question not FME question how I store the geodata, not as X,Y points but as readable geometry like this:  

I’m using FME Workbench 2023.1.  I have a workspace where I am trying to use a FeatureReader with a Spatial Filter for a constraint to limit the number of Parcels I bring in from the Parcels layer by running them spatially against the Corporate Boundary layer.  I’m new to FeatureReaders and I’m not sure what I am missing to get this to work as intended.  I have my Corporate Boundary layer connected to the Initiator Port on the FeatureReader.  The settings for the FeatureReader point to the ESRI REST Service URL of the Parcels layer.  And no matter what Spatial Filter selection I use: Initiator OGC - Contains Result, Initiator OGC - Intersects Result, Initiator OGC - Within Result...I only get 1 output to the Schema and 1 output to the Initiator port.  See the image below.  Can someone please explain what I might be doing wrong or missing when trying to use the FeatureReader? 

Hi all,I’m attempting to create a python script to encrypt a file for transfer to a bank.We need to be using PGP encryption, and as I understand the only way to encrypt using FME is by way of python.Having only recently joined the organisation, I was not here when the installation of the latest Form and Flow was undertaken, (otherwise I would have advised that the Flow installation 2022.1.1, should at least match the Form version 2023.2). But that’s only part of the problem I believe.First, I would like to attempt to figure out if the libraries are available from a Form workspace running on my desktop.When I check the INTERPRETER settings in the Options menu, it appears I cannot change or make reference to any alternative path.So far I have had very little luck, and would like to know if anyone hasa simple python script that can run in a workspace PythonCaller/PythonCreator that will provide a test (so far th

Hi All, I've replicated a print call to a public mapping application using HTTPCaller. I've done this to try to capture some metrics on intermittent print errors we are seeing.However, complicating this, the response body results URL (from which the pdf would be retrievable) is formatted slightly differently between the  HTTPCaller and the browser Dev Tools response. For example:In the browser I see: "url": "https://utility.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/Utilities/PrintingTools_GPServer/x_____xW6zDASkYrE9-8aNcJmscBA..x_____x_ags_e458af6a-0932-11f0-acf5-0e5ef779a06f.pdf"However in the HTTPCaller response I get: "url": "https://utility.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/Utilities/PrintingTools_GPServer/_ags_10f9db8b-0934-11f0-84d5-0afff93c372b.pdf"What would be the explanation for this difference?Thank you!

Hi FME'ers,Here are the answers and results to yesterday's quiz:Answers1) Which of these transformers has a Stiffness parameter?DisplacerHullAccumulatorSpikeRemoverRubberSheeterEggBeaterThe answer is the Displacer transformer. This transformer is useful for moving features apart that are too close to each other (usually for cartographic purposes). The stiffness parameter controls how much a feature can be deformed in moving it.  Give yourself 3 imaginary bonus points (ibp) if you knew the answer already, 2 ibp if you figured it out from what the transformers do, and 1 ibp if you typed stiffness into Quick Add and pressed tab (great tactic).You get no ibp if you went through each transformer to check!2) The FME Mobile App that connects to FME Server is called...FME Server ExpressFME Data ExpressFME Mobile ExpressFME Workbench Express

Hello Forum,I am experiencing an unexpected problem with what should be a simple point in polygon search process in FME Form. I have a Creator connecting to…FeatureReader -  reading in a point dataset of 16255 recordsFeatureReader - reading in a polygon dataset, which covers a smaller area of what the points do  The two FeatureReaders feed into a PointOnAreaOverlayer. But when I run the workspace 16255 point records are found. The number should be far smaller. Thanks. 

Hello FME Community,I am working with a Utility Network Model (UNM) in ArcGIS Pro and need to perform a subnetwork trace using FME. Since FME does not have a dedicated transformer for UNM traces, I am exploring options using the Python Caller or Python Creator to execute this operation.What I Need Help With: Python Script Guidance: How can I use the arcpy module (or another approach) within FME's Python Caller/Creator to perform a subnetwork trace. Are there any specific UNM functions or ArcPy methods that work best for this? Input/Output Handling in FME: i need to pass subnetwork name  from FME to Python? How can I return the traced features back into the FM

I am working on feature and attribute extraction from an AutoCAD Architectural file, namely the extraction of room polygons and their attributes from AEC blocks that represent rooms. I have tried the Civil 3D reader and the reader actually sees the layer with the room AEC blocks and it shows me the available attributes correctly, alas the reader does not return any features. There are no errors, only a lot of warnings about attribute renaming because of scpecial characters.Has anyone ever succeeded in reading AEC block features and attributes? If so, how did you do it?

Hi,I have points created by vertex creator but my points don’t have coordinate system. I need create by points square buffers with 25 kilometers. I’m using coordinate system setter to define WGS84, after use bufferer but the error below is showed. Bufferer can’t understand my coordinate system but without the coordinate system isn´t possible to generate the buffer. Thank´s

The FeatureWriter has an option to set the Table Qualifier. This makes it possible to use one writer for multiple database schemas.Unfortunately the FeatureReader is missing something similar which leeds to a lot of spaghetti. It would be a nice improvement if you can set in the FeatureReader the Table Qualifier (based on an attribute value).