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Hey all,I have a general question about how FME deals with AutoCAD files.I have an AutoCAD .dwg drawing which contains multiple xrefs. When I open the xref file in ArcGIS Pro it is positioned on exactly the right position on the map, while when I open the same file in FME it is positioned somewhere in France. I know that the reason why the drawing is placed somewhere in France is because FME does not recognize the coordinate system. But how is ArcGIS Pro then able to do it? When I click in ArcGIS Pro on the source tab of one of the sublayers properties I see that the coordinate system is unknown. The reason why I ask this is because I would prefer to use FME as a workflow to convert .dwg files to feature classes in .gdb database, but that as long as the drawings are not possitioned right this would be useless to do. Wondering if someone knows about how this can be the case.Looking forward to the asnwer, thanks :)

I need to dissolve line segments into long line base on some attributes. I tried LineCombiner and it doesn't work, still same segments in the result.

Hello , i have a Python script works good into Pycharm without problems , to do some tasks on excel file then i am using the new excel file output of Python as input in FME .i would like to use Python caller , to put the same script inside FME.how could I change the script to be compatible with Python caller ?which changes should I consider and think about it  ?Thanks in advance 

Today, when I opened FME, I was surprised to find that none of my recent progress had been saved. I’ve been working on this project daily, usually leaving my computer on standby overnight. Every day, the project would reload without any issues, and even when I manually closed FME, the recovery pop-up would appear, allowing me to restore any unsaved changes.However, today, FME didn’t offer the recovery option, and my workspace loaded without the latest changes. It was quite shocking. After some troubleshooting, I discovered that if you copy the workspace to a different directory and open it from there, the recovery option reappears. I did this and managed to recover my work, but I’m concerned that what I recovered might only be the most recent autosave, which was generated after I started investigating the issue.I'm wondering if there’s a solution to prevent this from happening again, or a way to retrieve the exact progress I lost.Additionally, is there a way to configure FME to automat

Is there an option or setting that I have missed?I have a reader pulling in data from a portal feature service. I set it to resolve domains.I have a field that, for whatever reason, the coded value is not being resolved so the “_resolved” field is being populated as <null>.Rather than having to add transformers to each of my workbenches to check each of my domain fields, I was wondering if there is a setting I am missing somewhere?In this instance, I would rather have the coded values populate the “_resolved” field rather than it show up as “<null>”. Is there an option that I can set in the reader (or somewhere else) to be able to do this? I am using Workbench 2023.1. This post indicates that there was no option 3 years ago… hoping there’s been an update made? Also, looks like no progress made on this request (from 4 years ago!) to at least add a warning in this type of situtaion. Please go upvote: 

I’m doing a routing analysis and I have a road network that I need to create new nodes along where I have points for addresses. I used the AnchoredSnapper transformer to ensure that the points align with the line data. The point data (addresses) is a separate dataset from the line data (network). Does anyone know how to create new nodes along an existing line using point data?

Has anyone experienced a workbench erroring when feature caching is disabled? For context I have had this workbench running through task scheduler for around two years (keeping it updated) and recently discovered an issue where it crashed at a specific transformer (feature joiner).In testing I have run the workbench with feature caching on (it worked fine) so I tested all the normal points - replace transformers, replace readers/writers, change user credentials. When I turned off feature caching is where the error occurs (in the same spot as when running it through task scheduler).The attached logs show where it crashed on the feature joiner, has anyone experienced this? My last step is to recreate the workbench from scratch and test that as well.

Hello, I am attempting to replicate the following PostGIS SQL code within an FME workspace: where ST_DWithin(property_boundary.shape ,restriction_area."SP_GEOMETRY",100) and ST_AREA( ST_INTERSECTION(property_boundary.shape ,restriction_area."SP_GEOMETRY"))/ST_AREA(restriction_area."SP_GEOMETRY") < 0.1 property_boundary layer is parcel data for an area. restriction_area is a collection of polygons where the same restriction applies but for different reasons which is listed in the attributes. If the above script is true for a given property an attribute is then applied. I am not very familar with PostGIS SQL, but from my understanding, this script is filtering for all property_boundary shapes that intersect a 100 meter buffer of the restriction_area. Then, it calculates the total overlap between each property_boundary shape, and each restriction_area shape. If the area of overlap for a property_boundary shape is less than 10% of the total for a given restriction_area it is selected in

I have a workspace published to FME Server 2022.1.1 (build 22623) in which I want to give the user the option to Truncate Existing or Use Existing via a user parameter. When you create the parameter in the ArcSDE writer feature type, the name of the parameter defaults to fme_table_handling. This works fine when running from FME Desktop 2022.1.1 (build 22623). When running from FME Server, the parameter choice is not honored. It simply uses the choice of the parameter that was made in Desktop before the upload. However, when you change the name of the parameter to something else like 'table_action', it works as intended on FME Server.  Here is a screenshot from FME Server log file, where the parameter name is left as the default value (fme_table_handling). As you can see, the parameter is preceded by only one dash, where it should be two dashes. And also, 'fme-' has been dropped off. I think this is where the issue is occurring.

I'm trying to load OpenStreetMap using FME. This works great with small datasets in 2012, however as soon as I start playing with large datasets (millions of features) I hit the problem that the FME OSM reader acts as a grouper - it reads the entire dataset in before it actually trys to translate everything.  Does this have to happen? Is there a way to disable it or is this a limitation of the XML reader? It's massively slowing down everything because even with 32GB of RAM, FME is still filling it up and then writing to temp disk space (despite the original dataset only being about 7GB uncompressed).  Using 2012 SP4 64bit. 2013 13206 is 5.5 times slower on the small dataset, so not using that despite changes in #13082 to make "it better with large datasets" - not sure what that means.

Hi everyone, I have several Esri personal Geodatabases with similar schema but also some tiny differences.That is, they are required to have identical schema but in fact some don't due to various reasons. Some feature types and attributes are unexpected, while some required ones are missing. Now I want to choose a standard one from them as a template and merge them all to get a standard destination mdb. How can I achieve that?

Within the User Parameters I have added the option to Select a File.More specific the user has the option to select a Geodatabase (Items to Select).When the user has selected the Geodatabase, I like to have the user also select the database of his/her own choice within that Geodatabase. Is there a way to configure that?  

Hi,In my workbench I’m trying to export points and labels from Oracle database to Geopackage file.So I’ve configured an Oracle Spatial Object Reader and a TextAdder. On the TextAdder’s output I can see points with labels. Then I’m adding a writer of type OGC Geopackage.But when I’m trying to run process, the result GPKG file contains only points (without labels).On logs there’s a information: “Unsupported geometry type Text.  Downconverting to Point”If I replace OGC Geopackage writer with Bentley Microstation Desing (V8), then it works properly (I mean the result contains points and labels).How to export labels to Geopackage?

This is supposed to be a quality of life improvement when working with unreliable data providers or when you have unreliable internet connection. I hope this functionallity exists in FME already but I could not find it.I am trying to make a custom node that saves the data stream it intercepts locally and reads that data instead if the original source doesnt come through. There are two problems that I have been unable to solve. One is that i have to run the script with feature cashing to get it to save the files and there is an error upon saving, it does not seem to understande the grouping for some reason:localize_data_2_FeatureWriter (WriterFactory): Group 2 / 2: MULTI_WRITER: No dataset was specified for MULTI_WRITER_DATASET or localize_data_2_FeatureWriter_0_DATASET or FFS_DATASET So as the image suggests the custom transformer saves the data stream here at 3 points. It dynamically creates local files named by the customTransformer instance name and with dynamic schema.The second pr

 Hi,I am just in the process of migration testing from FME Flow/Form 2023.1 to 2024.1. It seems all of our GeoDB dynamic writer fails the following error:Esri Geodatabase Writer: Feature Type Definition 'd_y_n' was requested, but not defined. Please visit https://www.safe.com/support All existing runs perfect on 2023.1 Flow and Form - not sure why it fails. Tried all possible scenarios, still fails. I have changed it to a normal writer - then it worked fine.GeoDatabase - SQL Server 2017, SDE Version 10.9.1 (pro 2.9 created)Pro Version 3.3.1 installed on PC / ServerRudy

HiI’ve been constructing http calls to download OSM data to a .OSM file, then reading the downloaded .OSM file via a FeatureReader to generate specific outputs (yes, I know there are downloadable OSM transformers but they don’t do what’s required here).The specific problem I’m having is, not returning way or relation items into the downloaded file (if this is possible).Looking for assistance regarding the http call syntax. Below is what I’ve tried but still only returning point features (same results for both).https://overpass-api.de/api/interpreter?data=[bbox];node[building];out;way[building];out;relation[building];out;&bbox=@Value(_xmin),@Value(_ymin),@Value(_xmax),@Value(_ymax)https://overpass-api.de/api/interpreter?data=[bbox];nwr[building];out;&bbox=@Value(_xmin),@Value(_ymin),@Value(_xmax),@Value(_ymax)

Hi,  I am a total novice with FME - will be going on some training soon, however I am trying to get familiar with the software prior to that.  I have what I think is a very simple task but can't seem to figure it out.  All I want to do is create an excel file with all of the feature classes contained in my geodatabase.  My geodatabase (version 10.1 in ArcGIS) contains feature datasets - although I do not these listed in my excel output.  Sorry for asking such a basic question - I am new to the knowledge areas/and community

We have web application that triggers FME Workspace on FME Flow server. Sometimes (rare case) we receive an error in the application “Failed to access module”.Error in log files point to problem with FME saying:2024-09-11 02:53:36.7457|Warn||||Error occurred in FMERequestor Method RequestFMEJob: System.InvalidOperationException: Failed to fetch transformation: Status: Unauthorized, Url:http://XXXXX/fmerest/v3/transformations/jobs/id/546567I have no idea why it is not accessible, because in 99% cases it works fine.  

Has someone please done a file transfer migration from one Sharepoint Online location (Site) to another Sharepoint Online location (site) and also keeping the original file Metadata, including created date, etc.. Using FME Form?  

When a FeatureWriter fails for whatever reason, is the expected outcome that nothing is output from any of the ports, even if some or all other feature types are successful? In my example I have 2 feature types in a FeatureWriter and 1 of the 2 writes successfully, the other fails (I’ve forced it to fail to test this functionality). I want to be able to take the information from the successfully-written feature type further in the workspace for processing. Is this not possible? Currently I’ve resorted to 40 separate FeatureWriters for 40 different feature types in case 1 of them fails and the other 39 are successful. I do have Rejected Feature Handling set to Continue Translation. This is FME 2024.1.1.1 (B23620).Below is my example. The 312 features for for the one feature type successfully write to my database (ArcSDE GeoDB). I’m ok that the Translation Failed and is actually a good thing, I just want to use the summary and feature counts to write to log tables further along in the tr

Hello, I have multiple FBX surfaces with textures as external jpegs which are read in alongside the geometry and coloured accordingly. I need to merge these surfaces into one file using a deaggregator and a meshmerger which works, but when i write this to an FBX file, the jpegs or textures are all individual files which are retained from the original file. Also when i simplify the mesh, it also looses all colours. Is there a way of merging, simplifying a mesh whilst retaining all textures or appearances? Thanks,@takashi @nielsgerrits @hkingsbury @daveatsafe @david_r @ebygomm 

Feature Type: `JobHistoryReader_LoopHere'Attribute(32 bit integer): `Loop to JobHistoryReader_LoopHere1664443291 Input Splitter.BranchingFactory.Count' has value `1'Attribute(string: UTF-8) : `_min_job_age' has value `20220928000000'Attribute(64 bit integer): `_offset' has value `0'Attribute(string: UTF-8) : `fme_feature_type' has value `Creator'Attribute(string: UTF-8) : `fme_geometry' has value `fme_undefined'Attribute(string: UTF-8) : `fme_type' has value `fme_no_geom'Coordinate System: `'Geometry Type: IFMENullCoordinate Dimension: 2===========================================================================Loop to JobHistoryReader_LoopHere1664443291 Input Splitter (BranchingFactory): Transformer/Factory JobHistoryReader_HTTPCaller is blocking and cannot be used in a loop, but was found between 'Loop to JobHistoryReader_LoopHere1664443291 Input Splitter' and 'JobHistoryReader_LoopHere1664443291 Input Splitter'An

Hi FME Universe,Is it possible with FME to integrate EXIF info in a JPEG file without writing a new file?Is FME able to integrate EXIF info in the original JPEG?My first thought is no but maybe I’m wrong?!Thanks!

I need to write datetime to a comment on a SQL table after my postgres SQL writer is complete.This can easily be done like when using a featureWriter like so:COMMENT ON SCHEMA "my schema" IS '@DateTimeFormat(@DateTimeNow(), %Y-%m-%d %H:%M)';This is not possible if i use a regular postgres writer. Only SQL functions are available. This alone is not enough to set a timestamp.Tiny but frustrating neuance between almost identical transformer/writers. What other ways can i inject a datetime into my comment on schema syntax?  

Hello there we have Millions of JPG Photo we want to geotag all the metadata is located in an excel file is there a way to do this via FMEThanks