+5I am using Bufferer to create a 4 foot buffer around right-of-way polygons. The tool works for 99 percent of the areas but I am getting a few random missing polygons as shown in the screen-shots below. I did find if I change the Buffer Distance one area will generate correctly; however, the issue occurs somewhere else.
Areas:
Buffer with missing polygons:
Any Ideas how to fix this. Buffer works fine in ArcGIS for the same features.
Best answer by DanAtSafe
Hi @lance Thanks for the sample data and workspace. This problem with the Bufferer appears to have been fixed in the FME 2022.0 betas
+23Can you provide some sample data and workspace.
This behavior is odd but is usually associated with non-valid geometry.
Perhaps running it first through GeometryValidator or GeometryRefiner fixes this.
+5caracadrian,
I just tried both GeometryValidator using various issue filters and GeometryRefiner both with the same results. I have attached a ZIP file containing a sample workspace, fGDB containng the feature and generated buffer and a MXD (10.8.1). I added a point layer depicting a couple of the errors noted as run. If you change the buffer width the errors tend to move especially if changing between an even and odd value. Ultimately I would like to run this with a buffer of 1 or 2 to be used to select features within the buffer. As noted originally, if I use the ArcGIS buffer tool, it runs fine.
+19Hi @lance Thanks for the sample data and workspace. This problem with the Bufferer appears to have been fixed in the FME 2022.0 betas
+5Dan,
Thanks for the information. Is there a release date for the final version of FME 2022.0? We are evaluating FME to be used to replace or augment our current processing workflows.
+19Hi @lance, FME 2022.0 will be officially released in early 2022 - likely March.
