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I have a points shapefile, I buffer the points and use this to clip VRT Rasters. I need the output to retain the attributes passed from the point/buffer, which the clipped output does. However the clips retain georeference and place the clips within total images footprint if that makes sense. I tried converting to PNG (no world file option chosen) which works great but this loses all the attributes. Grateful for any suggestions.

Thanks for your help and suggestions in advance. I am using Elasticsearch service on AWS the default port for it is 443 not 9200. Unfortunately FME seems to keep wanting to put 9200 at the end and then reporting it cannot reach the service: ELASTICSEARCH writer: Opening index 'https://search-web-elasticsearch-4vxxxxpx2.eu-central-1.es.amazonaws.com/webmapnotes'ELASTICSEARCH writer: Failed to connect to search-web-elasticsearch-4v3o3xxxpx2znima.eu-central-1.es.amazonaws.com port 9200: Timed outELASTICSEARCH writer: Unable to locate or open server 'https://search-web-elasticsearch-4v3xxxznima.eu-central-1.es.amazonaws.com'. Please ensure the server exists and is accessible.  In the writer I put the port https://search-web-elasticsearch-4vxxxxznima.eu-central-1.es.amazonaws.com:443 That doesn't seem to work. Any idea how I can change the port away from the default. Many Thanks Oliver

I get this error when using HTTPCaller for generating .CSV file. It is fully authenticated as the call goes through and has status code of 200.Failed writing received data to disk/applicationHTTPCaller_2(HTTPFactory): HTTP transfer summary - status code: 200, download size: '6950 bytes'ERROR |HTTPCaller_3(HTTPFactory): HTTP/FTP transfer error: 'Failed writing received data to disk/application' 2018-07-16 14:29:06| 1.2| 0.0|ERROR |HTTPCaller_3(HTTPFactory): Please ensure that your network connection is properly set up 2018-07-16 14:29:06| 1.2| 0.0|ERROR |HTTPCaller_3(HTTPFactory): No proxy settings have been entered. If you require a proxy to access external URLs, please ensure the appropriate information has been entered.Please advise. Thank You @takashi, @david_r

Guys, seeing al the magic u do... impressive. This is only very start for me... any tips how to convert arc seconds into degrees...thanks

I am facing issue with conversion of geojson data to cesium 3D tiles. I have tried converting geojson to cesium 3D tiles using FME software. When I convert using FME, some of the faces of buildings are missing (shown in the attached images). Kindly guide me if something missing in that conversion.I have attached images of geojson data as well as cesium 3d tileset data from all sides of the building.

I would consider do this using ArcGIS python API, but wondering if FME can handle this, which would save me a lot of time and effort.

I have quite a complex workbench which works well apart from one thing. I need to pass a raster map and point to the same object in each page in PDFpageformatter. I created a Bounding Box to try to set the position and expected the raster and point to 'fit' into this. However the position seems to shift as the pages go on. See attachments. It seems to be basing the position on the overall combined raster footprint rather than the Bounding Box. I hope that makes sense? I've attached a snippet of my workbench for info.

I replied to a thread and later went looking for that same thread and I expected it to be in my Profile Feed, however my feed contains posts where I asked the question. Am I looking in the wrong place or is there a setting or something I need to select to find my replies?

On the last leg of migration to FME 2020 from 2018. Was able to clean up a lot of legacy junk - whew! and had a chance to upgrade all relevant workspaces in the process - whoohoo! Starting with a clean slate so to speak. But now I've run into an issue with a SQL Executor that runs some SProc's and does some updates/inserts. This was working with no issues in 2018. Now it complains about the semi-colons:Semicolons detected in SQL. May need to use FME_SQL_DELIMITER keyword to specify a delimiter.Then it fails with:Microsoft SQL Server Non-Spatial Reader: Query failed, possibly due to a malformed statement. Again, I have to ask: anything change from 2018 to 2020 as it pertains to FME_SQL_DELIMITER? Do I have to reformat my statement for Server? Desktop 2020 didn't seem to bother complaining about it. Thanks. Running MS SQL 2017. FME Desktop/Server 2020.2.

I need to use FME to generate .pdf & .jpg project location maps where the project boundaries are drawn in color and the rest of the map is in grey scale. An example output would be:  The issue I am encountering right off is that while FME can read in an ArcGIS Online map or ArcServer Map Service (REST), it doesn't appear that FME is able to read in all of the map symbology for the various layers that I hope to use as a basemap (I have all of the "additional attributes to expose" checked).   I had anticipated there being an issue with reading in text labeling, however I assumed that FME would read in all the layer symbology just fine. I tested this with a tiled web map as well and FME does not read in that symbology either. I am hoping that I will only need to manually symbolize my project boundary layer in FME while FME automatically reads in the unique symbology for each of the basemap layers. Is there a way to do this? I looked at an FME article on Creating PDF Cart

i would like to convert output lines to dash lines (- - - - - ) to show the line as dash in pdf output

Hi!I'm using TableAdder to create a table for a pdf writer. I'm having problem to align the rows. Can someone help me please. Thanks.

I'm evaluating FME DESKTOP 2020.2 and would like to know if it's possible to:- connect to a SQL database view (non-spatial)- update ArcGIS enterprise geodatabase (Postgresql) so far I am able to read the SQL data, I then generate points using Vertex creator, then finally attempt to update the geodatabase data.This is where I am stuck.What writer should i use?ESRI geodatabase arcSDEPostgreSQL writerPostGIS writer so far I haven't had much success with either.Am I missing a step?Do i need to generate objectIDs befortehand for the data to update the geodatabase tables?I was hoping to use FME rather than arcpy as it's alot quicker....thanks

I would like to explode a polygon containing lines and arcs into its parts and preserve the arcs. I am reading an autocad drawing and I tried the chopper transformer but it chopped the arc into line segments which is not what I need. Has anyone done this before?

When I run workspace its gives me error for below lines : Starting translation...Starting translation...Python version 2.7 loaded successfullyTraceback (most recent call last):  File "<string>", line 19, in MF_Include_1611748445222  File "<string>", line 5, in ParamFunc  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/UserDict.py", line 40, in __getitem__    raise KeyError(key)KeyError: 'FME_LOCAL_OUTPUT'INCLUDE -- failed to evaluate Python script `def ParamFunc():  import os, time, re  temp_output_path = os.environ['FME_LOCAL_OUTPUT']But actual code is like  import os, time, re, sys print("before printing....")temp_output_path =  os.environ.get('FME_LOCAL_OUTPUT')print("printingvalue",temp_output_path)Its not running actual code. why its is like this ? I have set up environment variable also able to get value in general python script.  fmw script was running FME 2016 server. I am trying to run same script in FME 2020 workbench. This running fro

I have set environment variable which I am able to access in terminal. But in workbench. Is there any setting need to access this variable ? Trying to access using  os.environ.get('FME_LOCAL_OUTPUT') This is python startup script where some logging activity is doing.  This is working in FME server. Same thing am trying to replicate on local machine. Log of error :  Starting translation...('printing path', None)Traceback (most recent call last):  File "<string>", line 19, in MF_Include_161192722330  File "<string>", line 6, in ParamFunc  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/posixpath.py", line 70, in join    elif path == '' or path.endswith('/'):AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'endswith'  INCLUDE -- failed to evaluate Python script `def ParamFunc():  import os, time, re   temp_output_path = os.environ.get('FME_LOCAL_OUTPUT')  print("printing path", temp_output_path) 

FME 2020: What is the equivalent tool for AutoCAD “join” in FME? For example, in the screenshot below, I got 4 lines. I need to join (merge) connected lines to end up with 2 lines (polylines). What tool can perform this?        

Dear FME-team/ community,I have a question concerning a gml-file. I am working on a project creating an app with an interactive map. I downloaded several geo-datasets from the German government. One of the datasets I downloaded is a gml-file. The gml-file comes with a xsd-file. Inside the gml-file are information about trees located in Hamburg. One can see the exact location of the trees with coordinates, the with of the trunk, the age of the tree and many other data. My question now is, if it is possible to extract the information about the width and height of the trees and render the trees into one fbx-file with the right locations of the trees. Additionally it would be nice to color the trees according to its ages. If the rendering of the trees according to its sizes is not possible, it would theoretically also be an option to just scatter ready-made tree models in the right positions. I would be very happy if you could help me with this problem.Thank you very much in advance! With

Hi,i am trying to pass some values from a choice multiple into an sql executor as a published parameter ('$(Name)'). I can get it to work by using something like this but its not very efficient.select Namefrom Nametablewhere '$(Name)' LIKE '%'+ columnName +'%' i have done this manually: where columnName in (Andrew, David)It works alot faster than the above but i cant get it to populate and run from the published parameter. this wont work columnName =  '$(Name)' as it translates into columnName = 'Andrew David' so there will never be a match as the name in column will be Andrew or David. Any help or pointers would be appreciated. Thanks, Andrew 

FME 2020: What does the “unique” output of the “DuplicateFilter” tool refer to? In the screenshot below, I couldn’t figure out how the “unique” output of the “DuplicateFilter” tool is 1. What does this mean? What does the “duplicates” mean?

FME 2020: What is the equivalent tool in FME to “Planarize” in ArcGIS? I couldn’t figure out if there is an equivalent tool in FME to “Planarize” in ArcGIS 

Welcome to another edition of What’s Up Wednesday FME Hub WorkshopDid you know that we often review content on the FME Hub that is published by Safe Software Lab. Yesterday we had an FME Hub workshop where custom transformers such as the PotraceCaller, PointCloudSurfaceGenerator, AverageAreaCalculator, FuzzyStringComparer, and the EsriAnnotationRenderer received a 2020.2 update. There are lots more that were updated yesterday, so be sure to test out the latest version in your workspaces.  If you come across an item on the FME Hub that isn’t published by Safe Software Lab, but needs an update or is broken, please leave a comment on the FME Hub item or reach out to the developer directly.  WebinarsOur webinar team has been very busy planning and scheduling 2021’s first round of webinars:Ask Me Anything About Excel Integration - February 3rd7 FME Server Use Cases To Convince Your Boss - February 11thEnterprise Integration Solutions for Government - February 17thGetting Started with Enterp

FME 2020: “AreaBuilder” tool fails to convert lines to polygons, I couldn’t figure out why AreaBuilder” tool fails to convert lines to polygons The data and workbench are attached 

FME 2020: How to select polygons (areas) that contain more than one point? I couldn’t figure out how to select polygons (areas) that contain more than one point. For example, in the screenshot below, I got just two polygons that contain more than one point. How to get them identified and selected?  

I am new to FME. trying to find out existing script written by old developers. If you see in above image there is multiple tab like main, Set Coord Sys etc. how this tab link together ?