From this Q&A: Extracting transformation Matrix
I need to extract IFCDIRECTION and IFCCARTESIANPOINT from IFC geometries. A workaround is to extract the transformation matrix from log and parse that, but it's a roudabout way.
It would be great if the coefficients of transformation matrix could be extracted as feature attributes (or the IFC reader could read direction and Cartesian point coordinates optionally).
+35Have you looked at python for this? e.g., https://docs.safe.com/fme/html/fmepython/api/fmeobjects/geometry/_surfaces/fmeobjects.FMEFace.getTransformationMatrix.html#fmeobjects.FMEFace.getTransformationMatrix
Hi @virtualcitymatt, thanks for your comment. Yes I found the method, but the geometry is an Extrusion, so you need to transform it into a BrepSolid and then extract a Face from that with some transformers in order to apply the method. I feel it's too redundant and inefficient. I therefore hope that Safe will provide a transformer or a function that extracts the transformation matrix directly from any geometry including a complex solid and a point cloud etc.
+35Ah yeah, I see that the method isn't there for other geometries - yeah it's a great idea this one. I would use it too!
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