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ArchiCAD is a widely used BIM software mostly for architects and FM specialists. http://www.graphisoft.com/archicad/ A cleint expressed the wish to have an ArchiCAD Reader / Writer in FME, mostly to exchange data from and to AutoCAD.
Image classification toolsImage classification such as MLC(maximum likelihood classification) or PTA(principle component analysis) would be extremely useful. Obtaining and using training data might be difficult but the training phase could write out a local file which is re used for the main classification, a new image could then be rendered with the assigned colours. The tool could even use other methods such as inverse distance weighting for spatial statistics and analysis.
We have LTO-tapes, Diskettes, CDs, DVDs. But would it not be great with a Spatial Archive format? Quite similar to FFS - however with more "unlimited availability" in the future? This was the "Archive" in SAIF in the early days also.Should this be a new format for archive? FFS-Archive ? That is meant to be just packaged away, but be able to read also in the year 2100This post got me thinking about this: https://knowledge.safe.com/questions/104218/ffs-files-versioning-and-compatability.html
When debugging a workspace, it's often necessary to use the "Redirect to FME Data Inspector" to prevent overwriting production output data.However, this fails miserably without warnings when working with dynamic schemas.Would it be possible to add support for dynamic schemas when using the "Redirect" feature ?
Inspect intermediate data as soon as the algorithm finishes the task (without necessarily waiting for the end of the entire process)
Occasionally its nice to turn off a segment of an integration without having to modify and redeploy the entire integration.A simple example scenario would be:-Currently we trigger the workspace jobs with .bat files on a schedule and use the parameter references within.-When 'x' happens in an integration do 'a', 'b', and 'c' [which are different transformations connected to 'x'].-I no longer want 'b' to happen when 'x' happens. -So I go to the connector param reference and set to off --ConnectorB "Off".-If I ever want 'b' to happen again I can set it back to --ConnectorB "On".I know, I know, there are probably other ways to do this. But isn't this easier? :)This could be an option for some transformations also.
***Note from Migration:*** Original Title was: FME Server - Dashboard - freeze the search box, buttons, page navigation at top and bottom of page In the FME Server Dashboard for most of the task windows, can the Search bar and the New,Edit,Duplicate etc buttons at the top of the frame, and the page navigation and page display information at the bottom, be frozen on the dashboard so they don't scroll with the window contents?I don't understand why this functionality disappears with the window contents when you scroll through a lot of records?ThanksTim@RylanAtSafe
Currently, the FME Server Engine names can be changed by manually editing the processMonitorConfigEngines.txt file. But please don't rush off and try this! You will lose the ability to manage FME Server Engines via the web interface – for example, changing the Engine count. This also isn't exactly a "feature" as it has not been rigorously tested! Buyer beware when making this configuration change. It would be amazing if we could use the FME Server web interface to change the names of FME Server Engines - perhaps on the Engines & Licensing page. What do you think? Are there any drawbacks I haven't considered? Is anyone doing this now? Wait, so how do I change FME Server Engine names? Add NODE_OVERWRITE=true to the top of the file, and find the START_ENGINE lines at the bottom to make some changes. Make sure to save and restart FME Server for the changes to take effect. (And remember, any changes to the FME Server Engine count must now be reflected in this file!) Example... Original: START_ENGINE_MyFMEServer_Engine1=!TEMPLATE_START_ENGINE!Renamed: START_ENGINE_MyFMEServer_LiDAREngine=!TEMPLATE_START_ENGINE!
I would like to be able to read a *.dgn file with the iModel reader.Currently, I have a workaround to append file name extensions to change from *.dgn to *.i.dgn so that I can read the file with the iModel reader.
It seems that XMLUpdater ignores any replacement values that is generated as xml-fragments by XMLFragmenter. Or rather, the updates fail.Please tweak the code of XMLUpdater to allow this.
Hi, I was wondering whether it had been considered to have the version Control pop-up box as a default when selecting Version Control in FME Server? We're finding that even with Version Control selected, it is pretty easy to miss the box needed to be filled in, when uploading a new version of a workspace to Server. If, when Version Control is on, if a user can be forced to fill in details of the version, if would help to keep the control consistent?Thanks,
The OffsetCurveGenerator comes in handy sometimes, but I think there's something confusing about it: it flips direction of the line for the 'Right' output.Would be beter and more logical if both outputs would keep the same direction as the incoming line
***Note from Migration:*** Original Title was: Log: include the FeatureReader transformer name in "Suppliers First option is enabled..." warnings Is it possible to add the rransformer name to the Suppliers First option is enabled and a new Supplier has been detected after the processing of Requestors has begun. Ignoring all new Suppliers warning in the log?It is a hard time to find the 'offending' FeatureMerger when there are many ones in a workspace.
Hi, I have a simple idea / request: if you search in text (CTRL+F in the different text editors, in the python caller window, ...) you can now choose between "Previous", "Next" and "Close". Universal, functional and simple!However, sometimes I would also like to know how often the searched string appears in the text: would it be possible to add an extra "Count" button to indicate the number of occurences of the searched string?My workarounds now are:Use replace instead of Find, which then gives the number of occurences:Afterwards I have to think about undoing or canceling of course...Or copy the entire text in Notepad++ and use the functionality that I would like to also have in FME:Would be nice and handy sometimes!
Option to have a version control of automations in FME Server
This wish/idea applies to parameters with aliases. I’m finding cases where I need to make a decision somewhere in the workspace based on the Display Name of a parameter, not the Value (for parameters with aliases such as the following):However only the "Value" is visible in the workspace. The only way I have found to get around this is to avoid using this type of parameter and only use the “Choice” version, then use an AttributeMapper in the workspace to map the needed value to a new attribute. It would be great if the "Display Name" was also accessible in the workspace to avoid having to use the AttributeMapper workaround.
I think this granular email notification for scheduled tasks must b much easier. Like the one when task in run ad-hoc. Not like now via topics/subscriptions.
Add the link to FME Functions and Factories documentation (https://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME_FactFunc/index.html ) to Help menu to quickly access it.
To better organize the entries from the dashboard tables (especially the "Daily..." tables), it would be helpful if the date on the x-axis would be supplemented with the day of the week.
Spent 30 minutes scratching my head why LineCombiner wouldn't merge together some segments on a common Attribute, until figured out that it refused to combine line segments that had a common Attribute, but had unequal Geometry traits (that had been picked up from an earlier GeometryValidator that checked for 2D self-intersections). In most case as the LineCombiner is a type of merger/dissolver, would it be better for the default behaviour to ignore if Geometry traits were equal or not? There is a workaround in using a GeometryPropertyRemover prior to LineCombiner, but maybe at the very least this should be in LineCombiner's usage notes in the Help.
The "Industry Foundation Class STEP/XML Files (IFC)"-reader can today not read the Application Protocol 214, Automotive Design.This protocol/format is seen as an industry data exchange standard, so having FME supporting it (read and write) is important.There is an open source library that supports step-file read/write, Open Cascade (OCCT), that seems quite competent!Today I use FreeCad (which uses occt) to open step-files and save them in IFC, and that file I can open in FME. But this is not an option when we need to automate things with FME.Another topic addressing this: https://knowledge.safe.com/questions/71863/convert-step-files-stp-using-fme.html@daleatsafe @frro
Still don't know why right-clicking on table feature row doesn't give a pop-up menu with options to perform target-based functions (e.g., zoom to, pan to, flash, save, save as...a la ESRI's ArcMap). For a significant number of us who use ArcMap, this is a natural action to take since it doesn't require navigating to the top and clicking on an icon or selecting a menu from the top menu. We consider the Data Inspector a very valuable part of the FME suite. As an experienced user I consider Usability/User Experience functionality fairly seriously since the rest of the product's functionality is flawless based on what I use it for. Please strongly consider this enhancement request.
The workflow for entry doesn't seem as intuitive as it was in the past (primarily when editing the schedule of existing jobs).1) If you start typing in the date, it isn't saved when you click off of it. You have to hit <tab> to keep the value you entered.2) The start date can't be in the past.3) It would be better from a user's perspective to allow me to put a date in the date field without popping the calendar up. If I wanted the calendar, I would click on the green calendar icon.
Within the MapboxStyler transformer it would be great to have the option of an attribute value in the Marker Symbol option. For instance if my attribute values are integers 0-99, Mapbox can take that number and put it in the marker symbol (ref here:https://github.com/mapbox/simplestyle-spec/tree/master/1.1.0) and basically create a label. Right now the only option is to choose from the marker symbol list and then use StringReplacer for the marker symbol attribute and replace it with the integer attribute value to create that marker
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