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Duplicate Coordinate remover

R
I have 3D polygons with duplicate vertices.  I need a process to remove the duplicates. 

 

 

Even though the help said it was for line features I tried the Duplicate Coordinate remover(Compare Z=Yes, Remove Duplicate Points=Yes). The offending element was sent out the "Repaired" port but subsequent testing with the Geometry Validator set to Valid still detected an error.

 

 

The info dialog box in microstation shows 6 vertices in the original polygon.  The coordinate listing in the FME inspector window shows 8.

 

 

 

I manually removed the duplicate vertices in the DGN file. The info dialog box now showed the desired value of 4.  I then ran it through the Geometry Validator again only to get the same error, Error 9, Too few points. However this time the inspector lists only 4 vertices.

 

 

I then bypassed the Duplicate Coordinate Remover and then straight to the Geometry Validator obtaining the same results.  A 4 vertices polygon with an Error 9, Too Few Points.

 

 

I'm running FME 2012 SP2 Build 12238 Win 64

 

 

Can someone help explain what is going on here?

 

 

Thanks,

 

 

Russell

 

 

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sigtill
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  • sigtillSupporter
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  • April 11, 2013
 GeometryValidator will only repair "once", so if you have multiple errors, you might have to change them through several  GeometryValidators after each other to remove more errors.
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mark2atsafe
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  • mark2atsafeSafer
  • Safer
  • April 11, 2013
Check the Reader parameters. I believe there's an option to remove duplicates when reading DGN
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  • russ
  • Author
  • April 12, 2013
I may have found the problem.  I noticed in the help for Geometry Validator that it only supports 2D features.  My features are not only 3D but are vertical building walls. 

 

 

Thanks for the input.

 

 

Cheers,

 

 

Russ
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  • alexvsn
  • September 2, 2013
I have the same kind of problem. I'm traying to remove duplicates vertices from my vertical walls and i couldn't find a way to do this. In my case if i try to remove the vertices by hand i get an error  "The feature's geometry could not be modified. The geomtry is invalid". Any ideas?

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