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Create polygon from parallel to line

  • August 18, 2026
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katta
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Good day, I have a couple of points on a line feature. I would like to draw one polygon around each point, the point serves as center point of the polygon. The polygons should be 1.5m x 1.5m. Two sides should be parallel, two sides perpendicular to the line. See screenshots. What is the fastest way to achieve it ?

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ebygomm
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  • Evangelist
  • August 18, 2026

Buffer points by 0.75, use the buffered points to clip the line, then buffer again by 0.75 with end type None (edited as i wrote incorrectly originally)

 


katta
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  • August 18, 2026

 

ebygomm, would you mind to attach the fmw ? I still have troubles to attain the same result. What version of FME are you using ?


DanAtSafe
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  • Safer
  • August 18, 2026

@katta The End Cap Style in the 2nd Bufferer should be “None”

 


redgeographics
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Buffer points by 0.75, use the buffered points to clip the line, then buffer again by 0.75 with square ends

 

That’s brilliant!