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Okay so I have two features, a point feature (addresses) and a line feature (fiber). My end goal is to create a new line feature from the point to the nearest spot on the existing line. I have that process figured out but now I am wanting to fine tune it a bit which is where I am stuck. Currently, it will "snap" the new lines within feet of each other on the existing line and I would like to get it set so that if the new lines snap point is within a certain distance, they snap together at a single spot on the existing span. I have attached a screen capture of my current work flow for reference. I feel like I need another CoordinateExtractor + AnchoredSnapper but my attempts with those aren't returning what I am hoping to do. Any advice for a FME newbie would be greatly appreciated!

FME_questionHere is the current outcome, Black is my existing line and red is the output.

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Hi @jdnewell​,

After the NeighborFinder:

  • use a VertexCreator to create points from the _closest_candidate_x and _y
  • Snapper to snap points together within desired distance
  • AnchoredSnapper to snap new point locations to ROUTE lines
  • VertexCreator to add _closest_base_x and _y vertex to create line to address

By creating the address side of the line at the end, you ensure that the snapping only affects the route end of the lines.

I would try using the NeighborhoodAggregator after the NeighborFinder (grouped by an identifier from the nearest route) to create a polygon around the Address features that have a common nearest Route feature. Then you could use the CenterPointReplacer to great a single point from the Neighborhood polygon, which could then be snapped to the edge of the respective Route line feature. This serves as a single endpoint for lines that can be drawn from the Address points. Then use a VertexCreator to form the new line features.

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