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Hi everyone! 👋We’re always inspired by the creativity in this community. Last year’s “create your own action figure” trend was such a hit, and we love seeing how you all bring personality and humour into your work. So this week, we’re leaning into that same spirit - with a fun new twist.This week's Question of the Week: If you were an FME caricature, what would you look like?Use your favourite AI tool to generate a caricature of you based on your role, tools, and day-to-day work - then share the result in the comments below!Here’s a starter prompt but feel free to customize it to better match your role, personality, or style: “Create a caricature of me based on my job and everything you know

It is with profound respect and deep sadness that we honour the life and legacy of Mark Ireland, a cherished colleague, visionary, and true champion of the FME community.Mark was more than Safe Software’s FME Evangelist. He shaped how we connect, educate, and inspire FME users around the world. Over more than two decades at Safe, Mark’s creativity, kindness, and unending curiosity helped shape not only our products and community initiatives, but also the culture of collaboration that defines FME today.In his honour, friends and family have created an opportunity to plant memorial trees as a living tribute that will grow and flourish, just as Mark’s legacy continues to do.🌳 Learn more or plant a tr

I wanted to make all my attribute to camelCase, currently they are separated by underscore.I wanted to change my attribute name to camelCase, so using regular expression in BulkAttributeRenamer transformer to find text following underscore using regular expression replace: _([a-z])  However, i am not sure what String parameter i have to put to make the selected character Capital letter. I have tried \U\1 and also few other but its not working. Basically wanting to find String parameter value? 

Hi, What is the best way to manage the schema drifting issue? Context: Currently the user uploads an Excel File through Workspace apps, and the file contains multiple attributes where the attribute names can change anytime. ID can be reported as Id, Identifier, id, ID. What is the best way to map and standardize these attributes ?

I’m using the Gemini Connector (Transformer) in FME and facing an issue with initiator (upstream) attributes.My requirement is:The attributes coming into the Gemini Connector (initiator attributes) Need to be merged with the Gemini response/output, so that the final feature contains both the original attributes and the Gemini result Current behavior: The Gemini Connector output only contains response-related attributes Initiator attributes are not carried through or merged automatically Question: Is there a supported way to merge or carry initiator attributes along with the Gemini response? Is this a limitation of the Gemini Connector transformer? What is the recommended pattern (FeatureMerger, Joiner, correlation ID, etc.) to achieve this? Any guidance, b

Hi,I have text from a source DWG that contains all the information needed to create an annotation class in a geodatabase (text size, rotation, color hex/RGB/fme, etc.). I’m able to create the annotation class in the GDB, but all the text comes in as black, even though the original text has different colors.What am I missing?

Hey Community! 👋We’re getting ready to host our next round of Special Interest Group (SIG) virtual meetups, and we’d love for you to join us. These sessions are a great opportunity to connect with peers, share ideas, and dive into topics that matter most to your work.Here’s what’s coming up:Tuesday, March 10, 2026 | 8:00 am PSTLocal Government SIG - Focus on public safety — Register here!Tuesday, March 31, 2026 | 10:00 am PSTAirports & Aviation SIG — Register here!Tuesday, April 21, 2026 | 8:00 am PST

Hi all! Welcome to our February FME Community User Spotlight. Every month, we spotlight a user in the community whose active participation and helpful contributions have been invaluable. We’re excited to highlight their experiences and insights!User Spotlight: Carlos Silva / ​@arcvancouver What company do you currently work for?Vancouver Airport AuthorityWhat’s your current job role and title?GIS SpecialistTell us more about what you do and how you use FME?I sling data non-stop! Whether it's downloading and reprojecting aerials for my CAD colleagues and consultants, or creating a spatial view of work orders in the terminal, there's lots to do.Why did you join the FME Community?

Hi,Is anyone else having issues with Form not starting after the recent Windows update? A repair did not help, and even a fresh installation of version 2025.2.3 will not start.

lets say I have a set of coordinates x1,y1 and x2,y2 how can i create a dwg with dimensions between these coordinates?if possible a step by step guide with the transformers/writers required for this.  

Working in FME Workbench v.2024.2I am working on a process that validates my metadata format and converts it if needed, then exports the final format to xml for backup. We are trying to ensure all of our metadata is in ISO 19139, but we know some feature classes are FGDC CSDGM Metadata. We would like to use FME to convert the format and then update/write to the existing feature class's metadata in our enterprise geodatabase with it. Secondly, we want to also create a backup of the xml file which will be saved to a local folder. I have done this using an "Attribute File Writer" and only writing the geodb_metadata_string to a .xml file, however, when trying to reimport it into ArcMap/ArcGIS Pro I receive a "Failed to import metadata" alert. Comparing it an export directly from ArcGIS it is clear they differ. It seems like FME is converting it to their own format when reading it in.Any suggestions on either of these processes would be appreciated, thanks!

We’d love to invite you to share your experience on G2!G2 is a trusted software review platform, helping millions of users make confident software decisions through verified peer reviews.Your voice can make a meaningful difference! By sharing how you use FME and the value it brings to your work, you’re helping others discover what’s possible.How to participate:Leave your review on G2

Hello all,I would like to automatically record different Output Port names ​​into one new attribute. So in the newly generated output file there is al column with the name of the Output Port and a column with the value from the TestFilter.Desired outcomeI know it is possible to do it by hand, place a AttributeCreater behind every port and fill in the Output Port name. But I have a large number of TestFilters, and to avoid errors and keep things organized, I would like to do it automatically with one AttributeCreator/AttributeManager.If the AttributeCreator/AttributeManager is not the correct transformer, or I need two other transformers that do the job, that would already make a big difference to me.  

We recently upgraded our FME Flow from version 2019 to FME 2025.2.1. Although we encountered several issues during the upgrade, the system is now running. However, we are facing a new error when executing an existing workbench. The workbench reads data from an Oracle table and generates GML and GeoJSON files. The files are generated successfully, but at the end of the process, the following error appears: 190 2026-1-20 14:33:00 | Router and Unexpected Input Remover (RoutingFactory): No geometry mapping entry found for 'fme_line' in metafile 'E:\Server\fme\metafile\ORACLE_SPATIAL.fmf'. Please visit http://www.safe.com/support Has anyone encountered this issue before? Any guidance would be appreciated.  

It is with a heavy heart and profound sadness that we share the news of the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Mark Ireland.Mark has been a cornerstone at Safe for 23 years. From his very first day, he stepped into the role of FME Evangelist. A role he invented. He ran with it and turned it into something far greater than a job title. We learned early on that the best way to "manage" Mark was simply to let him be Mark and watch him create magic. We gave him the space to blaze his own trail, and watching him work within that freedom was nothing short of magic and brought many smiles to all of our faces and to the faces of our customers.Mark’s ingenuity was unmatched. Whether he was crafting the "12 Days of FME," leading a webinar with his trademark wit, or solving a complex puzzle for a user, he did it with a spirit of joy that defined our culture. He proved that you can drive incredible success and growth by simply being kind, being creative, and putting people

Hi all! Everyone’s career has a starting point — sometimes unexpected, sometimes a little chaotic, and often pretty memorable. Whether it was a short-term gig, a summer job, or the very first step on your professional path, those early roles usually leave a story (or two).This week’s Question of the Week:💭 What was your very first job ever? 🤔It could be something from way back, a part-time job, or even a role that helped spark your interest in what you do today. Share your answer in the comments!💡 New to the Question of the Week?Each week, we post a simple but thought-provoking question. It might be about your FME journey, the power of spatial data, FME innovation, or even a bit of personal history like this one.Every answer you share earns you an entry in our monthly draw for exclusive Safe swag (a $50 value) — plus points toward community badges!🗓️ Answer all of this month’s Questions

Introducing Webinar of the MonthEach month, we’ll spotlight one upcoming webinar right here in the FME Community. These posts are your space to:Share what you’re most excited to learn Ask questions or flag topics you’re curious about Connect with others who plan to attend (or already have!)Our goal is to spark conversation, highlight great learning opportunities, and help you get even more out of every FME webinar experience.February’s Webinar of the MonthSafer’s Picks: The 5 FME Transformers You Didn’t Know You NeededEver feel like you’re only scratching the surface of what FME can do? In this session, the Safe team will highlight six lesser-known but incredibly useful transformers - and show how they can simplify workflows, save time, and unlock new possibilities.Date: February 4, 2026, 8am PST

Hello and Happy New Year! 👋There’s no single way to use FME — and everyone has a transformer they feel comfortable with in their own way. Whether it’s a longtime favourite or something newer you’ve been experimenting with, your go-to transformer is all part of your FME journey. This week’s Question of the Week:💭 Which transformer do you think you’re strongest with?🏅 🤔It might be a transformer you keep going back to, a new one you’re exploring, or something you’ve been enjoying learning lately. Share your answer in the comments — and feel free to tell us why and how you like to use it!💡 New to the Question of the Week?Each week, we post a simple but thought-provoking question. It could be about your FME journey, the power of spatial data, FME innovation, or even the future of FME.Every answer you share earns you an entry in our monthly draw for exclusive Safe swag (a

Greetings everyone,I have a large number of 2D polygons for which I want to determine the Z value. I also have a DTM (digital terrain model).Now I have observed the following: If I take only one polygon and, using the FeatureReader, read in only exactly those triangles of the DTM that are touched by the polygon in 2D, and then determine the Z values of the polygon using the SurfaceDraper (always carrying forward only z_max and using that as the Z value via the 3D_Forcer), I get different Z values than when I first create a buffer around the polygon and then pass the buffer to the FeatureReader and include the triangles around the polygon in the SurfaceDraper.The triangles from the DTM do not touch each other.There are deviations of several meters, depending on how strongly the terrain height varies around the polygon.It seems as if the SurfaceDraper somehow takes the surrounding terrain into account, even if it does not touch the polygon.It

Happy New Year! Welcome to our January FME Community User Spotlight. Every month, we spotlight a user in the community whose active participation and helpful contributions have been invaluable. We’re excited to highlight their experiences and insights!User Spotlight: David Runneals / ​@runneals What company do you currently work for?Cultivate GeospatialWhat’s your current job role and title?Sr. GIS ArchitectTell us more about what you do and how you use FME?I use FME to get work done faster. From creating rapid prototypes that can be instantaneously deployed in production to automating data pipelines to helping write python that bulk assigns aliases to fields in SDE, there's not much that I haven't done with FME Form

Is there any chance of getting a search bar added to the forums?  The forums are very useful, but would be even better if we could search on previously written topics

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Welcome to our May FME Community User Spotlight! Every month, we’ll be spotlighting a user in the community whose active participation and helpful contributions have been invaluable to the community. We’re excited to highlight their experiences and insights!This month’s spotlight is an FME Community Celebrity… User Spotlight: Takashi Iijima ​@takashi What company do you currently work for? I am a freelancer, not belonging to any company.What’s your current job role and title? FME ConsultantTell us more about what you do and how you use FME? I've

Our CEO ​@donatsafe decided to kick off the year by sharing a custom Google Gemini Gem he recently built.Watch the video to see Vibe Coding with FME Workbench - a sneak peak at how AI and FME are going to take productivity to a completely new level this year.Want to try it yourself? Drop a comment on Don’s LinkedIn post requesting to try it and he’ll send you an invite to try the Gem yourself.

I try to find a text ending with a newline. Using the inbuilt regular expression editor (with the regex #! <DATASET\n) shows a result so the regex looks correct to me:StringSearcher unfortunately doesn’t find the line: (see attached workbench)Where are things going wrong?