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Workspace Authoring

Work with FME Desktop a lot and want to explore how you can get the most out of it? Then look no further.

The workspace authoring section contains a wealth of information on working with FME Desktop, from performance tuning FME to explaining the difference between a feature type and dataset fanout.


Top Workspace Authoring Samples & Demos

  • Creating a clickable GIF Image with FME

    This sample shows how to creates a clickable GIF image using FME. Although based on FME 2008 this is also the same for newer versions of FME.

  • Enhanced Snapper Workspace

    This workspace offers an enhancement to simply using a Snapper transformer. In particular, the example shows how to maintain existing snaps without breaking them while snapping other poin...

  • Parallel Processing

    This article speaks about parallel processing in FME and explores several ways of using it including such operations as buffering and clipping as well as surface modelling and point cloud ...

  • Eliminate unused attributes from a source schema

    The attached example Custom Format illustrates how to eliminate an unused attribute from a source schema. An unused attribute is one that is empty in all records in that table.

  • Looping within a Custom Transformer

    Example of how to perform a loop in a custom transformer

  • Example Workflow using FME, Python and Oracle

    This example is from a customer, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra, and uses a mix of FME, Python and Oracle to perform a quarterly data load. An ABS employee, Russell Foste...

  • The Generic Writer and Format Attributes

    The beauty of the Generic Writer is that you can have the user select any writer format at the time they run the workspace. The problem is that there may be format attributes which you wou...

  • Example of an Antipodes Mapper using FME custom transformers

    The article has a map showing for each location on the Earth, where its antipodes are. Antipodes are a point diametrically opposite to a specified location on the Earth's surface.

  • Looping with Blocking Transformers

    Looping in custom transformers is a relatively old feature in FME - it dates back to 2006. However, blocking transformers such as the Clipper or SpatialRelator or any transformer that can ...

  • Adapting AEC models for GIS

    This article talks about talking AEC (Architecture, Engineering and Construction) models and making them suitable for use in a GIS environment- either 3D or 2D.


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    Helpful Resources

    FME Desktop Tutorial
    Learn the basics about FME Desktop. Through detailed instruction and step-by-step exercises you'll explore the power of FME Desktop

    Performance Tuning FME
    A set of tips and tricks for performance tuning your FME workspace