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PathBuilder

Connects input linear (arcs and lines) features in the order they enter, forming path features.  

Note: For some datasets, it may be necessary to use a Sorter to order the data correctly before it enters this transformer.

If the end point of one input segment does not match the following segment's start point, a two-point line will be inserted between these segments in the resulting path.

The feature being created is output whenever a Connection Break Attribute value changes.  When this happens, the feature with the differing attribute is not added to the current output feature; instead, it begins the next feature to be output.

If consecutive input segments are lines, they will not be combined into a single line in the output path; they will remain as separate segments.  Also, if only one segment is input for a set of Connection Break Attribute values, the output will still be a path (containing that single segment).

If the optional List Name is supplied, a list is made of all the attributes of each feature that was connected when creating the output path.

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