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  • FME Geometry Model
    • Nulls (IFMENull)
    • Points (IFMEPoint)
    • Text (IFMEText)
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    • Surfaces (IFMESurface)
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Nulls (IFMENull)

Null geometries contain no points. Like all FME geometries, they have may have a geometry name and traits.

Null Attributes

  • fme_geometry = fme_undefined
  • fme_type = fme_no_geom