PathBuilder

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

If the end point of one input segment does not match the following segment's start point, geometry will be added to connect them in the following way. If the first segment is a line, then a point will be appended to it to extend it to the following segment's start point. If the first segment is an arc and the following segment is a line, then a point will be added to the beginning of the line to extend it to the first segment's end point. Otherwise, if both segments are arcs, then a two-point line will be inserted between these segments in the resulting path.

Usage Notes

  • To create the desired path, it may be necessary to use a Sorter to order the data correctly before it enters this transformer.
  • It is possible to create self-intersecting paths with this transformer, which will not be rejected.

Parameters

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