Syntax

   @GeometryType()
   @GeometryType((fme_point|fme_line|fme_polygon))
   @GeometryType((fme_line|fme_polygon),HANDLE_ARCS_AND_ELLIPSES)
   @GeometryType(fme_polygon,CHECK_Z_IN_DUPLICATE_POINTS_REMOVAL)
   @GeometryType(fme_polygon,CHECK_Z_IN_DUPLICATE_POINTS_REMOVAL, QUICK_MODE)
   @GeometryType(fme_arc,[rotation],<primaryRadius>,[secondaryRadius],<startAngle>,<sweepAngle>)
   @GeometryType(fme_ellipse,<primaryRadius>,[secondaryRadius],[rotation],<orientation>,[xvalue, yvalue])
   @GeometryType(fme_text,<textString>,<textSize>,[rotation])
   @GeometryType(fme_text,<textString>,<textSize>,[rotation], ENCODED)
   @GeometryType(fme_face,<toleranceValue>,[angularToleranceValueInDegrees])
   @GeometryType([REJECTABLE],fme_extrusion, <extrusionX>, <extrusionY>, <extrusionZ>,[<extrusiionDistance>,<extrusionDirection>])
   @GeometryType(fme_composite_surface)
   @GeometryType(fme_brep_solid)
   @GeometryType(fme_point_cloud)


Arguments
   ENCODED indicates the string input is encoded.

   <geometryType>
      The fme_type being set on the feature.

      Range: fme_point | fme_line | fme_polygon | fme_arc | fme_ellipse | fme_text |
      fme_composite_surface |fme_brep_solid | fme_point_cloud

   HANDLE_ARCS_AND_ELLIPSES
      This flag is deprecated, but kept for legacy purposes.

      Range: N\A

   <rotation>
      For arcs and ellipses, this is the rotation of the primary axis, as measured
      counterclockwise from horizontal. For text, this is the rotation of the text
      string, also measured counterclockwise from horizontal.

      Range: Real value

   <primaryRadius>
      The radius of the ellipse or the arc along the primary axis.

      Range: Real value

   <secondaryRadius>
      The radius of the ellipse or the arc along the secondary axis.

      Range: Real value

   <startAngle>
      Refer to the @Arc (function) in the FME Functions and Factories manual for a
      detailed definition.

      Range: Real value

   <sweepAngle>
      Refer to the @Arc (function) in the FME Functions and Factories manual for a
      detailed definition.

      Range: Real value

   <orientation>
      LEFT_HAND_RULE specifies a counterclockwise arc direction. RIGHT_HAND_RULE
      specifies a clockwise arc direction.

      Range: LEFT_HAND_RULE | RIGHT_HAND_RULE

   <textString>
      The text string.

      Range: String

   <textSize>
      The text height.

      Range: Real value

   CHECK_Z_IN_DUPLICATE_POINTS_REMOVAL
      This flag, if present, will remove duplicate coordinates from a polygon only
      if the coordinates are equal in their X, Y and Z values. Otherwise, only X
      and Y values are considered.

      Range: N\A

   QUICK_MODE
      This flag, if present, will create a polygon if the coordinates of the first
      and last point are equal, without performing any validation on the resulting polygon.

      Range: N\A

   <toleranceValue>
      The tolerance used to check for the planarity of the donut or polygon.

      Range: Real value

   <angularToleranceValueInDegrees>
   The tolerance used to check angular planarity of the donut or polygon (in degrees).

   Range: Real value

   REJECTABLE
      The presence of this flag indicates that an fme_rejection_code should be added if the
      geometry cannot be extruded.

   <extrusionX>
      The X component of the extrusion vector

      Range: Real Value

   <extrusionY>
      The Y component of the extrusion vector

      Range: Real Value

   <extrusionZ>
      The Z component of the extrusion vector

      Range: Real Value

   <extrusionDistance>
      The final length of the extrusion vector

      Range: Real Value
   <extrusionDirection>
      The direction to use for the extrusion vector

      Range: AUTO|SPECIFIED|VERTICAL

Description

   This command is responsible for returning or setting the geometry type of the
   feature upon which it is called.

   If it is called with no parameters, it will return the geometry type of the
   feature. The geometry types that are returned will be one of fme_point,
   fme_line, fme_polygon, fme_donut, fme_pip, fme_aggregate, or fme_undefined.
   Search the FME Universal Translator on-line help for a description of these
   geometry types.

   If the <geometry type> argument is specified, then the geometry type of the
   feature will be set to the specified type if the conditions discussed in the
   following paragraphs are met.

   This function currently allows only simple geometry types to be set. It isn't
   possible to set a feature's geometry type to fme_aggregate, fme_donut, or
   fme_pip. See the AggregateFactory and DonutFactory for a description of how to
   construct features with these geometries.

   It isn't possible to change the geometry type of a feature that is currently
   tagged as being one of fme_aggregate, fme_donut or fme_pip. See the
   DeaggregateFactory, DonutHoleFactory, and PIPComponentsFactory for a description
   of how to manipulate and change features with these geometry types.

   If an attempt is made to set a feature's geometry type to fme_point and the
   feature has more than one coordinate, then the feature's geometry type is
   unchanged and no error will be reported by the function.

   If an attempt is made to set a feature's geometry type to fme_polygon and the
   feature has more than one coordinate, then the first coordinate and the last
   coordinate must be the same or the feature's geometry type will be unchanged.
   The feature will also be cleaned up if there are duplicate points so that it
   leaves the method as a valid FME polygon. If the geometry is a surface or a
   solid, then the geometry of the feature is turned into a polygon or a collection
   of polygons. In such case, the CHECK_Z_IN_DUPLICATE_POINTS_REMOVAL option is
   ignored.

   If an attempt is made to set a feature's geometry type to fme_line or
   fme_polygon and the feature had only one coordinate, then the feature's geometry
   type is unchanged.

   If an attempt is made to set a feature to fme_arc or fme_ellipse, the first
   coordinate will be used as the center point. An exception to this is if the
   input feature itself is an fme_arc or fme_ellipse, in which case the center
   point of the original geometry is carried over into the new geometry. If there
   aren't any coordinates, the center point will be created at a default location.

   If an attempt is made to set a feature to fme_text, the existing geometry will
   be used as the text location. An exception to this is if the input feature is an
   fme_arc or fme_ellipse, in which case the center point of the original geometry
   is carried over into the new geometry. Another exception to this is when the
   existing geometry is a text string, in which case the new string's values will
   just replace the old values.

   The fme_face mode attempts to convert the 3D polygon or donut geometry of a
   feature to a face geometry if it passes the specified planarity checks.
   If only two parameters are given, a value of -1 for the tolerance value means
   don't check anything. If three parameters are given, -1 for a thickness or planar
   tolerance means estimate a value for that check. Any other negative number means
   that particular tolerance check is skipped. If the value is greater than or equal
   to 0, that planarity check only passes if the polygon or  donut is planar within
   that tolerance. If the polygon or donut is not closed in 3D, the first point and
   last point of the area are moved to a point that is an average of the two points.

   The fme_extrusion and fme_extrusion_exact modes converts the geometry of a feature
   to a extrusion with the extrusion vector being <extrusionX, extrusionY, extrusionZ>.
   The fme_extrusion mode forces the extrusion to be oriented with its normals facing
   outwards. The fme_extrusion_exact mode does not force the extrusion to be oriented
   one way or the other, instead using the base face and the extrusion vector to
   determine the extrusion's orientation.

   The fme_composite_surface mode converts a multi-surface or solid into a
   composite surface geometry. If a solid cannot be converted into a composite
   surface geometry, then the geometry is left unchanged.

   The fme_brep_solid mode converts a multi-surface, a composite surface or another
   type of solid into a brep-solid geometry. If a solid cannot be converted into a
   brep-solid, then the geometry is left unchanged.

   The fme_point_cloud mode converts a raster, multi-point or simple aggregate of
   points inot a point cloud. If the geometry cannot be converted into a point
   cloud, then the geometry is left unchanged.