FME Transformers: 2024.1

Categories
Geometries
Related Transformers
2DBoxReplacer
2DGridAccumulator
2DGridCreator
BoundingBoxAccumulator
BoundsExtractor
Creator
HullAccumulator
HullReplacer
MinimumSpanningCircleReplacer
RasterExtentsCoercer

BoundingBoxReplacer

Replaces feature geometry with a box or cube that spans the extents of the feature.

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Typical Uses

  • Determining the extents of individual features

How does it work?

The BoundingBoxReplacer receives features with any geometry type and individually replaces their geometry with one of:

  • 2D Bounding Box - the minimum enclosing rectangle, with sides parallel to the x and y axes.

  • 2D Oriented Bounding Box - rotated to fit the feature as tightly as possible while remaining a rectangle.

  • 3D Bounding Cube - the minimum enclosing cube for 3D features, including point clouds. The cube is axis-aligned.

Requesting 2D bounding boxes for 3D features produces footprints. Requesting a 3D bounding cube for a 2D feature produces a 2D box.

If an output bounding box or cube has zero area (if the input feature is a single point or vertical line, for example), it will become a point or line as appropriate.

Feature attributes are retained.

Examples

Usage Notes

Creating Boxes and Rectangles

Creating rectangular geometry is a common task. These transformers do so in a variety of ways.

Configuration

Input Ports

Output Ports

Parameters

Editing Transformer Parameters

Transformer parameters can be set by directly entering values, using expressions, or referencing other elements in the workspace such as attribute values or user parameters. Various editors and context menus are available to assist. To see what is available, click beside the applicable parameter.

For more information, see Transformer Parameter Menu Options.

Reference

Processing Behavior

Feature-Based

Feature Holding

No

Dependencies None
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Examples may contain information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver, Open Government Licence - British Columbia, and/or Open Government Licence – Canada.