2DEllipseReplacer

Replaces or creates feature geometry with a 2D ellipse as defined in parameters for center point, radii, and rotation.

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Typical Uses

Creating ellipse or circle geometry from attribute values or user parameters
Replacing point geometry with ellipses or circles defined by values

How does it work?

The 2DEllipseReplacer receives features of any kind and replaces their geometry with ellipses as defined in parameters.

The parameters describe an ellipse as a closed Arc By Center Point by the following:

Center X and Y coordinates
Primary and Secondary Axis (radii) in ground units
Rotation in degrees
An assumed sweep of 360 degrees

Values may be entered or provided through attribute values, expressions, or user parameters.

If the feature has point or ellipse geometry, and Center X and Y are left blank, the coordinates of the feature’s existing geometry will be used. If the feature has no geometry or geometry other than point or ellipse, the feature is rejected.

For more information on ellipse geometry see Ellipse.

Examples

Usage Notes

To create circles around point features, consider using a Bufferer.

Creating and Modifying Arcs, Circles, and Ellipses

These transformers work with arcs in a variety of ways.

Arc Transformers Comparison

	Function	Geometry Out	Z Coordinates
Creator	Creates one or more new features with arc geometry (when Geometry Object is an arc type).	Arc by center point Arc by center point with ends Arc by 3 points Arc by bulge Ellipse (Arc by center point)	Supported
2DArcReplacer	Replaces any existing feature’s geometry with a 2D arc.	Arc by center point	No
3DArcReplacer	Replaces any existing feature’s geometry with a 3D arc.	Arc by center point	Yes, at center point
2DEllipseReplacer	Replaces an existing feature’s geometry with a 2D ellipse or circle (closed arc).	Ellipse (Arc by center point)	No
ArcPropertySetter	Modifies an existing arc or converts a point to an arc.	Arc by center point Arc by center point with ends Arc by 3 points	Supported, at center and/or ends
EllipsePropertySetter	Modifies an existing ellipse (closed arc) or converts a point to an ellipse.	Ellipse (Arc by center point)	Supported, at center point
ArcPropertyExtractor	Extracts the property values that describe an arc’s geometry and stores them as attributes.	Arc by center point Arc by center point with ends Arc by 3 points Arc by bulge	Supported
EllipsePropertyExtractor	Extracts the property values that describe an ellipse’s geometry and stores them as attributes.	Ellipse (Arc by center point)	Supported
ArcStroker	Converts arcs and ellipses to lines or polygons by interpolating points along the arc.	Path Line Area	Supported
ArcEstimator	Replaces geometry with an arc described by the first, middle, and last vertices of the input feature.	Arc by 3 points	Supported
Curvefitter	Replaces lines or polygons with an optimal combination of line and arc segments, creating smooth curving lines.	Path Area Arc by bulge Line	Supported
Generalizer	Reduces point density on lines or polygons, fitting arcs where possible (When using Algorithm > Douglas With Arc Fitting (Generalize) ).	Path Area Arc by 3 points Line	Supported
MinimumSpanningCircleReplacer	Either replaces an existing feature’s geometry with circle that contains all of its vertices or extracts the circle property values into attributes.	Ellipse (Arc by center point)	No

Configuration

Input Ports

Output Ports

Parameters

General

Center X	Specify the X coordinate of the ellipse’s origin. If blank, and the input feature is a point or ellipse, the X coordinate of that feature’s geometry will be used. If blank, and the input feature is not a point or ellipse, the feature is output via the <Rejected> port.
Center Y	Specify the Y coordinate of the ellipse’s origin. If blank, and the input feature is a point or ellipse, the Y coordinate of that feature’s geometry will be used. If blank, and the input feature is not a point or ellipse, the feature is output via the <Rejected> port.
Primary Axis	Specify the primary radius of the ellipse in ground units. Note that the primary radius need not be larger than the secondary, however, the rotation angle is always measured from the x axis to the primary axis. For a circle, set both the primary and secondary radius to the same value.
Secondary Axis	Specify the secondary radius of the ellipse in ground units.
Rotation	Specify the rotation in degrees of the primary axis from horizontal (if any).

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.

How to Set Parameter Values

Defining Values

There are several ways to define a value for use in a Transformer. The simplest is to simply type in a value or string, which can include functions of various types such as attribute references, math and string functions, and workspace parameters.

Using the Text Editor

The Text Editor provides a convenient way to construct text strings (including regular expressions) from various data sources, such as attributes, parameters, and constants, where the result is used directly inside a parameter.

Text Editor

Using the Arithmetic Editor

The Arithmetic Editor provides a convenient way to construct math expressions from various data sources, such as attributes, parameters, and feature functions, where the result is used directly inside a parameter.

Arithmetic Editor

Conditional Values

Set values depending on one or more test conditions that either pass or fail.

Parameter Condition Definition Dialog

Content

Expressions and strings can include a number of functions, characters, parameters, and more.

When setting values - whether entered directly in a parameter or constructed using one of the editors - strings and expressions containing String, Math, Date/Time or FME Feature Functions will have those functions evaluated. Therefore, the names of these functions (in the form @<function_name>) should not be used as literal string values.

Content Types

String Functions	These functions manipulate and format strings.
Special Characters	A set of control characters is available in the Text Editor.
Math Functions	Math functions are available in both editors.
Date/Time Functions	Date and time functions are available in the Text Editor.
Math Operators	These operators are available in the Arithmetic Editor.
FME Feature Functions	These return primarily feature-specific values.
FME Parameters	FME and workspace-specific parameters may be used.
Creating and Modifying User Parameters	Create your own editable parameters.

Dialog Options - Tables

Table Tools

Transformers with table-style parameters have additional tools for populating and manipulating values.

Row Reordering

Enabled once you have clicked on a row item. Choices include:

Add a row
Remove a row
Move current row up one
Move current row down one
Move current row to top
Move current row to bottom

Cut, Copy, and Paste

Enabled once you have clicked on a row item. Choices include:

Cut a row - delete and copy to clipboard
Copy a row to the clipboard
Paste a row from the clipboard

Cut, copy, and paste may be used within a transformer, or between transformers.

Filter

Start typing a string, and the matrix will only display rows matching those characters. Searches all columns. This only affects the display of attributes within the transformer - it does not alter which attributes are output.

Import

Import populates the table with a set of new attributes read from a dataset. Specific application varies between transformers.

Reset/Refresh

Generally resets the table to its initial state, and may provide additional options to remove invalid entries. Behavior varies between transformers.

Note: Not all tools are available in all transformers.

For more information, see Transformer Parameter Menu Options.

Reference

Processing Behavior	Feature-Based
Feature Holding	No
Dependencies	None
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