THANK-YOU! I got what I wanted, but had to set the Chopper to 2 vertices. BTW I think the counter helped too.
-Katie --- In [email protected], Hans van der Maarel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Kathleen, > > > My goal is to be able to take the line geometries and convert them to > > a series of points (coordinates) with a certain amount of precision. > > We could then import this data into MS ACCESS to run complex queries. > > Also I'd like to be able to convert polygons into coordinates too. > > > > So if there is a way to use FME factory functions to extract many > > coordinates for a line or polygon, I would greatly appreciate you help. > > You can use a Chopper, set to 1, to convert lines and polygons back to > single points. If the original features have some sort of unique > identifying attribute, that will be retained. If not, you can put the > original features through a Counter prior to the Chopper. > > This will result in the original coordinates of the lines/polygons to be > written out as points. If you need more points, you can use a Densifier > before the Chopper, to interpolate points. > > Hope this helps. > -- > Hans van der Maarel > Red Geographics > www.redgeographics.com / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the maximum benefit from your FME, FME Objects, or SpatialDirect via our Professional Services team. Visit www.safe.com/services for details. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fme/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
