I've been having that very problem myself. I'm not sure why it happens. I'll find out and let the group know.
Mark Mark Ireland, Product Support Engineer Safe Software Inc. Surrey, BC, CANADA [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.safe.com Solutions for Spatial Data Translation, Distribution and Access --- In [email protected], "mariusausterschulte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The lines were not shown in the viewer and also no visualizer-layer > was created there. There was no error message in the log. > But I made a little progress: I set up a new workspace with the > ContourGenerator (what I already tried several times before), started > the visualizer and suddenly it works. The lines are showing up in the > visualizer. > I again used the same unchanged shapefile to test it. I'm quite sure > that I did not change anything in this configuration compared to my > former workspaces. > To find out what was wrong I tested some other parameter values for > the ContourGenerator, but no problems anymore. > > But there's still the problem with the SurfaceModeller: > When I replace the ContourGenerator with the SurfaceModeller to > generate contours I'm getting the following error Message saying that > a minimum of 3 points are required: > > -------------- > Unexpected Input Remover(TestFactory): Tested 49 input features -- 49 > features passed, 0 features failed. > Source -> Generic(TeeFactory): Cloned 49 input feature(s) into 49 > output feature(s). > 3DFORCER(TeeFactory): Cloned 49 input feature(s) into 49 output > feature(s). > SURFACEMODELLER(SurfaceModelFactory): SurfaceModelFactory: Fail to set > up the Surface Model. A minimum of 3 points are required for the > Surface Model. > SurfaceModelFactory: Error encountered by the SurfaceModelFactory. > Please refer to the log window or log file for detail. > ... Last line repeated 2 times ... > FME Session Duration: 0.7 seconds. > > SurfaceModelFactory: Error encountered by the SurfaceModelFactory. > Please refer to the log window or log file for detail. > Program Terminating > > Translation FAILED. > -------------- > > All other output ports of the SurfaceModeller are giving me a visual > result in the visualizer, but only the CONTOURS port generates the > error message above. > > Marius > > > --- In [email protected], "Jason Birch" <jason.birch@> wrote: > > > > If you're only outputting to a visualizer, then it doesn't count the > features as written. Are the lines showing up properly in the visualizer? > > > > If not, include more of the logfile so that we can see what's going on. > > > > Jason > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: [email protected] on behalf of mariusausterschulte > > Sent: Sat 2006-04-29 4:02 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [fme] ContourGenerator > > > > > > > > Hi, > > I'm trying to generate Contours from a 2D-ESRI-shapefile storing point > > data. The elevation value of a point is stored in a separate attribute > > in the shapefile. > > I used the 3DForcer to set the z-coordinate of the elevation data and > > used the 3DForcer's output as POINTS-input for the SURFACEMODELLER > > transformer (I've also tried this with the ContourGenerator > transformer). > > A visualizer is connected to the ContourGenerator's output port. > > But when I run the translation I always get the following message > > telling me that no features were written: > > > > Features Read Summary > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > elevation > > 49 > > > ============================================================================== > > Total Features Read > > 49 > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > Features Written Summary > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > > ============================================================================== > > Total Features Written > > 0 > > > > > > Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? > > (FME 2006 (20051216 - Build 2182)) > > > > Marius Austerschulte > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > 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/
