Densifier transformer may be a quick and easy way to do this. Mark
--- In [email protected], "Jason Birch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What do you mean by evenly spaced? Specific distance? Percentage based? Number of points? > > Creating the line itself is pretty easy, just do a 2DPointReplacer to create a point from the start coordinates, and then a 2DPointAdder with the end coordinates to turn it into a line. > > I've attached a custom transformer (iterativeSnipper) that loops through each feature, snipping at a specified interval, and sending the remainder back through the loop until its length <= the distance. This doesn't do quite what you wanted (segments instead of points) but it should give you some ideas. > > There are some great custom transformers listed here if you're interested in learning more: > http://fmepedia.com/index.php/Category:Custom_Transformer_Examples > > Hmm. Just occurred to me that there's a sneakier way of doing this. Just generate labels at a calculated interval along the line with a zero offset, and then use a GeometryCoercer to flip them into points. I've attached an example of this as well. (evenPointsTest) > > Jason > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] on behalf of nichols2bdarwindpi > Sent: Mon 2006-09-25 8:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [fme] Creating Intermediate points along a line: > > I have beginning and ending coordinates of a line and need to generate > a number of points evenly spaced along that line. Could someone > please point me in the right direction to solving this? > > Much Thanks, > > Russell > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fme/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fme/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
