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Writer Overview

The AutoCAD writer provides the following capabilities when writing AutoCAD files.

When creating AutoCAD DWF files, the AutoCAD writer first defines the linetypes and layers defined within the FME mapping file. The writer then reads in a template file, if specified, and copies the linetypes, layer definitions, shape file header information, and block information from the template file to the output dataset.

The AutoCAD DWF writer then outputs each feature it is given to the output file in the appropriate entity type. The AutoCAD DWF writer creates a geometric representation of FME features, but does not create attribute information in the output file.

When writing an AutoCAD DWF file, the format of file output is determined as follows: