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To access format parameters, open the Feature Type Properties dialog by clicking the properties 
button on a feature type in the workspace. These parameters are applicable only to the selected feature type.
Shapefile Settings
This parameter applies at the feature type level. The initial value for this parameter is obtained at the writer level (see Dimension Settings in the Shapefile writer parameters dialog), but it can also be modified for individual feature types.
Output Dimension
- Dimension from First Feature: Shapefiles produced will contain geometries with dimension information obtained by the first feature observed by the writer.
- 2D: Shapefiles produced will contain two-dimensional coordinate geometry.
- 2D + Measures: Shapefiles produced will contain two-dimensional coordinate geometry and measures.
- 3D + Measures: Shapefiles produced will contain three-dimensional coordinate geometry and measures.