Generic Quick Facts
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Format Type Identifier |
GENERIC |
|
Reader/Writer |
Both |
|
Licensing Level |
Professional and above |
|
Dependencies |
None |
|
Dataset Type |
Reader: File, Folder, URL, or Database name Writer: Folder or File |
|
Feature Type |
Interpreted by source reader or target writer |
|
Typical File Extensions |
Depends on source reader or target writer |
|
Automated Translation Support |
Yes |
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User-Defined Attributes |
Yes – Results depend on target writer |
|
Coordinate System Support |
Yes – Results depend on source reader or target writer |
|
Generic Color Support |
Yes – Results depend on source reader or target writer |
|
Spatial Index |
Never |
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Schema Required |
No |
|
Transaction Support |
No |
|
Geometry Type |
fme_type |
| Encoding Support | No |
Generic Geometry Support
|
Geometry |
Supported? |
|
aggregate |
yes |
|
circles |
yes |
|
circular arc |
yes |
|
donut polygon |
yes |
|
elliptical arc |
yes |
|
ellipses |
yes |
|
line |
yes |
|
none |
yes |
|
point |
yes |
|
polygon |
yes |
|
raster |
yes |
|
solid |
yes |
|
surface |
yes |
|
text |
yes |
|
z values |
yes |
Note: In all cases, the geometry is passed untouched to the writer chosen at run-time, which may or not may not support all geometry types.