FME Components
Primary Components
FME is actually a number of different software applications that comprise a number of spatial data handling components. All applications listed here are included with every edition of FME. Browse your FME installation folder to access the components.
FME Workbench
FME Workbench has an intuitive point-and-click graphic interface to enable translations to be graphically described as a flow of data. FME Workbench is the primary tool for data translations in FME. It is quite feasible that you will only ever use Workbench and the FME Universal Viewer.
FME Data Inspector
The FME Data Inspector is cross-platform, it uses the latest display technology, and it supports 3D viewing. The Data Inspector is closely tied with Workbench so you can inspect geometry and attributes at any point during a translation.
The FME Quick Translator highlights FME's quick translation capability.
Utilities and Developer Components
These additional development components are all included as part of the standard FME package.
FME Command-Line Engine
The FME Command-Line Engine enables translation requests to be submitted at the command-line level.
FME Objects
FME Objects is a software library for working with spatial data. Application developers use FME Objects to add spatial data reading and writing support into their stand-alone applications.
FME Application Extenders
FME Application Extenders are components by which FME technology is used or embedded into other GIS applications. These are then known as FME Enabled Applications. Application Extenders enable a GIS product to view datasets not native to that application.
FME Plug-In SDK
The FME Plug-In SDK allows developers to add their own formats or functionality to the FME translation core.
FME Integration SDK
The FME Integration SDK allows developers to create FME-enabled applications for users who already have FME installed on the same PC.