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FME Readers and Writers

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Links to Popular Formats

3D

ClosedASPRS LIDAR Data Exchange Format (LAS) Reader/Writer

Workbench Parameters

Feature Representation

ClosedAutodesk Revit Reader

Workbench Parameters

Feature Representation

ClosedMojang Minecraft Reader/Writer

Workbench Parameters

Feature Representation

CAD

ClosedAutodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D Reader

Workbench Parameters

Feature Representation

ClosedAutodesk AutoCAD DWG/DXF Reader/Writer

Workbench Parameters

Feature Representation

ClosedBentley MicroStation Design Reader/Writer

Workbench Parameters

Feature Representation

Cloud

ClosedSalesforce Reader/Writer

Workbench Parameters

Feature Representation

Database

ClosedEsri Geodatabase Reader/Writer

ArcSDE Geodb Workbench Parameters

ArcSDE Geodb Raster Catalog Workbench Parameters

ArcSDE Geodb Raster Dataset Workbench Parameters

File Geodb Workbench Parameters

File Geodb Raster Catalog

File Geodb Raster Dataset

Personal Geodatabase MDB Workbench Parameters

Feature Representation

ClosedMicrosoft SQL Server and Azure SQL Database Non-Spatial Reader/Writer

Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL Database Non-Spatial Reader

Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL Database Non-Spatial Reader/Writer

ClosedMicrosoft SQL Server and Azure SQL Database Spatial Reader/Writer

Microsoft SQL Server and and Azure SQL Database Spatial Reader

Microsoft SQL Server and and Azure SQL Database Spatial Writer

ClosedOracle Non-Spatial Reader/Writer

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Feature Representation

ClosedOracle Spatial Object Reader/Writer

Workbench Parameters

Feature Representation

ClosedOracle Spatial Point Cloud Reader/Writer

Workbench Parameters

Feature Representation

ClosedPostGIS Reader/Writer

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Feature Representation

GIS

ClosedEsri Shapefile Reader/Writer

Workbench Parameters

Feature Representation

ClosedMapInfo TAB Reader/Writer

Workbench Parameters

Raster

ClosedER Mapper ECW Reader/Writer

Workbench Parameters

Feature Representation

ClosedJPEG 2000 (GeoJP2/GMLJP2) Reader/Writer

Workbench Parameters

Feature Representation

ClosedOracle Spatial GeoRaster Reader/Writer

Workbench Parameters

Reader/Writer Feature Type Properties

Feature Representation

ClosedTIFF (Tagged Image File Format) Reader/Writer

Workbench Parameters

Feature Representation

Tabular

ClosedComma-Separated Value CSV Reader/Writer

Workbench Parameters

Feature Representation

ClosedMicrosoft Excel (XLSX/XLSXW) Reader/Writer

Workbench Parameters

Feature Representation

ClosedText File Reader/Writer

Workbench Parameters

Feature Representation

XML

ClosedCityGML Reader/Writer

Workbench Parameters

Feature Representation

ClosedGoogle KML Reader/Writer

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Feature Representation

ClosedXML (Extensible Markup Language) Reader/Writer

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About Help

ClosedAbout This Help File

This is Safe Software's technical reference guide to more than 300 formats. It also provides help for Workbench format parameter settings.

  • Quick Facts: This table contains high-level information on the format’s characteristics. For raster formats, it also includes raster-specific quick facts.
  • Format Reader/Writer Parameters: These topics contain format-specific Workbench parameters.
  • User Attributes: User Attributes tab in the Writer Feature Type Properties dialog.
  • Writer Feature Type Format Parameters: Format Attributes tab in the Writer Feature Type Properties dialog.
  • Feature Representation: FME adds generic feature attributes to all features (see About Feature Attributes). Most formats also add format-specific attributes, which are listed in this section.
  • Mapping File Directives (Advanced Users): Most reader and writer directives correspond to Format Reader/Writer Parameters (see above) or Advanced parameters in the Workbench Navigator pane. These sections contain detailed technical information on FME-supported formats, and are intended for a technical audience involved in configuring FME for customized translation.

FME Desktop Help Map

ClosedAccessing Other Documentation

Product documentation is accessed from the Start menu > FME Desktop > Documentation, and from any FME component Help menu.

By default, documentation is live (online); however, you can also choose to use installed (offline) documentation. From Workbench, select FME Options > Default Paths > Documentation Help Locations.

FME Desktop documentation includes:

Documentation Description
FME Workbench This is the primary FME Desktop application for translating and transforming data.
FME Data Inspector View data in any FME-supported format. Use the Data Inspector to preview data before translation, verify it after translation, and check data at any point during a translation.
FME Readers and Writers This is a technical reference to the 300+ spatial and non-spatial data formats that FME Workbench is capable of reading and writing. It also includes format parameters that are visible in Workbench.
FME Transformers This is a comprehensive reference to the 400+ FME transformers. Transformers are used in FME Workbench to perform geometric and attribute restructuring of features during a translation.
FME Coordinate Systems This is a guide to associating coordinate systems with features in FME Desktop.
FME Integration Console This component allows you to integrate certain third-party applications with FME Desktop.