- Esri Geodatabase Reader/Writer
- Quick Facts
- Geometry Support
- Overview
- Reader Workbench Parameters
- Writer Workbench Parameters
- Feature Types
- Table Representation
- Improving the Speed of Translations Using the Geodatabase Writer
- Tips for Using the Geodatabase Writer
- Technical Reference: Mapping File Directives
- Reader Mapping File Directives
- Reader Directives - All Geodatabase Types
- Reader Directives: Geodatabase Feature Classes
- Reader Directives: Raster Dataset
- Reader Directives - Enterprise Geodatabase
- Reader Directives - Enterprise Geodatabase Feature Classes
- Reader Directives - Personal Geodatabase
- Improving the Speed of Translations Using the Geodatabase Reader
- Simple Reader Example
- Writer Mapping File Directives
- Writer Directives - Feature Classes for all Geodatabase Types
- Writer Directives - All Geodatabase Types
- Writer Directives - Enterprise Geodatabase
- Writer Directives - Enterprise Geodatabase Feature Classes
- Writer Directives - Personal and File Geodatabase
- Writer Directives - Geodatabase Raster Datasets
- Writing Subtypes and Domains
- Reader Mapping File Directives
Creating Dimension Feature Classes
Currently, there is no way to specify any dimension-specific settings when using the Geodatabase writer to create a dimension feature class. As a result, default settings are used. The default dimension style created by the writer is equivalent to the default one ArcCatalog creates. Likewise, the reference scale and map units are set to the default values used by ArcCatalog, 1 and decimal degrees, respectively. If the dimension feature class is created within a feature dataset, it will inherit the units of the feature dataset rather than being set to decimal degrees.
If the default settings are not sufficient, the dimension feature class should be created before the translation using ArcCatalog. ArcCatalog makes it easy to import dimension styles from existing feature classes and then change them as required.