Generic Quick Facts
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 |
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 |
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.