PDFPageFormatter

Prepares features for output to PDF by providing a convenient interface to set the scale and location of features on a page.

A single PDFPageFormatter transformer is intended to format one page of a PDF document. Using multiple PDFPageFormatter transformers will allow writing to the same PDF document.

Each input port is represented by one or more boxes on the page labelled with the port name. Features are scaled and centered preserving aspect ratio when they are placed in the appropriate box on the PDF page.

If more than one feature enters the same input port, the scaling and centering will be calculated based on the aggregate bounds of the input features. The features will be written to the PDF in the order they entered the input port.

The PDFPageFormatter affects the drawing order of features. Each box on the page will be completely drawn before drawing the next box. This overrides the Layer Order parameter of the PDF Writer. However, within each box, layer order will be preserved. Thus, if any features are routed through a PDFPageFormatter, then it is recommended to route all features through a PDFPageFormatter.

Parameters

Transformer

Page Layout

Page Object Locations

Page Object Properties

When editing the properties of any page object, the properties dialog offers the following options that apply specifically to this object and the subsequent frame to be created on the page in the resultant PDF.

Page Object

Object Placement

Specifies the group of four parameters to define the extents of the page object in page units. These initially reflect the current values of the page object bounds and will resize the page object on the canvas if changed.

Input Feature Processing

Usage Notes

To remove an unused input port, delete its associated location box in the Edit Page Object dialog (right-click and select Delete). Alternatively, in the Workspace Navigator, double-click the Page Objects property of the transformer. In the Parameters dialog, select the input port and click the delete icon ().

Editing Transformer Parameters

Using a set of menu options, transformer parameters can be assigned by referencing other elements in the workspace. More advanced functions, such as an advanced editor and an arithmetic editor, are also available in some transformers. To access a menu of these options, click beside the applicable parameter. For more information, see Transformer Parameter Menu Options.

Defining Values

There are several ways to define a value for use in a Transformer. The simplest is to simply type in a value or string, which can include functions of various types such as attribute references, math and string functions, and workspace parameters. There are a number of tools and shortcuts that can assist in constructing values, generally available from the drop-down context menu adjacent to the value field.

Dialog Options - Tables

Transformers with table-style parameters have additional tools for populating and manipulating values.

FME Licensing Level

FME Professional edition and above

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