Autodesk AutoCAD DWG/DXF Writer Feature Type Parameters

To access feature type parameters, click the gear icon on a feature type in the workspace. This opens the Feature Type Parameter Editor.

Tip  To always display the editor in FME Workbench, you can select View > Windows > Parameter Editor.

General

All feature types share similar General parameters, which may include Feature Type Name, Reader or Writer information, and Geometry.

In most Writer Feature Type parameter dialogs, you can also control Dynamic Schema Definitions. Some database formats accept Table or Index Qualifier prefixes on the output table feature type.

Important  These parameters apply only to a selected feature type, not to the entire writer. If a feature type parameter listed here conflicts with a writer-level parameter, then the writer parameter will be ignored and this feature type parameter will be used.

The AutoCAD writer requires that every feature written to the AutoCAD file be stored within a predefined AutoCAD layer.

In AutoCAD, the layers are used to store collections of logically related entities, attributes, or symbology. In FME, the AutoCAD layer and the type of the feature are treated synonymously, since there is a one-to-one correspondence between FME feature type and AutoCAD layer.

Layers can also be defined through the use of a TEMPLATEFILE, or through the specification of new feature types.

Note  The feature type parameters are used for the creation of new layers, but do not affect layers that are found to exist in the template file with the same name.

General

Layer Name is the name of the layer being defined. This is the name that is used throughout the remainder of the FME workspace. This parameter cannot be empty.

If no layer name is specified, then FME will assign a default Layern name (for example, Layer1).

Layer

An optional description string for a layer.

Option

Description

Default

Default Color

The color number used for all features stored within the layer, unless explicitly overridden on the correlation lines below.

Valid values are between 1 and 255.

10

Default Linetype

The name of the linetype to use for the layer if no linetype is specified on the correlation line.

CONTINUOUS

Any other linetypes must be defined in the workspace or copied from a specified template file.

Default Lineweight

The lineweight used for all features stored within the layer, unless explicitly overridden on the correlation lines below.

Valid values are in the range (0, 5, 9, 13, 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 50, 53, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 106, 120, 140, 158, 200, 211).

25

Default Transparency

The transparency used for all features stored within the layer, unless explicitly overridden on the correlation lines below.

Valid values are between 1 and 255, where 1 is completely transparent and 255 is opaque.

255

Option

Description

Default

On

Set to No to create a layer in the Off state. Layers that are set to Off are still read by the AutoCAD Reader.

Yes

Frozen 

Set to Yes to create a layer in the Frozen state.

No

Hidden

Set to Yes to create a layer in the Hidden state.

No

Locked

Set to Yes to create a layer in the Locked state.

No

Plottable

Set to Yes to create a layer in the state where it can be plotted.

Yes