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Create AutoCAD block with Aggregator but maintain layer of individual features

  • Jan 29, 2018 11:47 PM UTC
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gerryjames
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I have created a workbench that transforms DGN cells to AutoCAD blocks. In this process I am trying to set a feature to the defpoints layer but when I aggregate to a block it puts all features on 0. Is there a way to keep that defpoints layer when aggregating?

Best answer by daveatsafe

Hi @gerryjames,

FME cannot currently create multi-layer blocks, and so defines the blocks on layer 0, so they can be placed on any layer in the DWG file.

I have created an enhancement request to add the ability to set the layer of the block component using geometry traits, instead of a feature attributes, which would allow you to create blocks with different components on different layers.

I will notify you as soon as this capability is available.

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  • Feb 16, 2018 5:39 PM UTC

Hi @gerryjames,

FME cannot currently create multi-layer blocks, and so defines the blocks on layer 0, so they can be placed on any layer in the DWG file.

I have created an enhancement request to add the ability to set the layer of the block component using geometry traits, instead of a feature attributes, which would allow you to create blocks with different components on different layers.

I will notify you as soon as this capability is available.


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  • Feb 16, 2018 9:56 PM UTC

Thanks for the response. I look forward to any updates as this could be very useful to some of my clients.


gerryjames
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  • Feb 16, 2018 9:57 PM UTC

Thanks for the response. I look forward these updates as they would be certainly helpful to some of my clients