I am using FME to write to microstation DGN. The FME workbench file is using the fanout option to write different areas to the microstation DGN file, based on the same seed file. At the moment I have to use a microstation macro to "fitview" of each produced file in order to have the microstation file centered at each specific area. I rather use only FME to avoid this additonal step.
Is there a way / transformer in FME to save the microstation file centered in the written data?
Hi @robkromwijk,
Unfortunately, this functionality is not available in FME's Microstation DGN writers to set the display. We have an outstanding enhancement request to add this capability (FMEENGINE-9952). I will notify here when it is available.
Currently when you write to DGN and display it in Microstation, the display settings come from the seed file - which it sounds like you have been able to work around this by setting a Microstation macro to dynamically adjust the view.
Hi Andrea,
thank you for your answer. Any idea when the enhancement is planned to be added?
In the meantime I'll stick to my microstation macro (or initalliy create many seed files)
Rob
Hi Andrea,
thank you for your answer. Any idea when the enhancement is planned to be added?
In the meantime I'll stick to my microstation macro (or initalliy create many seed files)
Rob
Hi @robkromwijk,
It is an issue that has been in our development queue for a while, and we have not had many requests for this functionality - so unfortunately I do not have a timeline for this to be implemented.
I have created an idea post to capture this enhancement request - be sure to up vote and comment your use case for having this functionality!
- Andrea
Hey
Thank you for your check-in! I've confirmed that we have a ticket open for our development team to consider this (internal reference: FMEENGINE-9952). While we can’t promise the addition of this functionality just yet, our team recognizes the interest from the FME community and will investigate to determine if it's technically possible. However, due to competing priorities, we don't suspect any updates for about another year. I can comment on this post once there’s any update on it!
Hope this helps!
Emma