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[FME 2025.2] Some Text of DGN get bigger in FME after import

  • June 30, 2026
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joy
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Hello everyone,

I am dealing now with something weird in FME after importing a DGN file (see image below). Some text get really huge and some stay the same as in the original DGN file. I have no clue why this happens. I included a small portion of the dgn file as attachment to this post. In the DGNStyler I can change the size, however I would prefer the the text is already shown with the correct text size and I wouldn't like to determine the text sizes depended on the levelname


 

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nielsgerrits
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The file has 12 features where igds_type = igds_text. 4 of these features have really large idgs_text_size. I’m not sure why but that is what FME is displaying.

I can’t check the file with the native software but I suspect that it is either large in the original file or something is getting wrongly translated when FME reads the file.

If I were you I would check the text size in the original, and if you can’t find anything, open a supportcase with Safe. Don’t forget to attach the file.

 


joy
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  • June 30, 2026

Thanks ​@nielsgerrits for checking. In Microstation (the original software) the streetnames have a size of 1.4 and the house numbers a size of 1.0. So I have no idea where the other values such as 3.7 is coming from. The weird thing based on your image the text is displayed in the correct size for features from 1-8. From feature 9 on, then the text becomes bigger. I will send a support case to Safe.