Skip to main content
Question

Is it possible to write autocad group entity?

  • April 18, 2016
  • 4 replies
  • 35 views

gio
Contributor
Forum|alt.badge.img+15
  • Contributor
  • 2252 replies

Is it possible to write Autocad groups to dwg.

I have tried the available format_attributes.

Setting these on objects causes them to not be written, other objects do.

Any tips or hints?

(NOT talking about reading groups )

This post is closed to further activity.
It may be an old question, an answered question, an implemented idea, or a notification-only post.
Please check post dates before relying on any information in a question or answer.
For follow-up or related questions, please post a new question or idea.
If there is a genuine update to be made, please contact us and request that the post is reopened.

4 replies

pratap
Contributor
Forum|alt.badge.img+12
  • Contributor
  • 605 replies
  • April 19, 2016

Hi,

It seems groups are available for reading but not writing. Do let me know if you find any solution.


takashi
Celebrity
  • 7842 replies
  • April 19, 2016

Hi @gio, unfortunately it seems to be impossible. The help doc says "Group features are features with no geometry. ... This entity is only supported by the AutoCAD Reader." -- FME Readers and Writers | Autodesk AutoCAD DWG/DXF Reader/Writer | Feature Representation | Group


gio
Contributor
Forum|alt.badge.img+15
  • Author
  • Contributor
  • 2252 replies
  • April 19, 2016

I did kinda thought so.

But made me wonder why there are autocad_group format parameters available on the writer?

I assume the fme autocad writer creates the entityhandles(?).

Wich to me suggests the possibility to provide a option to create an autocad_entity_list{} to be filled to create groups.

Lookin into lisp options now..

Laters all


fmelizard
Safer
Forum|alt.badge.img+20
  • Safer
  • 3719 replies
  • July 28, 2017

If you would like to see this functionallity in FME I encourage you to vote on this idea