Hi,
I'm struggling with DWG-Blocks...
I have a DWG-file with a lot of points being in a block each of them (one point in one block), with some attributes. In FME I need to make an offset in direction of z. Then, I want to write it to a DWG-file again.
Unfortunately the blocks don't get into the file. The file is empty.
What do I need to know to correctly form blocks and bring them into the DWG-file?
Thanks in advance!
Maria
FME-version: 2016 (16177), 64bit
The file you are writing into needs to use a template file containing the Blocks and specify file in the Writer parameters - you could use your source file as the template assuming the blocks are to remain the same. When converting GIS to CAD in the past I've had to specify the Format Attribute autocad_block_name to define the block name. Going from DWG to DWG that would get passed through.
Also on the reader is the option Explode Blocks into Entities set to No
Hi Mark,
too easy...
thanks a lot for the hint! The magic word was "template file contatining blocks".