The Safe Software Product Team is actively looking at the possibility of adding support for B-Spline geometry natively to the FME Geometry Model.

Currently, we read in BSpline Curves in FME from MicroStation DGN files for example, by stroking the B-Spline into line segments, which FME then store as lines, which might not be what you want in your output if your target format or system does support this geometry natively. 

Are you someone who uses AutoCAD DWG, MicroStation DGN, IFC files or other formats/systems where you encounter B-Spline curves? Do you care about bézier and NURBS curves (but really, do you?)?

If any of the above sounds like you, especially about B-Splines, please drop us a comment if you’d be open to being contacted to provide feedback and early testing!