Hello, I have a question regarding the DGN Reader/Writer about reading and writing external reference files.
I am using the DGN Reader that contains a reference to another DGN file. In that referenced file there is a rectangle (an igds_shape element). In the DGN Reader parameters I enable the options "Read Elements From Reference Files" and "Keep Elements That Represent Reference Files".
My goal is to move that rectangle to a different location and save it into a DGN file in such a way that:
- the rectangle appears at the new (correct) position - this part is not a problem; I already have a workbench for moving the geometry
- but it still keeps the link to the original referenced DGN file,
- and the referenced DGN file itself remains unchanged.
In other words, I want to move the geometry in the main DGN while keeping the external reference link attached to it, so that any future changes in the referenced file (e.g., adding an image inside that rectangle) automatically appear in the main DGN at the updated location.
I need to perform this operation for more than 500 DGN files, so creating a new reference file for every moved geometry is not an option.
Also, I cannot provide example files because the data is confidential.
Could you please advise whether this workflow is possible in FME, and if so, how it should be configured?
Thank you!