Ang. RE: [fme] using lin-file and shx-file when writing to dwg

Wed, 15 Jun 2005 09:02:58 -0700


Hi Mark,

Thanks! This helped me.

/Jenny



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RE: [fme] using lin-file and shx-file when writing to dwg





Hi Jenny,
I think you are correct that you need to use the FONT_DIRECTORY keyword. It's one of those keywords that is rarely used so doesn't appear as a setting in your workspace. What you'd probably need to do is edit the workspace header and create some lines to add this setting.
 
Use Tools->Edit Header in Workbench. Look for the section that defines the AutoCAD writer.
Add the line...
 
ACAD_1_FONT_DIRECTORY xxxx
 
....where xxxx is your font directory.
 
To have it as a setting in your workspace use something like...
 
DEFAULT_MACRO MyFontDir_ACAD_1 xxxx
GUI DIRNAME MyFontDir_ACAD_1 Font Directory:
ACAD_1_FONT_DIRECTORY "$(MyFontDir_ACAD_1)"
 
 
When I looked at this before I found that to get this directly from FME what I think you need to be doing is using a template drawing that has the default style set up with the correct font already. Then you can set the style for each output by pointing FME to use that template. When I tried a template without the default style set up then the FME font setting didn't have any apparent effect when the data was viewed in AutoCAD.
 
I hope this helps. Let me know how it goes.
 
Regards,
 
Mark
 
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jenny Sigvardsdotter-Jensen
Sent: June 8, 2005 7:17 AM
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Subject: [fme] using lin-file and shx-file when writing to dwg

Hi all,

I am translating from dgn to dwg and I want to use the shx-file. I can�t understand where I set the shx-file. I tried to use AutoCad shape file directory but it seems like that is the wrong way to go?  I only get the message "No AutoCAD font directory specified. All Text and Multi-Text entities will use the default font file 'default.shx'." I see in the helpfiles under dwg readers/writers/ writer keywords  that there is something called FONT_DIRECTORY but i can�t figure out where to use it.


And I would be very thankful for tips on  how to use the fontfile.

I recieceved a lin-file with specifications of lines that I would like to use. How can I do that?


I have no installation of autocad on my computer. I have a template-file with definitions of some blocks that I use.
I use FME BETA build 1671 to be able to write to autocad 2004.

TIA
/Jenny

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