FMErs,
Season's Greetings...
MGDM is indeed Microstation and MGE based and uses uncompressed Dgn Files to
store the history of these CAD based GIS(es). Since the world has moved on to
spatial database driven GISes, MGDM is indeed very archaic and the number of
systems world wide very very few.
CFT files are part of the MGDM setup storing the spatial indexing system as
Cover Field Trees (CFTs) which are in fact MicroStation Dgn Files.
If you simply want the CFT Dgn Files because they contain your Map Sheet Index
Sheet Information plus perhaps top level data such as coastline, major
highways, etc., then you could probably try and rename them as .dgn and use FME
to bring them in, or specify their names with .cft instead of .dgn to bring
them in.
I hope this helps.
Best Regards,
Michael
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Quoting Dale Lutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Interesting to hear someone using MGDM -- long ago we made some
> modifications to the design file reader specifically for MGDM support,
> I think it was an option to read deleted elements that are found in
> the file -- I think that is needed for MGDM systems -- if I recall
> correctly they store their histories inside of DGN files by simply
> leaving behind deleted elements.
>
> Anyway, that is present for you, but we've never done anything nor
> heard of .cft files.
>
> Good luck -- if you'd like us to do anything custom, we'd be open to
> it but it would definitely be a solution assistance issue -- unless
> this list tells me otherwise, there aren't alot of MGDM systems out
> there for us to sell a .cft reader to...
>
> Dale
>
> On 12/18/06, Heinz Grottenegg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Hi group,
> >
> > I have the problem that my dataset is divided into sheets in MGDM
> > whereby the sheet information is stored in a .cft file. The according
> > dgn files are loaded on runtime within MGDM by interpreting the .cft
> file.
> >
> > Is there a way that I can read the information within FME directly?
> >
> > Thank's,
> > Heinz
> >
> >
>
For insights into what's up at Safe Software and what's on the development
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Safe Software has also made slides available that outline enhancements planned
for FME 2007. The slides are from the "Road Ahead" presentation given on Day 2
of the FME Worldwide Users Conference. To view these slides, visit
www.safe.com/2006uc.
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