Mark, Thanks for the response. At this time, we suggested to our client that they work on doing the export to DWG. I am not sure how many companies use CADvance. I have been working in the CAD field for more than 15yrs and its the first time CADvance has come up. So I would guess a plug-in or asking Safe to support it would not be benifical to too many folks.
Brian --- In [email protected], "mark2atsafe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Brian, > > > Does FME support transformation from CadVance files? (.vmf). > > Not as a known supported format. > > In which case I think the options open to you are these... > > 1) Ask us (Safe) to support it. We'll need a specification and proof > that it would be useful to a number of users. > > 2) Use the Cadvance tools to convert to DWG, then use FME to read the > DWG data. > > 3) If .vwf is an ascii format dataset then you could create a custom > format in FME to read it using the TextFile reader. That's how some of > our existing formats are achieved. > > 4) If it's not ascii then I think you'd have to use the FME plug-in > SDK to develop a reader. > > 5) Ask one of our talented resellers to implement a plug-in; of course > this is going to incur some cost. > > 6) Suggest to Cadvance that they create an FME plugin - which would no > doubt expose their product to a wider audience > > Hope this helps, > > Mark > > Mark Ireland, Senior Product Specialist > Safe Software Inc. Surrey, BC, CANADA > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.safe.com > Solutions for Spatial Data Translation, Distribution and Access > For insights into what's up at Safe Software and what's on the development horizon, visit Safe's blog at spatial-etl.blogspot.com. Love FME? Then open your diary to March 6-7, 2008 and write this... "Second Worldwide FME User Conference - Must Attend!" See http://www.safe.com/company/fmeuc2008/index.php for more details. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fme/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fme/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
