Finally! SAFE Software, has released the BETA of FME Translator that will convert AutoCAD Map 3D’s Object Data AND its associated MPOLYGONS. MPolygons enable AutoCAD Map to create Islands, Holes and Multipolygon within the AutoCAD environment. Object Data is the internal custom attributes you can add to each object (i.e. Pipe Diameter and install data on PLINE).
Now you can use FME to convert the DWG that has Object Data and MPOLYGONs into anything. In my case, Oracle Spatial!
Great News!
@Gordon — thanks for the mention. If any Object Data users out there want to try this out, you can download the software from http://www.safe.com/beta, then request a license after you install. We’d definitely welcome any feedback to support@safe.com.
Thanks,
Dale
Gordon,
You may find this interesting ….
http://www.topologyframework.blogspot.com/
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dennis
Looks like a great .NET app!
Gordon, what build do you have? I’ve got 5599 (Oracle Edition) and the Map FDO stuff is greyed out. I don’t think that would be the correct datasource though anyway, would it?
Thanks,
Bill
Hi Bill, no I just used DWG (map) to get the Object Data out of the DWG file.
It turned out to be the build. 5509 didn’t have the object data Reader. Luckily it wasn’t anything too complicated!
Cheers,
Bill
Given the active thread, I’d like to share two related developments in FME:
We now support writing MPolygons (as of FME 2010 Beta 6161), although not yet along with Object Data.
We now support the AutoCAD 2010 file format for reading and writing AutoCAD Map 3D Object Data.
I’d also like to reiterate Dale’s offer above — we invite you to try FME and would love to get your feedback.