Working with .cgm images

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December 21, 2023
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I am working in structured FM 2022 and using the Mekon Eclipse for S1000D add-on. I need to use .cgm images with hotspots and specific width lines as per the Spec V2.2.

I only have Solidworks Composer to create my .cgm images and they seem ok before they are imported by FM. When the image is converted by FM, the lines are wrong and the hotspots are not recognised.

Can anyone suggest where I am going wrong, as images from the S1000D bike pack with hotspots work ok?

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FrameMaker-dk

Community Expert

I doubt you will be able to import cgm with hotspots. I would believe you - may - be able to do so using svg as @Bob_Niland suggests.

Bjørn Smalbro - FrameMaker.dk

Bob_Niland

Community Expert

Is the content of the CGM vector or raster?
What does "lines are wrong" mean?
Can Solidworks Composer generate SVG?

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Reeveo237Author

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Hi Bob, thanks for your responce. The CGM are vector (or should be) and our customer has specifically asked for .cgm, although SW Composer can produce .svg

The lines do not reproduce at the set thicknesses and dashed lines become solid.

Bob_Niland

Community Expert

I've not worked with CGM, nor hotspots, but for those who have they might also need to know:

What is the output workflow target?
I'd guess PDF, but that's not so far been stated on the thread.
If PDF, how being generated?
Publish, Save-As, Print-to, or Print-to-ps & Distill?
And these hotspot are in the incomming CGM,
not added in FM?

Did any of this work in earlier FM releases?

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