For those who spend a lot of time editing tables in ArcView, theEngine's Modify Data Table function is a time saver. In addition, multiple fields can be added or deleted simultaneously. Designed with a modular approach, theEngine 2 allows users to choose from a variety of tools to find the combination that best suits their individual needs, allowing users to greatly extend the capabilities of ArcView 3.x without learning Avenue. The presentation of the tools can be slightly confusing at first, but the software documentation provides adequate support as well as an extensive section of sample exercises to help familiarize users with the more important tools and commands. After users become acquainted with theEngine's concepts and operation, its broad utility becomes evident.
Documentation can be difficult to understand.
FME 2000 adds several valuable features, including additional format support as well as direct support for Oracle 8.1.6 and its geometry object model. ZMAP and Encapsulated Postscript. Safe Software's FME 2000 product provides powerful tools to access data from several different formats. Depending on requirements, FME 2000 ships in several different configurations. Coordinate conversion is optional, and the FME Developers application programming interface isn't supported.