View Renditions

To show the rendition in Meridian PowerWeb:

• In the Document ribbon Rendition group, click Show.

View the Rendition Using the Forge Rendering Module

To make the rendition the default file shown when you view a document:

• Set the View renditions option as described in Personal Preferences.

You can opt to view hotspots by default when you view a rendition or you can toggle hotspots and redlines on or off when viewing a rendition. If you view a rendition of an outdated version, hotspots are not shown.

To view hotspots by default when you view a rendition:

1. Select your user > Preferences.

2. Select the View hotspots check box.

3. Click OK.

To toggle hotspots and redlines when viewing a rendition:

1. View the rendition as described earlier on this page.

2. Click the Hotspot and Redline toolbar button .

3. In the context menu that opens, select Redlines and/or Hotspots depending on whether you want to show or hide redlines or hotspots.

4. Move the cursor over a hotspot to view properties of the target for that hotspot such as:

   • target identification number

   • tag type

   • tag number

   • target filename

   • name and values of properties in the Hotspot Properties column. Properties with no value for the target document are hidden.

   If there are multiple targets for the hotspot, the box that appears shows Multiple Targets. If this occurs, you can View a target in the Details pane that appears when you click the hotspot.

To highlight a hotspot in the diagram:

1. In the viewer, click the Panel toolbar button .

2. Click the Hotspots button.

   The Panel pane opens with a list of hotspots.

3. Use the Zoom In , Zoom Out or Marquee Zoom buttons to set the zoom level you want.

4. To filter the hotspot list, in the Search hotspots field enter the Asset Number or Asset Type or part of it.

5. Select the hotspot you want to view from the list.

   The selected hotspot is highlighted on the drawing in the current zoom.

When you view the target of a hotspot, it opens in a new browser tab. A rendition is shown if one exists for that target. If no rendition exists, the document properties are shown.

To view the target of a hotspot:

1. In the viewer, click the hotspot you want to view.

   The hotspot is highlighted in the current browser tab. If only one target exists, the target of the selected hotspot opens in a new browser tab. If more than one target exists, the Details pane opens with the available targets for that hotspot.

2. If you want to view a target listed on the Details pane, click the View button next to that target.

   The selected target opens in a new browser tab.

When you view a rendition that has layers, the rendition is shown in accordance with the translation rules that have been configured in the Meridian Enterprise Server Administration Console layer translation tables. Layers that were translated as mandatory are always shown and cannot be hidden. Layers translated with the Default option are shown by default.

To change the layers shown on a rendition:

1. In the viewer, click the Panel toolbar button .

2. Click the Layers button.

   The pane lists the layers that you can show or hide. Mandatory layers are locked and cannot be hidden.

3. Select the check boxes of the layers you want to show.

4. Clear the check boxes of the layers you want to hide.

To open the rendition in its default application:

• In the Edit ribbon Upload/Download group, select Download Document > Open.

To make the rendition the default file shown when you view a document:

• Set the Show renditions by default option as described in Appearance Options.

To switch the viewer from the source document to the rendition or vice versa:

• In the viewer window, click the Show native/rendition button .

To open the rendition in its default application:

1. In any navigation view, select the document that you want to view.

2. On the Document menu, click Open Rendition.