Configure the Viewer Options

Meridian Explorer can use one of the following viewers to show documents:

AutoVue installed in a client/server deployment for use either by Meridian Enterprise or Meridian Explorer or both. AutoVue is only supported for backward compatibility.
Accruent viewer (ActiveX) control that is installed on the client PCs by the PowerWeb setup program. With this option, you can use the viewers described in Third-Party Viewers.
Adobe viewer supported by the browser.
PDFTron server-based viewer that is installed by default and can be used to view PDF renditions.

Which viewer is used and for what documents is determined by the viewers that are available to the client PC, by the central options configured as described in the following task, and by the preferences that are configured by the user. The default viewer window options are acceptable for most users but you can configure numerous options to further optimize their experience.

Note:

Not all viewers display redlines.
The viewers in the Viewers group are listed in priority order.
The first viewer that is enabled will be used to show PDF documents.
The default viewer is used to generate the thumbnail images shown in Meridian Explorer and the viewer must be installed on the Meridian Enterprise Server computer.

To configure the viewer options:

In Administration Console, in the Repositories group, click Options.

The User Defaults Options page appears.
In the menu, click Viewer.

The list of configurable options appears.
Click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.
Click Save.

Meridian Explorer viewer options
Group	Option	Description
Viewers	Enable PDFTron viewer for PDF documents	If enabled, renditions (only) are shown in the server-based PDFTron viewer window. Before a rendition can be viewed in PDFTron for the first time, the rendition must be updated. Note: When Enable XOD Viewing is turned off, an error may occur in PowerWeb or Meridian Explorer when viewing a rendition of a complex drawing using PDFTron with Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Viewers	Enable Adobe Reader for PDF documents	If enabled and Adobe Reader is installed on the client PC, PDF documents are shown in Adobe Reader.
Viewers	Enable Accruent server-based viewer	If enabled, shows documents using AutoVue running on a server if all of the following are true: This option is enabled AutoVue is installed in a client/server deployment The options in the Viewer Server Settings group are configured. The Enable Accruent viewer control is enabled
Viewers	Enable Accruent viewer control	If enabled and the Accruent viewer control is installed on the client PC, documents are shown in the Accruent viewer and documents can be batch printed. Otherwise, only draft printing single documents is possible.
PDFTron Viewer Settings	Enable XOD Viewing	Allows users to view XOD files instead of native PDFs in PDFTron. This provides faster response times on multi-page documents, but reduced quality and limited functionality. We recommend you enable this setting if you use Internet Explorer 11. Note: When this setting is turned off: An error may occur in PowerWeb or Meridian Explorer when viewing a rendition of a complex drawing using PDFTron with Microsoft Internet Explorer. Updating a rendition may fail if EDM server and Enterprise Server are located on the same machine, and Content Indexing (Windows Search) is ON.
PDFTron Viewer Settings	Hotspots opacity	Allows you to configure the opacity of hotspots. You can enter a value between 0.1 and 1.
PDFTron Viewer Settings	Hotspots border thickness	Allows you to set the thickness of hotspot borders. You can enter a value between 0.001 and 15.
PDFTron Viewer Settings	Hotspots color	Allows you to choose the color of hotspots.
PDFTron Viewer Settings	Hotspots hover color	Allows you to choose a hover color for hotspots.
Viewer Server Settings	AutoVue 2D server URL	The URL of the AutoVue 2D client/server installation to which to connect. The default is http://<ServerName>:5098/servlet/VueServlet.
Viewer Server Settings	Connector URL	The URL where the Accruent Connector is installed on the server that is specified for the AutoVue 2D server URL option. The default is http://<ServerName>:8900/wsclient/servlet/DMS. If an AutoVue installation for Meridian Enterprise will be used, this setting should be the same as the BlueCielo Connector URL property of PowerWeb.
Viewer Server Settings	AutoVue 3D server URL	The URL of the AutoVue 3D client/server installation to connect to. The default is http://<ServerName>:5098/servlet/VueServlet. Every user that connects to this server needs an M--AV3 license. To limit the users who can connect, specify one user group for the User group allowed to use 3D option.
Viewer Server Settings	Connector 3D URL	The URL where the Accruent Connector is installed on the server that is specified for the AutoVue 3D server URL option. The default is http://<ServerName>:8900/wsclient/servlet/DMS. If an AutoVue installation for Meridian Enterprise will be used, this setting should be the same as the BlueCielo Connector URL property of PowerWeb.
Viewer Server Settings	User group allowed to use 3D	The name of a user group whose members are allowed to view documents using the server that is specified for the AutoVue 3D server URL option. By default, no users are allowed. To specify a user group: Click Edit. The Add Groups dialog box appears. Select the group that you want to allow access to and then click OK. The group name appears in the value column. To remove the group: Click Clear. The group name is removed.