Configure the Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Rendering Module Options

The Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks rendering module options specify which drawings to render and to which format in the destination system.

The Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks rendering module requires additional configuration of Meridian Enterprise Server as described in Configure Enterprise Server To Not Run As a Service.

To configure the Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks rendering options:

1. In Meridian Enterprise Server Administration Console, in the Data Exchange group, click Rendering Profiles.

   The All Rendering Profiles page appears and lists the existing profiles grouped by the name of the computer (cluster node) to which they are assigned.

2. Double-click the rendering profile that you want to configure.

   The rendering options page appears.

3. Click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.

4. Click Save.

Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks rendering module options

Group	Option	Description
General	Name	The name of the rendering profile as seen in Administration Console.
General	Computer	The name of the Meridian Enterprise Server computer (cluster node) on which to run this job.
General	Input extensions	The file extensions that will be rendered by this module. To modify this list: Click Configure. The Input Extensions dialog box appears and lists the supported file extensions. Select the file extensions that you want to be rendered. Click OK. The quantity is refreshed to reflect your selections.
Output	Action	Select an output format: Save as PDF, Print, or Publish as eDrawings.
Output	Update title blocks before rendering	If enabled and SolidWorks is installed on the rendering node, the title blocks in the document will be updated from the document properties before the document is rendered. If disabled or the application is not installed on the rendering node, the update is skipped.
Output	Use job advanced rendering settings	Select this option if the page range is stored as a property value of the source documents and the Page layout option is selected as described in Configure Rendering Options. If that option is not selected, select a range from Drawing page range.
Output	Drawing page range	Select which drawing sheets to render. To render only a range of sheets, select Page(s) and then type the sheet numbers in From and To.
Output	Export as 3D	Saves the model as a 3D file.