Configure the Teigha DGN Rendering Module Options

The Teigha DGN rendering module options specify which drawing layouts to render, how they are rendered, and to which format in the destination system.

To configure the Teigha DGN rendering options:

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

The rendering options page appears.

On the General page, click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.

Teigha rendering module general options
Option	Description
Name	The name of the rendering profile as seen in Administration Console.
Computer	The name of the Meridian Enterprise Server computer (cluster node) on which to run this job.
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.

On the Output page, click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.
Click Save.

Teigha DGN rendering output options
Group	Option	Description
Options	Update title blocks before rendering	If enabled, the title blocks in the document will be updated from the document properties before the document is rendered. If disabled, the update is skipped.
Options	Use job advanced rendering settings	Select this option if the page size and orientation are stored as property values for the source documents and the corresponding options are selected as described in Configure Rendering Options. If those options are not selected, select default values from Paper size and Orientation.
Options	Xref paths	Comma-delimited list of locations to search for external reference files. Locations may be specified as filenames (linked by Meridian Enterprise references), paths relative to the parent document, or absolute paths to shared network folders. External references are resolved in the following order: Absolute path, if specified File name (Meridian Enterprise reference or relative path) Locations specified by this setting If an external reference resides both in the vault and in a location outside the vault, the external location will take precedence. MicroStation logical variables are not supported.
Page Setup	Page size	Select a page size for the output from the list.
Page Setup	Orientation	Select a page orientation option.
Page Setup	Color	Select an option from the list to indicate the color depth of the rendition.
Page Setup	Layouts to export	Select an option for the layouts to include in the output.
Other Options	Pen table	Name of a pen table file (without the .tbl extension) that specifies the pen styles to use for rendering. The rendering module will search for the pen table file in the folder C:\Program Files\BC-Meridian\Enterprise Server\Teigha.NET. If the file cannot be found, the drawing will be rendered without the pen table.
Other Options	Named fence	Name of an existing fence object in the drawing that defines the plotting area.
Other Options	Data fields	Include the data fields in the output file.
Other Options	Text nodes	Include the text nodes in the output file.
Other Options	Line weights	Render line weights in the output file.
Other Options	Embedded fonts	Embed the fonts that are used by the rendition in the output file so that they can be shown on systems where they are not installed. If fractions in text do not render correctly, copy the MicroStation font file WorkSpace\System\Symb\font.rsc to the folder C:\Program Files\BC-Meridian\Enterprise Server\Teigha.NET, rename the file to ustation.rsc, and regenerate the rendition.
Other Options	TrueType as geometry	Render text that is drawn with TrueType fonts using polylines. If this option is enabled, the text in PDF renditions can only be searched with the Advanced Find command in Adobe Reader.
Other Options	SHX text as geometry	Render text that is drawn with SHX fonts using polylines. By default, this rendering module will search for SHX fonts in the folder C:\Program Files\BC-Meridian\Enterprise Server\Teigha.NET. If a font file cannot be found, the text will be drawn using polylines. If this option is enabled, the text in PDF renditions can only be searched with the Advanced Find command in Adobe Reader.
Other Options	Enable simple geometry optimization	Use a rendering algorithm that optimizes simple geometry such as line segments into more complex entities such as polylines in the output. This option reduces performance slightly but produces smaller files.
Other Options	Encode (reduce file size)	Compresses images in the output file to save space.
Other Options	Enable layer support	Generates layers in the rendition that correspond to the layers in the source drawing.
Other Options	Include layers with visibility off	If Enable layer support is enabled, includes layers that are turned off in the rendition. Otherwise, they are excluded from the rendition.