Configure the Teigha DWG Rendering Module Options

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

The rendition might display a blank page if Post rendering, Print stamp, and Encode are selected. If this occurs, clear the Encode (reduce the file size) check box.

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

   Teigha DWG 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.

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

5. Click Save.

Teigha DWG rendering output options

Group	Option	Description
Output	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.
Output	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.
Output	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	Paper 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.
Page Setup	Custom layout	Name of the layout to include in the output if Layouts to export is set to Custom.
Other Options	Plot style	Name of a plot style in the drawing that specifies the rendering options. Name of a plot style table file (without the .stb or .ctb extension) that specifies the plot styles to use for rendering. The rendering module will search for the 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 plot styles.
Other Options	Adobe PRC support	If enabled, renders ACIS 3D objects in the source drawing as Product Representation Compact (PRC) data in the rendition. Select how the objects should be rendered, as boundary representations (BREP option) or as mesh representations (MESH option).
Other Options	Enable layer support	Generates layers in the rendition that correspond to the layers in the source drawing. See also the note on SHX text as geometry.
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.
Other Options	Use line weights	Use the line weights defined in the plot style table file specified for Plot style.
Other Options	Scale line weights	Scale the output thickness of line styles defined in the plot style table file specified for Plot style. Only available if Use line weights is enabled,
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.
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. If this option is enabled, the text in PDF renditions: Can only be searched with the Advanced Find command in Adobe Reader. Is placed on a special layer in the rendition.
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 the file size)	Compresses images in the output file to save space. In Meridian Enterprise 2021, when this option is selected, watermarks may be located in the wrong place or the rendition may be empty.