This is a special rendition scenario that supports when one document source file contains the information for multiple output documents. Meridian supports this by generating one rendition for each output document.
An example of this is a 3D model that is managed in Meridian as a single document but from which multiple sheets of 2D views are plotted. Another example is a 2D energy distribution line drawing of a large geographical area that is managed in Meridian as a single document but from which multiple sheets of smaller-scale line segments are plotted.
In both examples, the plots that are output each need to be managed in Meridian as distinct documents apart from, but related to, the original document. The plotted layouts all communicate information about the same general object but each layout is also distinct and the title block in each layout specifies the differences. For information about configuring the AutoCAD link to synchronize the title blocks in multiple drawing layouts, see Synchronize Multiple Blocks Per Drawing.
Meridian only supports multiple renditions made from AutoCAD drawings.
Configuring a vault to generate multiple renditions for the same document involves the following tasks:
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If the documents can be AutoCAD drawings that contain multiple layouts, each with a title block that contains attributes that can have different values, enable the Synchronize the title blocks in all layouts option of the document type as described in Configure Title Block Updates.
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Configure the vault to generate revisions as described in Renditions - Configuration but configure the publishing job to generate separate renditions for each layout.
Each of the layout renditions will be imported into the vault automatically as new documents. The property values of the new documents are copied from the source document and updated from the title block in the layout from which the rendition was generated. References to the new documents from the source document are also created automatically with the system reference type RTRenditionReference. The renditions can then be managed using normal Meridian features.
