Configure the Autodesk Revit Rendering Module

The Autodesk Revit rendering options specify what to render, where to render it, and to which format in the destination system.

Note:

If rendering certain Revit files (.rvt) consistently leads to any error which does not seem applicable, check if opening the .rvt file in the Revit version installed on the render node causes an upgrade dialog to appear. If so, the file should be upgraded in an interactive Revit session before trying to render again.

To configure the Autodesk Revit rendering module 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.
Click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.
Click Save.

Autodesk Revit rendering module options
Group	Option	Description
General	Name	The name of the rendering profile as seen in the Administration Console.
General	Computer	The name of the Meridian Enterprise Server 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	Output file format	Select the desired output format. The page refreshes to show the options that are available for the format that you selected. When configured for BMP rendition output only, the Revit rendering module requires additional configuration of Meridian Enterprise Server as described in Configure Enterprise Server To Not Run As a Service.

The table below describes the options available for each output type.

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Output options
Output Type	Group	Option	Description
DWG	Layers	Layer mapping standard	Assign objects to layers in the output according to the selected layer standard .
DWG	Layers	Property overrides	Specify how layers are assigned to entities with explicit layer assignments in the rendition. Category properties BYLAYER, overrides BYENTITY — Entities generated by a specific category are assigned to a layer according to the layer settings. To preserve visual fidelity, overridden attributes result in entity-specific attributes. All properties BYLAYER, no overrides — Forces all entities to follow visual properties as set by their layer. Visual fidelity is lost, but this produces the least number of layers while still providing by-layer control over exported entities. All properties BYLAYER, new layers for overrides — Visual fidelity is preserved and there is by-layer control over all entities, although the number of layers in the output file might be increased.
DWG	Layers	Hide matching layers	Exclude layers from the rendition that have names with the suffix specified in Hidden layers suffix.
DWG	Layers	Hidden layers suffix	Type a suffix for the layers to exclude from the rendition.
DWG	Units	DWG units	Select the rendition scale units
DWG	Units	Coordinate system basis	Select the basis for the rendition coordinate system
DWG	Quality	ACA objects	Specify how to render ACA (AutoCAD Architecture) objects.
DWG	Quality	Solids in 3D views	Select the type of solids to generate for 3D objects.
DWG	Quality	Text quality	Specify how text is rendered. Formatting intelligence is lost with the Exact setting.
DWG	Quality	Color depth	Select the color depth of the output.

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If no value is specified for the View name or View range options, the first view that is found from the following list will be rendered (in order of priority):

The view specified as the starting view for the project (if provided).
The view specified for project preview generation (if provided).
The first view found from the following categories (in order of priority):
1. Sheet
2. FPlan
3. CPlan
4. APlan
5. Elevation
6. Section
7. ThreeD
8. Render
The first view that can be found.

Configure the Autodesk Revit Rendering Module

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