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.

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.

In Meridian Enterprise Server Administration Console > Data Exchange, 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.
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.

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.
DWG	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.
DWG	Options	Defaults if job advanced rendering settings cannot be matched	Select this option to configure a default settings if the values that are retrieved as described in Configure Rendering Options are missing or do not match those provided by the operating system.
DWG	Options	View name	Type the name of a view to generate in the rendition. See also the note below.
DWG	Options	Rooms, spaces and areas as polylines	If enabled, renders using polylines. If disabled, renders using primitive entities.
DWG	Options	Linetype scale	Select a linetype scale for the rendition.
DWG	Options	Hide scope boxes	Specify whether to show scope boxes.
DWG	Options	Hide reference planes	Specify whether to show reference planes.
DWG	Options	Hide unreferenced tags	Specify whether to show unreferenced view tags.
DWG	Options	DWG file format version	Select an AutoCAD file format version for the rendition.
DWF	Export Object Data	Element properties	Include the instance and type properties of objects in the rendition.
DWF	Export Object Data	Separate rooms, spaces and areas	Separate the element properties by room, space, and area in the rendition.
DWF	Graphics Settings	Image format	Select either standard or compressed output.
DWF	Graphics Settings	Image quality	If compressed output is enabled, select a level of compression.
DWF	Print Setup	Orientation	Select an option from the list to specify the orientation of the image in the output file.
DWF	Print Setup	Paper size	Select a page size from the list.
DWF	Options	DWFx	Renders the file to DWFx format for better compatibility with other applications.
DWF	Options	Crop box visible	Includes the export crop box in the output.
DWF	Options	View range	A comma-separated list of the view names or numbers to include in the rendition. A range of view numbers can be specified with a hyphen. If left empty, the first view in the model will be rendered. This option supports the following view category names: FPlan: Floor plan views CPlan: Celling plan views APlan: Area plan views Elevation: Elevation views ThreeD: 3D views Sheet: Drawing sheet views Legend: Legend views Section: Section views Detail: Detail views Render: Rendering views Each item in the view range list can be specified in one of these forms: <Category>:<View name> <Category>:<View number in category> <Category>:<Start view number in category>-<End view number in category> Both the view category name and the view name can be specified with the asterisk wildcard (). Missing category names and view names will produce the same result. Examples: Sheet: or Sheet: Renders all drawing sheet views. *:Kitchen or :Kitchen Renders all views in any category that includes the word Kitchen in the view name. Sheet:A10 Renders any drawing sheet number that includes the text A10. ThreeD:2,Render:4-6 Renders the second 3D view and the three rendering views with numbers 4, 5 and 6. See also the note below.
IFC	Options	IFC file type	Select the type of IFC file for the rendition.
IFC	Options	Filter view name	Include only the visible elements in the specified view. Elements in other views are filtered out. If no view name is specified (default), all model elements are included.
IFC	Options	Split walls and columns by story	Separates the walls and columns of each level that is defined as a building story.
IFC	Options	Export base quantities	Includes base quantities for model elements in the rendition.
IFC	Options	Include space boundaries	Select an option from the list to specify which space boundaries to include in the rendition.
IFC	Options	Family mapping file	The path on the server to a file that maps custom Revit families to IFC containers. The default is the file that is currently installed with Revit.
Image	Graphics Settings	Image format	Select the desired image format.
Image	Graphics Settings	Image quality	Select the desired image quality.
Image	Image Size	Size type	Select the desired output area.
Image	Image Size	Fit to size (pixels)	If the Fit option is selected for Size type, specify the rendition size in pixels.
Image	Image Size	Fit direction	If the Fit option is selected for Size type, specify the direction of the size that is specified for Fit to size.
Image	Image Size	Zoom to size (%)	If the Zoom option is selected for Size type, specify the zoom percentage.
Image	Options	View name	The name or ordinal number of the view to render. See also the note below.

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.