About AutoVue Client/Server

Meridian Enterprise Server supports AutoVue Client/Server for viewing 2D and 3D format documents. If your organization requires a zero footprint deployment for web applications or for 64-bit client computers where the desktop version of AutoVue is not supported, you should consider deploying AutoVue Client/Server instead. AutoVue Client/Server is a Java applet that displays documents that are rendered by an AutoVue server. The basic architecture of AutoVue Client/Server when integrated with Meridian Enterprise Server is shown in the following figure.

The Java server and the AutoVue server software can be installed on separate servers if many client computers require the service. This architecture is best suited for the department and enterprise deployment models described in the BlueCielo Meridian Enterprise Administratorʹs Guide.

Within the deployment models, the AutoVue Client/Server software may be installed on the following computers depending on the expected viewing workload:

• The Meridian Enterprise application server together with Web Access (minimal workload)
• A separate Meridian Enterprise Web Access web server (moderate workload)
• Separate Java application server and web server (heavy workload)

Note    When deployed with Meridian Enterprise Server, AutoVue Client/Server currently does not support text search lookup lists, Meridian Asset Management Module tag hotspots, and file conversion in some scenarios. All other functionality, including external references, hybrid documents, thumbnails, full-text search, redlining, and hotspots (created manually in AutoVue only) are supported.