Configuring the Teigha DGN rendering module options

BlueCielo Meridian Enterprise Server 2016 Administrator's Guide

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Configuring the Teigha DGN rendering module options

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

To configure the Teigha DGN rendering 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 Teigha DGN rendering options pages appear.
On the GENERAL page, click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.

Teigha 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 quantity of source file extensions to be rendered by this module. To select extensions: 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.

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

Teigha DGN rendering output options
Option	Description
OPTIONS group
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 Configuring rendering options. If those options are not selected, select default values from Paper size and Orientation.
NEW 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 Note 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 group
Page size	Select a page size for the output from the list.
Orientation	Select a page orientation option.
Color	Select an option from the list to indicate the color depth of the rendition.
Layouts to export	Select an option for the layouts to include in the output.
OTHER OPTIONS group
Pen table	Name of a pen table in the drawing that specifies the pen styles to use for rendering.
Data fields	Include the data fields in the output file.
Text nodes	Include the text nodes in the output file.
Line weights	Render line weights in the output file.
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.
TrueType as geometry	Render text that is drawn with TrueType fonts using polylines. Note Disable this option if the text in PDF renditions will be searched.
SHX text as geometry	Render text that is drawn with SHX fonts using polylines. Notes NEW By default, this rendering module will search for SHX fonts in the folder C:\Program Files\BC-Meridian\Enterprise Server\Teigha.NET. If a font file cannot be found, the text will be drawn using polylines. Disable this option if the text in PDF renditions will be searched.
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.
Encoded (reduce file size)	Compresses images in the output file to save space.

In the app bar, click SAVE.

Related concepts

Understanding the Teigha DGN rendering module