Configuring the Autodesk Revit rendering module

BlueCielo Meridian Enterprise Server 2018 Administrator's Guide

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Configuring 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.

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 Revit rendering options page appears.
Click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.
In the app bar, click SAVE.

Autodesk Revit rendering module options
Option	Description
General group
Name	The name of the rendering profile as seen in the Administration Console.
Computer	The name of the Meridian Enterprise Server cluster node on which to run this job.
Input extensions	The 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.
Output group
Output file format	Select the desired output format. The page refreshes to show the options that are available for the format that you selected. Note When configured for BMP rendition output only, the Revit rendering module requires additional configuration of Meridian Enterprise Server as described in Configuring Enterprise Server to not run as a service.

DWG output options
Option	Description
LAYERS group
Layer mapping standard	Assign objects to layers in the output according to the selected layer standard .
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.
Hide matching layers	Exclude layers from the rendition that have names with the suffix specified in Hidden layers suffix.
Hidden layers suffix	Type a suffix for the layers to exclude from the rendition.
UNITS group
DWG units	Select the rendition scale units
Coordinate system basis	Select the basis for the rendition coordinate system
QUALITY group
ACA objects	Specify how to render ACA (AutoCAD Architecture) objects.
Solids in 3D views	Select the type of solids to generate for 3D objects.
Text quality	Specify how text is rendered. Formatting intelligence is lost with the Exact setting.
Color depth	Select the color depth of the output.
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.
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 Configuring rendering options are missing or do not match those provided by the operating system.
View name	Type the name of a view to generate in the rendition. See also the note below.
Rooms, spaces and areas as polylines	If enabled, renders using polylines. If disabled, renders using primitive entities.
Linetype scale	Select a linetype scale for the rendition.
Hide scope boxes	Specify whether to show scope boxes.
Hide reference planes	Specify whether to show reference planes.
Hide unreferenced tags	Specify whether to show unreferenced view tags.
DWG file format version	Select an AutoCAD file format version for the rendition.

DWF output options
Option	Description
EXPORT OBJECT DATA group
Element properties	Include the instance and type properties of objects in the rendition.
Separate rooms, spaces and areas	Separate the element properties by room, space, and area in the rendition.
GRAPHICS SETTINGS group
Image format	Select either standard or compressed output.
Image quality	If compressed output is enabled, select a level of compression.
PRINT SETUP group
Orientation	Select an option from the list to specify the orientation of the image in the output file.
Paper size	Select a page size from the list.
OPTIONS group
DWFx	Renders the file to DWFx format for better compatibility with other applications.
Crop box visible	Includes the export crop box in the output.
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 output options
Option	Description
OPTIONS group
IFC file type	Select the type of IFC file for the rendition.
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.
Split walls and columns by story	Separates the walls and columns of each level that is defined as a building story.
Export base quantities	Includes base quantities for model elements in the rendition.
Include space boundaries	Select an option from the list to specify which space boundaries to include in the rendition.
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 output options
Option	Description
GRAPHICS SETTINGS group
Image format	Select the desired image format.
Image quality	Select the desired image quality.
IMAGE SIZE group
Size type	Select the desired output area.
Fit to size (pixels)	If the Fit option is selected for Size type, specify the rendition size in pixels.
Fit direction	If the Fit option is selected for Size type, specify the direction of the size that is specified for Fit to size.
Zoom to size (%)	If the Zoom option is selected for Size type, specify the zoom percentage.
OPTIONS group
View name	The name or ordinal number of the view to render. See also the note below.

Note

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.