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NEW  Configuring the Acme rendering module

The Acme rendering options specify which source document formats to render and how they should be rendered in the destination system.

To configure the Acme rendering options:

  1. 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.

  2. Double-click the rendering profile that you want to configure. The Acme rendering options page appears.
  3. On the GENERAL page, click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.

Acme rendering module general options
Option Description

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 quantity of source file extensions to be rendered by this module.

To select extensions:

  1. Click Configure. The INPUT EXTENSIONS dialog box appears and lists the supported file extensions.
  2. Select the file extensions that you want to be rendered.
  3. Click OK. The quantity is refreshed to reflect your selections.
  1. On the OUTPUT page, click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.
Acme rendering module output options
Option Description

Application location

The location on the Meridian Enterprise Server computer where the Acme CAD Converter software is installed. This option is set automatically if Acme CAD Converter was installed by a setup program. If it was installed from an archive file, this option must be set manually.

Create conversion report

If enabled, generates a report of the rendering process that can be used to troubleshoot unexpected results. The report is saved in <WindowsTEMPFolder>\BCTemp\AcmeRender\<SourceFileName>.log. The contents of the report are described in the Acme CAD convertor help.

EXPORT group

Layouts to export

Select which layouts to render from the list. To render a different layout, select Custom and specify the layout tab number in Custom layout.

Custom layout

If Custom is selected for the Layouts to export option, the name of the custom layout to render.

PAGE FORMAT group

Page size

Select an option from the list to indicate how the rendition page size is specified. Select Use from global to apply the value set for the Page size option described in Configuring rendering options. To specify a different size, select a unit of measure from this list and then specify the size in Custom width and Custom height.

Custom width

The rendition width in the units specified for the Page size option.

Custom height

The rendition height in the units specified for the Page size option.

Orientation

Select an option from the list to indicate the rendition orientation. Select Use from global to apply the value set for the Page orientation option described in Configuring rendering options.

Zoom to extents

If enabled, renders the drawing extents if larger than shown in the layout specified for the Layouts to export option.

Use layout page size

If enabled, renders the layout page size, if possible.

PEN SETUP group

Color

Select an option from the list to indicate the color depth of the rendition. Select Use from global to apply the value set for the Color/Black and White option described in Configuring rendering options.

Use line weights

If enabled, renders line weights in the output. Cannot be used together with Use pen table.

Use pen table

If enabled, applies the pen table specified for the Pen table option to the output. Cannot be used together with Use line weights.

Pen table

Select an option from the list to specify the pen table to apply to the output. Select Use from global to apply the value set for the Pen style option described in Configuring rendering options.

The pen table must be created in Acme CAD Converter before using it with this rendering module. If the name of the pen table does not appear in the list, the computer might need to be scanned to discover the pen table as described in Configuring rendering options.

  1. In the app bar, click SAVE.

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NEW Understanding the Acme rendering module


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