The Acme CAD Converter rendering options specify which source document formats to render and how they should be rendered in the destination system.
To configure the Acme CAD Converter 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.
On the GENERAL page, click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.
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Name |
The name of the rendering profile as seen in the Administration Console. |
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Computer |
The name of the Meridian Enterprise Server cluster node on which to run this job. |
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Input extensions |
The quantity of source file extensions to be rendered by this module. To select extensions:
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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. |
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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. |
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OPTIONS group |
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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. |
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PAGE SETUP group |
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Default page size |
Select an option from the list to indicate how the rendition page size is specified. |
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Custom page size units |
Select an option from the list for the units of the Custom page size option. |
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Custom width |
The rendition width in the units specified for the Custom page size option. |
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Custom height |
The rendition height in the units specified for the Custom page size option. |
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Default orientation |
Select an option from the list to indicate the rendition orientation. |
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Zoom to extents |
If enabled, renders the drawing extents if larger than shown in the layout specified for the Layouts to export option. |
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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. |
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Custom layout |
If Custom is selected for the Layouts to export option, the name of the custom layout to render. |
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PEN SETUP group |
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Default 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/monochrome option described in Configuring rendering options. |
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Use line weights |
If enabled, renders line weights in the output. Cannot be used together with Use pen table. |
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Use pen table |
If enabled, applies the pen table specified for the Pen table option to the output. If disabled, no pen table is applied to the output. even if the Pen table option is set to Use from global. Cannot be used together with Use line weights. |
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Default pen table |
Select an option from the list to specify the pen table to apply to the output. 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. |
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