Manage Pen Settings Files

Meridian Cloud is able to automatically generate renditions of documents using standard and custom pen settings files to specify pen widths and pen colors. If your organization uses custom pen settings files, you can upload them to Meridian Cloud to enforce your drawing standards. For AutoCAD drawings, .stb and.ctb files are supported. For MicroStation drawings, .rsc and .tbl files are supported.

To view the available pen settings files:

1. On the Meridian Portal Landing page, in the navigation bar, click the Account Settings icon . The Account Settings page appears.
2. In the menu, expand Rendering and then click Pen Settings. The Pen Settings page appears and lists the available pen settings files. Files with the type of Standard are provided by Meridian Cloud and may not be deleted.

To add a pen settings file:

1. Open the Pen Settings list as described in the preceding task.
2. In the heading toolbar, click the Add icon . The Add New Pen File dialog box appears.
3. Click the upload icon . The Open file dialog box appears.
4. Select the pen file (.stb or .ctb extension) that you want to upload and then click Open. The file uploads to Meridian Cloud.
5. Click Add. The page refreshes to show the new file. Files that you add have the type of Custom.

To delete a pen settings file:

1. Open the Pen Settings list as described in the first task.
2. In the row of the file that you want to delete, click the Delete icon . A confirmation dialog box appears.
3. Click Delete. The page refreshes to show the file has been deleted.

To download a pen settings file:

1. Open the Pen Settings list as described in the first task.
2. In the row of the file that you want to download, click the Download icon . The file downloads to your browser where you can view or edit it.