Layer translation tables contain rules that determine the way in which layers in documents are translated when a PDF rendition is created from a CAD document. You can select the translation table to use for a document from the Layer translation table field on the Rendition property page of a document. If no layer translation table is specified for a document, that document is rendered with the same layers as the CAD document.
When the rendition is updated:
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if the layer translation table assigns a CAD layer to a PDF group name, the layer is added to that group in the PDF
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If a layer matches a rule in the layer translation table that is not assigned a group, it is added to the top level in the PDF
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layers of the main part have the same names as the CAD layers
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layers of XREF parts have the same names as the CAD layers
You can associate a layer translation table with a Meridian repository. This enables you to restrict editing to only those who belong to a local administrator group of a site related to a that Meridian repository.