3D PDF files

[gibbs machine corp]

I have a customer asking me to supply him a 3D PDF file. I know nothing about creating these or what is required. I've read a little on the internet. Could you guys give me some guidance? Thanks in advance.

[Guest]

a pdf does you no good.

[TheePres]

You would need Adobe Acrobat 3D to create these files.

[Guest]

I could have read that better You're not getting, you're being asked for it.

 

TheePres is correct and I'm a moron

[iowajim62]

you can try this method but need Acrobat3D

 

My link

 

Capture a 3D PDF file from your CAD application

 

From the experts at Adobe

Adobe® Acrobat® 3D allows engineering and technical professionals to publish and share 3D design information from major CAD applications with virtually any computer user. This tutorial demonstrates the method of capturing 3D data directly from within your CAD application using the Print Screen key, and Acrobat 3D.

 

Link your CAD application to Acrobat 3D

 

Before you can capture 3D data directly into Acrobat3D from your CAD application, you need to complete a one-time setup that links the two applications.

 

1 Start the CAD application, and then start Acrobat3D.

 

2 Click Create PDF on the toolbar in Acrobat 3D, and choose From 3D Capture.

 

Choose Create PDF > From 3D Capture to link the CAD application to Acrobat 3D.

 

3 Click OK in the dialog box that appears.

 

4 Restart both applications.

 

Capture data from the CAD application

 

Acrobat 3D can convert CAD files that are already saved, but pressing the Print Screen button within the CAD application allows you to directly embed 3D designs into Adobe PDF files without interrupting your workflow.

 

1 Start Acrobat 3D.

 

2 Load any 3D assembly or part file into the CAD application, and remove any elements you don’t want to capture.

 

3 Press the Print Screen button.

 

4 In Acrobat 3D, view the 3D design data, which is inserted into a new PDF document.

 

5 Save the file to your desktop as Capture1.pdf.

 

 

edit: I am late

[Hardmill]

and I'm a moron

 

 

AGAIN ????????? :unsure:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PEACE

[mayday]

Supply them with 3d glasses

[Brad Lisle]

You could try a solid modeling software, I know Alibre Design offers this. Send me the solid and I will see what I can do.

[pip]

There used to be a chook for exactly this, in X2.

[pip]

It was written by grandsoft.pt

[Dan@home]

Solid works 2009 will do this. 3D pdf is really simple to create, if I remember it is as simple as save as. The reason for this is, anyone that has adobe reader can explore your model.

[gibbs machine corp]

Thanks guys. This is the first time I've been asked for this 3D PDF. It's safe to say we are not going to buy any software to do this. We don't have Solidworks or Acrobat3D. I will have to send him screen shots like I do everybody else.

[K2csq7]

Your customer doesn't have CAD software???? Mcam, SW, nothing????

[gcode]

tell your customer to download and install the free Myriad Viewer

 

and send him step files

 

 

 

edit: its not free..

a customer turned me on to this softeware a couple

of days ago when he sent me some weird file extension I

couldn't open.

He told me to install this stuff and it works very well

but I just checked Help/About and I have an evaluation license

that dies in a couple of weeks

 

I'm not sure if the free SolidWorks view can view step

files or not.

I don't think so

 

 

 

edit again..

 

there is a free reader... but the supported file list makes it nealy useless.

the full version looks pretty sweet.. but pricy for a viewer