lyonsoneill Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Hi, Can anyone tell me if there is a way of converting my 3d model in Vectorworks to PDF. I know Bentley microstation has an export feature that can do this. Or is there a way round this. Thanks Damo Quote Link to comment
islandmon Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Are you seeking the ability to embed a live rotatable 3d vector graphic similar to VRML ? Quote Link to comment
vhector Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 You mean pdf3D http://www.pdf3d.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment
mike m oz Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 (edited) You have been able to produce a rotatable 3D object in VW for years via export VR object. Now that you can do something similar in a PDF document it has become 'sexy' all of a sudden. Forgive me for not getting excited. PS It was in 2004 in VW 11: http://www.nemetschek.net/training/library.php?movie=11movies New Artistic Rendering Effects and Support For QuickTime? VR QuickTime VR adds another dimension to your presentation capabilities by allowing you to create realistic 3D panoramas from your models that can be navigated without any special hardware or software. And, because QTVR is automatically web-enabled, you can easily post your QTVR scenes to your web site. Edited May 28, 2008 by mike m oz Quote Link to comment
lyonsoneill Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 Yes, I understand we have been able to do this for a while with VR. The idea of being able to send a model to PDF with class information that anyone can turn on or off and play around with light sources and do there own sections is 'sexy' or am I the only one that thinks this ? Quote Link to comment
billtheia Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 It's more than sexy, it sounds really useful. I'd love to be able to send a PDF to my client for their review. I know that VW has a viewer but the PDF viewer is infinitely easier to use. Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Dave Donley Posted June 6, 2008 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted June 6, 2008 Hello: The QuickTime VR "viewer" is built into Quicktime, so anyone who has iTunes or Quicktime can view these models. Quote Link to comment
RubenH Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 I think the 3d pdf is another thing. You can cut your model, measure, change renders, rotate...and is a 3d container. Look what's new ---> 3d features. http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatproextended/ Quote Link to comment
billtheia Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 The QuickTime VR "viewer" is built into Quicktime, so anyone who has iTunes or Quicktime can view these models. Absolutely true but QT doesn't allow the user to control layers viewed. QTVR is fine but it seems to me that a 3dPDF would be a better tool for collaboration because the user has more control over the information displayed. Quote Link to comment
islandmon Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Although .. it probably should be stated that QuickTime is a proven, mature and "free" universal technology. And QT authoring and embedding is not very difficult to master. Quote Link to comment
lyonsoneill Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 As stated previously, QTVR is limited to just viewing and rotating the model, think what could be done if you could send a model that the classes could be stripped down to exactly what you want to see (just structure for example), do your own sections, lighting and views. 3DPDF rocks in my opinion ! Quote Link to comment
barnes2000 Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Does anyone have PDF3D? How much is it? Quote Link to comment
Ray Libby Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatproextended/ Quote Link to comment
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