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7 To review all the comments added using the Comment button in the Tasks
toolbar and the Add 3D Comments tool, click the Comments button at the
bottom of the navigation pane to open the Comments pane.
8 Close any open files when you are finished. You do not need to save your work.
For information on using the Comments panel, deleting comments, and editing
comments, see Lesson 9, “Using Acrobat in a Review Cycle.”
周e remainder of this lesson is for users of Acrobat Pro Extended.
Converting 3D design files to PDF
(Acrobat Pro extended)
From drawing board to manufacturing plant, Adobe PDF can ease the flow of
computer aided design, manufacturing, and engineering (CAD, CAM, and CAE)
information. You can quickly convert a design file to an Adobe PDF file that is a
fraction of the original file size, while retaining exact geometric dimensioning and
tolerancing and other product specifications. You can even add product manu-
facturing information (PMI). Manufacturers and suppliers can manipulate and
interrogate your design without installing the original CAD application or a CAD
translator. All they need is the free Adobe Reader. 周ey can view product manufac-
turing information and export geometry to a standard file format that can be reused
in CAM applications to cut, build, and assemble parts.
Acrobat supports major design and modeling applications.
How you create 3D PDF files depends very much on your workflow.
if you have the design application
You can use the Print Screen command in your design application (SolidWorks®,
CATIA®, and Pro/ENGINEER®, for example) in conjunction with the 3D Capture
utility to create a 3D PDF file.
if you don’t have the design application or don’t have the design
application running
You can use the Create > PDF From File command in Acrobat, the Create task but-
ton, or you can simply drag a supported 3D application file into the Acrobat window
or onto the Acrobat desktop icon. In most cases, you don’t have to have the original
source application on your system.
if your 3D model is in a format that Acrobat doesn’t support
You can probably open the 3D design file in 3D Reviewer and save it in a supported
format, such as U3D or RH.
Note:
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With Capture,
the original structure
is not preserved. The
hierarchy is flattened
into one layer; parent-
child relationships are
not retained.
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Converting your PDF file from within the authoring application, using the Create
command, or dragging the file into the Acrobat window gives you the most
options for representing the 3D model and preserving the original file structure.
Relationships between parts, subparts, and assemblies look the same as in the
original 3D file.
if a CAD file includes 2-dimensional (2D) drawings with layers
You must use PDFMaker to convert the files to PDF if you wish to retain the layers.
If your 2D files do not contain layers or if you don’t wish to retain the layers, you
can convert 2D drawings to PDF using Acrobat Distiller. From within your software
application, use the Print command and choose the Adobe PDF printer. You do not
have to launch Distiller manually.
Dragging a file onto the Acrobat icon
In this part of the lesson, you’ll convert a file that you want to send to colleagues
and suppliers for preliminary review.
1 On your desktop, navigate to the Lesson15 folder and drag the
Water_Bottle.CATPart file onto the Acrobat icon on your desktop. (You can also
choose File > Open to convert the file, or you can drag the file into the Acrobat
document pane to create a new PDF file.)
2 In the Acrobat 3D Conversion dialog box, expand the 3D Conversion Settings
menu. Select any of these presets to see an explanation of the settings in the
Description text box.
You can also create, name, and save custom conversion settings in this dialog box. If
you change any of the settings on the General, Document, Import, or Optimize tabs,
the name of the 3D Conversion Setting automatically changes to Custom. Click the
plus button (+) to name and save any custom preset that you create.
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Tip: You can check
the file types that you
can convert to PDF by
choosing File > Create
PDF > From File and
expanding the Files Of
Type menu in the Open
dialog box.
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3 In the Acrobat 3D
Conversion dialog box, select
Visualization/Small File from
the 3D Conversion Settings
menu because you want
the 3D PDF file to be small
enough to email to colleagues.
Because this is a preliminary
review, fine detail isn’t
important.
4 Click the Optimize tab.
Before you continue with the conversion, notice that the format is PRC Tessellation.
PRC is a B-rep (or boundary representation) precise format that lets you create
different representations of a 3D model. You can save a visual representation that
consists of polygons, or you can save the precise geometry that the model is based
on. You can apply compression during conversion to decrease file size, or after-
ward to save time opening the file. PRC files are interoperable with computer aided
manufacturing (CAM) and computer aided engineering (CAE) applications.
5 Click the Import tab. Notice that the 3D PMI & Views option is selected. 周is
embeds product manufacturing information from the CATPart file.
6 Click OK.
7 Click OK to close the message box.
周e progress of the conversion is shown onscreen, and the PDF file opens automati-
cally in Acrobat when the conversion is complete.
8 Choose File > Save As, and save the file in the Lesson15 folder using the name
My_Water_Bottle.pdf.
9 Choose File > Close to close your file. It’s that easy to create 3D PDF files.
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In the Document tab of the Acrobat 3D Conversion dialog box, you have the option
to import your 3D content into an existing PDF template. Creating a PDF template
with a placeholder for 3D content allows you to give consistent layout and structure
to your files. You can create the template in any Microsoft Office application in
which PDFMaker is available to convert the file to PDF.
Changing the conversion settings
You just used the Visualization/Small File preset, selected in the Acrobat 3D
Conversion dialog box, to convert your file. You can also set the conversion settings
in the Preferences menu.
1 In Acrobat, choose Edit > Preferences, and in the left pane of the Preferences
dialog box, select Convert To PDF.
周e dialog box lists all the file types that can be converted to PDF.
2 In the Converting To PDF list, choose your design application program, then
choose Edit Settings.
3 Take a moment to select various presets and page through the tabs to review the
values for each of the presets. A description of each preset is given in the text
box below the preset name. When you are finished, click Cancel to close the
Preferences dialog box without making any changes.
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Using 3D PDF files in your manufacturing
workflow (Acrobat Pro extended)
When you use Acrobat in your workflow, you can create a 3D PDF file that is much
smaller than your CAD drawing file but still contains necessary dimensioning and
tolerancing data. You can include product manufacturing information in your 3D
PDF file. And you can include model geometry that can be exported in common
CAM and CAE formats.
incorporating PMi and model geometry
To include product manufacturing information in your Adobe 3D PDF file, the
3D PMI & Views option must be checked on the Import panel of the Acrobat 3D
Conversion dialog box when you create the Adobe 3D PDF file.
To include your model’s geometry when converting a CAD file to Adobe 3D PDF,
choose a PRC B-rep format option in the Import tab of the Acrobat 3D Conversion
dialog box.
Viewing product information
Product manufacturing information usually consists of notes that are added to one
or more of the standard or custom views in the Model Tree. Anyone with access to
your 3D model can view the product manufacturing information in the Model Tree
and in the 3D model.
1 Choose File > Open. Navigate to the Lesson15 folder, select the
Water_Bottle.pdf file, and click Open. 周is is equivalent to the file you created
earlier in the lesson.
As you'll recall, the 3D PMI & Views option was selected on the Import panel of the
Acrobat 3D Conversion dialog box in order to embed the product manufacturing
information from the CATPart file.
2 With the Hand tool (
) selected, click the 3D model. 周en click the Model Tree
button (
) in the 3D toolbar.
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3 Scroll down the Views pane and observe that
you have three product views—Projected
View.1, Projected View.2, and Projected
View.3.
4 Move the pointer over the model to open the 3D toolbar and expand the Views
menu. In turn, select Projected View.1, Projected View.2, and Projected View.3.
Product manufacturing information is associated with Projected View.1. Select
that view.
You can move between product information views using the Next View and
Previous View buttons in the Views pane. You can also change views in the work
area. You can right-click on the 3D content, choose Views from the context menu,
and select a view. You cannot toggle between views using the Structure pane.
5 In the Structure pane, expand the Water_Bottle_V1 label and the 3D PMI label
and click on the Text.1 label to highlight it in the work area. To hide the label in
the work area, deselect the label. When the check mark is visible, the notation is
visible.
周e entries in the Structure pane reflect the information contained in the original
CAD file.
6 To return to the default view at any time, click the Default View button (
) at
the top of the Views pane or in the 3D toolbar.
7 When you are finished, close the file. You need not save your work.
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Tip: You can view
the physical properties
of any part in your 3D
model in the Model
Tree. First, expand the
Option menu at the
top of the Structure
pane, and choose Show
Physical Properties.
Then select a part in
the 3D model in the
document pane. The
physical properties of
the part are listed in the
Object Data pane at the
bottom of the Model
Tree.
#
Tip: You can make
the Structure pane
longer by dragging the
lower margin down.
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exporting geometry from a 3D model
If the geometry of the 3D model was retained during the conversion of the CAD file
to Adobe PDF, you can export the geometry in IGES, STEP, ParaSolid, VRML, or
STL file formats. (Product manufacturing information is not exported.)
To save your model’s geometry when converting the CAD file to Adobe PDF, be
sure to choose a PRC B-rep format option (boundary representation) in the Import
tab of the Acrobat 3D Conversion dialog box.
1 Choose File > Open, navigate to
the Lesson15 folder, and open
the Bottle_Mold.pdf file.
2 Click to activate the 3D model in
the work area, right-click on the
model, and then choose Export
Data from the context menu.
3 Choose a file type from the Save As Type menu, and click Settings to specify
options for that file type. We chose STEP for the file type and used the default
settings.
4 Click Save to save the file in the Lesson15 folder using the same file name and
the .stp extension.
5 You can then import this file into your CAM application.
6 Close any open files.
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Acrobat may
modify the exported
data to improve
the results without
changing the geometry.
For example, if the
source CAD application
is loose-tolerant and
the export format is
tight-tolerant, Acrobat
may add a tolerance to
the exported file.
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Using 3D models in technical publishing
(Acrobat Pro extended)
Depending on your workflow, you have several ways to bring a 3D model or anima-
tion into a PDF version of your technical publication:
•
You can use the 3D tool on the Multimedia toolbar in Acrobat to insert a 3D
model or animation into a PDF document or presentation.
•
You can convert your 3D model or animation to a one-page 3D PDF file
and insert the page in the appropriate place in your existing document or
presentation.
•
In Microsoft Office applications, you can use the Embed 3D button on the
Acrobat ribbon (2007) or the Insert Acrobat 3D Model button on the toolbar
(earlier versions of Office) to add a 3D model file to your document.
Users of your 3D-enhanced PDF electronic document can manipulate the 3D mod-
els and run any animations using the 3D toolbar that is available in Adobe Reader
and all of the other Acrobat applications.
In this part of the lesson, you’ll add a one-page PDF version of a 3D model to an
existing one-page technical specification.
You can convert any supported 3D file to Adobe PDF by dragging it into the
Acrobat work area or onto the Acrobat icon on your desktop.
1 Use the Restore Down button (
) or drag the corner of the Acrobat window to
reduce its size.
2 On your desktop, navigate to the Lesson15 folder, select the Aquo_Bottle.u3d file
and drag it into the Acrobat work area.
3 In the Acrobat 3D Conversion
dialog box, select Publishing
from the 3D Conversion
Settings menu. Leave all the
other settings at their default
values, and click OK.
4 Click OK to clear any message boxes.
周e PDF file opens in its own window.
5 Maximize the Acrobat work area.
6 Click the model to open the Acrobat 3D toolbar.
7 Use the Background Color button to set a new background color. We chose pale
yellow.
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8 Use the tools on the 3D toolbar to
manipulate the model and create a new
view.
9 After you have created a new view,
choose Manage Views from the Views
menu on the 3D toolbar.
10 In the Manage Views dialog box, click New View, and then click OK in the View
Properties dialog box.
11 Select the new view, New7,
from the view list. Type the
new name Ad in the text box,
and click Rename.
12 Click Use As Default, and then
click OK.
13 Choose File > Save As, and
save your file in the Lesson15 folder as 3D_model.pdf.
Now you’ll open the technical specification document.
14 Choose File > Open. Navigate to the Lesson15 folder, select the
Cover_Letter.pdf file, and click Open.
15 Choose Document > Insert Pages > From File.
16 In the Select File To Insert dialog box, navigate to the Lesson15 folder, and select
the 3D_Model.pdf file. Click Select.
17 In the Insert Pages dialog box, select After for Location, and click OK.
18 On the Acrobat toolbar, click the Next Page button (
).
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Your cover letter now has two pages, the second of which is the 3D model.
19 Click the model to activate it. 周e view switches to the new default view that
you set.
20 Choose File > Close, and save your new document. Quit Acrobat.
For information on adding 3D content to Microsoft Office files, see Lesson 4,
“Creating Adobe PDF from Microsoft Office Files.”
Recipients of your new two-page technical specification can read the specification
and then manipulate the 3D model using the tools on the 3D toolbar, which are
available in Adobe Reader.
Creating graphics from 3D content
Adobe 3D Reviewer allows technical publications professionals to quickly and easily
create 2D graphics from 3D models, simplify 3D models, and prepare 3D animations
for use in presentations and documents. These presentations and documents are
easily updated and provide much more information and context than a flat, printed
illustration.
To open Adobe 3D Reviewer, choose Start > Programs or All Programs > Adobe 3D
Reviewer. Reviewer has its own online Help.
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