FM9 and 3D images in PDFs

[Alan T Litchfield]

Hi Alison,

Right Hemisphere had a plug-in for FM that allowed for the importation  
of 3D objects that could then be manipulated in PDF. The client was  
called Deep View and you could take CAD files and drop them into the  
FM file.

This explains the process:
http://righthemisphere.com/support/kb/index.php?action=article&id=1332&relid=5

I don't know if the plug-in is still being supported in FM and you  
might also need additional support in Acrobat. Probably you would need  
at least version 9 of Acrobat too.

Here is info about PDF publishing with Deep Exploration:
http://www.righthemisphere.com/support/help/pmi/pdfp_release_notes.html

HIH
Alan

On 17/02/2011, at 8:30 AM, Alison Craig wrote:

> I didn't actually get an error, just static images.
>
> Alison
> From: Steve Johnson [mailto:chinaski69 at gmail.com]
> Sent: February 16, 2011 11:20 AM
> To: Alison Craig
> Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: Re: FM9 and 3D images in PDFs
>
> What error did you get during the distill?
>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Alison Craig <Alison.Craig at ultrasonix.com 
> > wrote:
> FM 9 Version: 9.0p255
> Unstructured
> OS: Windows 7, 64 bit (brand new machine)
> FM Experience: 22 months
>
>
> Mechanical, Manufacturing, Service and Tech Comm personnel are  
> talking to a supplier about a new piece of software called 3DVia  
> Composer. It will take CAD drawings from SolidWorks and allow each  
> of us to create 3D images per our individual needs. In my case I  
> need to create 3D mechanical drawings that show how to fix certain  
> aspects of our products. (Apparently we don't have to be able to use  
> the CAD program to do this.)
>
> According to the Frame 9 manual, I can use U3D files in Frame and  
> use "Save as PDF" to create files with a 3D image.
>
> The 3DVia guys sent me some simple samples and I couldn't get them  
> to work as 3D images.
>
> Compounding this is the fact that when I create the Service Manuals,  
> I can't use "Save as PDF" because I need to accommodate files with  
> different paper sizes in the book file (the "Print Book" then  
> Distill option failed the 3D test as well).
>
> I've downloaded a trial for Frame 10, but before I install it, I  
> thought I'd try this List for help. Frame 9 suits my purposes very  
> well and I'm not a great believer in updating just for the sake of  
> it. Besides, as a single seat server version of 3DVia Composer is at  
> least $8,000, the fewer other updates we need, the better chance we  
> have of getting management onside.
>
> Does anyone out there use 3D images in their PDFs? If so, how do you  
> do it? Any tips you could pass along would be appreciated.
>
> Alison
>
> Alison Craig, Technical Writer
> Ultrasonix Medical Corporation
> 130 – 4311 Viking Way
> Richmond, BC V6V 2K9
> Tel: (604) 279-8550, ext 127
> E-mail: alison.craig at ultrasonix.com
>
>
>
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