FM9 and 3D images in PDFs

[Steve Johnson]

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
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> Unstructured
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> OS: Windows 7, 64 bit (brand new machine)
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> FM Experience: 22 months
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> 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.)
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> 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.
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> The 3DVia guys sent me some simple samples and I couldn't get them to work
> as 3D images.
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> 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).
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Alison*                                             *
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>   Alison Craig, Technical Writer
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> *Ultrasonix Medical Corporation*
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> 130 – 4311 Viking Way
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> Richmond, BC V6V 2K9
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> Tel: (604) 279-8550, ext 127
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> E-mail: alison.craig at ultrasonix.com
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Steve Johnson, dr_gonzo at pobox.com
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