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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>FM 9 Version: 9.0p255<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt'>Unstructured<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>OS: Windows 7, 64 bit (brand new machine)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>FM Experience: 22 months<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>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.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The
3DVia guys sent me some simple samples and I couldn't get them to work as 3D
images.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>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).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Alison</span></font><strong><b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>
</span></font></b></strong><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'><br>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=2 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:blue'>Alison Craig, Technical
Writer</span></font><font size=2 color=blue><span style='font-size:9.5pt;
color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><b><font size=2 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>Ultrasonix
Medical Corporation<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><st1:Street w:st="on"><font
size=1 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.5pt;color:blue'>130
– 4311 Viking Way</span></font></st1:Street><font size=1 color=blue><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><font size=1 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.5pt;
color:blue'>Richmond</span></font></st1:City><font size=1 color=blue><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;color:blue'>, <st1:State w:st="on">BC</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">V6V 2K9</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=1 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.5pt;color:blue'>Tel: (604) 279-8550, ext
127</span></font><font size=1><span style='font-size:8.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=2 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:blue'>E-mail: </span></font><a
href="mailto:alison.craig@ultrasonix.com"
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title="blocked::mailto:alison.craig@ultrasonix.com"><span
title="blocked::mailto:alison.craig@ultrasonix.com"><span
title="blocked::mailto:alison.craig@ultrasonix.com"><span style='font-size:
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