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Anonymous
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Hi everyone,
I'm trying to build up my first 3D pdf for client presentation.

I did an easy test exporting the 3d model of a simple wall as .u3d file, and then I placed it in my empty pdf page.

Then I tried to import the .u3d file of a building in design, but Acrobat crashed a few times. The size of the .u3d model I'm trying to import is 60-70 Mb.

Does anyone use 3D pdf on a regular basis? Is my file size too large?


Thanks!

Enrico
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Barry Kelly
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Karl wrote:
Mats_Knutsson wrote:
I can't mount the .u3d with Reader 9.4 on mac. I have no 3D Tool. I guess it's Pro only.
Correct - you can only embed the U3D into a PDF using Acrobat Pro. Once embedded, the 3D PDF can be viewed with Reader.

Cheers,
Karl
On a Windows machine you can embed the U3D file to the PDF directly from Archicad (Publisher).
According to the manual this can't be done on a Mac.
But maybe it can if you are running Archicad through Windows on the Mac?

Barry.
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Mats_Knutsson
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Karl wrote:
Correct - you can only embed the U3D into a PDF using Acrobat Pro. Once embedded, the 3D PDF can be viewed with Reader.

Cheers,
Karl
Thanks for the confirmation Karl! I'll switch to win before summer. Not just because if this of course...😉

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what is up with a MAC Archicad and WIN Archicad...WTF is going on?
Can they not have the same "plug-ins" work correctly on them? Geez...can't we all just get along here...really. it's ruining it for everyone else.

Also...when will GS move it's HQ to southern California?
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