Visualization

[#1]

Hello,

I'm searching for days a way to convert sheets made with AutoCAD in PDF 3D. I didn't find a convenient way at the moment.

I'm currently searching around 3D DWF files, which have the rendering I want... but only in Design Review 2013. The printing in PDF only generate an immovable 2D copy.

I didn't already try with Simlab Composer, or Tetra 4D (wich could be the best way... But the most expensive).

Have you already find a better and cheaper way ton create such files ?

Thanks in advance

[#2]

I must add I tried Acrobat 9 Pro Extended, which recognized DWG and DWF...

With DWG, I had all the marks of the layers, making my product looking like a black gypsum flower than the expected result (I'm not the one using regularly AutoCAD at wy workplace, maybe I missed some function to change it).

With DWF 3D, I have a 3D file, but with only the mark, the drawing is completely missing.

It was the best I found yet...

I looked at 3D lab and Tetra 4D : none of them recognized autoCAD files. So, I'm in a dead-end now.

[#3]

---

romain.herdier wrote:

Hello,

I'm searching for days a way to convert sheets made with AutoCAD in PDF 3D. I didn't find a convenient way at the moment.

I'm currently searching around 3D DWF files, which have the rendering I want... but only in Design Review 2013. The printing in PDF only generate an immovable 2D copy.

I didn't already try with Simlab Composer, or Tetra 4D (wich could be the best way... But the most expensive).

Have you already find a better and cheaper way ton create such files ?

Thanks in advance

---

Hello 

i'm a french user of autocad 2011 (with prosteel) 

i have adobe acrobat X pro and Tetra 4D and i have maybe a solution for you

You can save your .DWG in .SAT( ACIS format) with the export function , it's possible to open this file .sat   with adobe acrobat and he create a 3D PDF file.

But at this time, i have the model in PDF who all the parts are named "node", i don't know how to keep my layers in my pdf 3D.

also all the colours of parts are changed to grey.

I search a solution of these "problems"

Sorry for my poor english ^^

[#4]

I'm French too I found a very similar solution, with 3DVia Composer (my company just acquired it) : I convert files in .SAT (better than .ICS), and use 3DVia to generate the PDF. Thanks for the help though.