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June 12, 2008

Want to try out Acrobat 9 Pro Extended?

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Adobe announced Acrobat 9 early last week while I was at the PTC World Conference and many of the people I talked with last week expressed interest in trying out Acrobat 9 Pro Extended (which is the new name for Acrobat 3D). We will be offering a free 30 day trial for Acrobat 9 Pro Extended, but it isn't ready quite yet. If you would like to be notified when the free trial is posted ...

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May 29, 2008

How light is light?

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During the panel discussions on 'Proprietary lightweight 3D formats and standards: A collision course?" at the 2008 CIC Conf that Longview Advisors hosted earlier this month in Denver many of the audience's questions and the resulting discussion touched on 'what really is a lightweight 3D format for and when should you use it?' In thinking about it and talking with some of the other folks on the panel, it occured to me that it would be useful to look back at why the lightweight formats were introduced in the first place and how the external constraints driving the requirements for 'lightweight' have changed over time.

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May 23, 2008

Acrobat 3D eSeminar presentation posted

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Jonathan Bowman and I presented an hour long eSeminar yesterday on how Acrobat 3D can help manufacturing companies accelerate collaboration by making it easy to aggregate product information, including 3D assemblies, into a single, secure PDF. As promised (but a little delayed) I am posting the presentation. The last page contains a set of links you can use to find more information about Acrobat 3D....

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February 21, 2008

Acrobat 3D Version 8 - CAD Importers Updated

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A free CAD translator update for Acrobat 3D Version 8 is now available for download for registered and trial users of Acrobat 3D Version 8.


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January 17, 2008

PTC Wildfire 4.0 w/Adobe Rights Management and 3D PDF Support

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Parametric Technology announced availability of Wildfire 4.0 and among the many new features are two enabled by their partnership with Adobe Systems...


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January 11, 2008

New Pricing for Acrobat 3D Announced

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Adobe announced new pricing for Acrobat 3D ...

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January 10, 2008

Acrobat 3D PDF Content - Deadline approaching

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The deadline to submit entries for the Adobe Acrobat 3D PDF Contest is approaching. It is extremely easy to enter, you don't even need to own a copy of Acrobat 3D, and you can win super prizes like...

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January 4, 2008

Adobe Website Redesign - Acrobat 3D 'Cool Stuff'

The entire Adobe website has undergone a significant overhaul including the Acrobat 3D section. In addition to rearranging the navigation tools and existing content to make it easier to find the information and resources from the old site, there's a lot more new content available. I've compiled a list of links within the new site that anyone looking to research Acrobat 3D may find useful ...


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December 21, 2007

And the Difference is: "As Well As"

I often get asked how Acrobat 3D compares to the various view and markup tools on the market like Autodesk’s DWF Viewer, Solidworks’ eDrawings, Siemen’s JT2Go and VisView.  Porkka, an international company specializing in the design and manufacture of commercial refrigeration products, has chosen to deploy Adobe Acrobat 3D in multiple business processes and their use of Acrobat 3D and PDF really highlights the differences between Acrobat 3D and the various view and markup tools available today. The difference can be condensed to the simple yet powerful phrase "as well as"...


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December 5, 2007

Acrobat 3D v8 and Photoshop Extended win Cadalyst All-Star Awards

Cadalyst released their bi-annual All-Star awards this week and both Adobe Acrobat 3D Version 8 and Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended were included in their list of the ‘best of the best’.


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November 27, 2007

CAD Data Interoperability (Flash Video)

The third video in the series focuses on how Acrobat 3D Version 8 enables 3D model-based data sent to suppliers and others as PDF to be extracted as precise geometry for downstream processes such as tool and mold design, CNC machining operations, or performing CAE analysis.

 

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Document-based Design Collaboration (Flash Video)

Wondering about how Acrobat 3D and PDF can help your organization collaborate with suppliers, partners, and customers including view and markup of 3D Model-based product information (and still don't want to read?) The second flash video in the series covers the commenting, markup and managed review tools in Acrobat 3D...


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The Power of PDF (Flash Video)

Looking for a quick description of how PDF can help your organization and don't like to read? You're in luck! A 3-part flash video series has just been posted on the Adobe website that gives a quick description of how PDF can be leveraged within specific workflows that are all applicable to manufacturing companies.

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October 16, 2007

Adobe Sponsoring '3D PDF Contest'

Adobe is hosting its first 3D PDF contest. The contest is open to 2D and 3D CAD users as well as Technical Publishers from all industries. Prizes include a Dell Precision M4300 laptop, Apple iPhone, Apple Video iPod, 3Dconnexion navigator, and Adobe software.

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September 10, 2007

Acrobat 3D and PDF for Sales and Marketing

Henri van den Hoof blogs about sales and marketing topics in the Netherlands and recently posted a thorough review of the technical capabilities of Acrobat 3D and how sales and marketing professionals can leverage these capabilities to drive more business.

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July 26, 2007

Acrobat 3D Version 8 'Classroom in Book' Now Available

Many people have asked about training options for Acrobat 3D and now there is a great resource available for self-paced instruction from AdobePress.


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May 30, 2007

Acrobat 3D Version 8 Released

Adobe announced the immediate availability of Acrobat 3D Version 8 today--May 30, 2007. As Acrobat 3D is built on and includes all the capabilities of Acrobat Professional, it inherits the ‘Version 8’ from the current version of the rest of the Acrobat family. Acrobat 3D Version 8 is in actuality the second release of Acrobat 3D and represents a major step forward…

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May 24, 2007

Acrobat 3D Version: Reviewed on MCAD Online

Martyn Day just posted a nice review of Acrobat 3D version 8...

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April 13, 2007

Acrobat 3D - Doug Halliday Interviewed on Novedge

Franco Folini posted a great interview with my peer Doug Halliday on his blog. You can find it here.

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March 29, 2007

Acrobat 3D Version 8 Public Preview Available on Adobe Labs

The public preview for Acrobat 3D Version 8 has been posted on Adobe Labs, here. Below is a blurb describing the preview program:

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today (March 29, 2007), announced a public preview of Adobe® Acrobat® 3D Version 8 software, a major upgrade to the desktop application for driving PDF document-based 3D design collaboration and computer-aided design (CAD) data interoperability capabilities to virtually anyone across the extended enterprise. Starting immediately, users worldwide can download a beta version of the product free from Adobe Labs, and experience the new and enhanced capabilities it will deliver for professionals in the manufacturing and architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industries.

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January 25, 2007

New Acrobat 3D Download Provides Updated CAD Translators

A free update that provides support for recent versions of CAD file formats is now available for Acrobat 3D v7 and the 3D Toolkit. A list of the supported file versions and the free download, can be found here.

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November 30, 2006

Product Manufacturing Information (PMI)

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Support for Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) in PDF is a large focus of Acrobat 3D Version 8. So what is it and why is so important? First we should start with yet another acronym, 3DMBD...

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What's new in Acrobat 3D version 8?

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Acrobat 3D version 8 was announced September 18, 2006 along with the entire Acrobat 8 Product family and includes a lot of very exciting features for manufacturing companies. So what are they?

 

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November 29, 2006

What 3D Formats can Acrobat 3D import?

This is probably one of the most common questions I get asked about Acrobat 3D and it turns out there is more than one way to bring 3D data into PDF documents with Acrobat 3D...

 

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