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Title: 3D PDFs
Post by: jonesy on February 24, 2014, 05:05:38 PM

Anyone here got any experience doing these in AutoCAD?

What extra software do we need? 

I've been told Microstation can do them, but I really dont want to be opening up these models in Microstation...

Many thanks in advance.

T :)

Title: Re: 3D PDFs
Post by: Rob... on February 24, 2014, 05:24:16 PM

Holy cow! AutoCAD has enough trouble with 2D PDFs... well it used to, it's a lot better now.

With a quick search, it looks like you need a plug-in like BlueBeam or Tetra.

Title: Re: 3D PDFs
Post by: jonesy on February 25, 2014, 02:09:41 AM

Thanks for your reply Rob.  Have you had any experience of these plug ins?

We've never had any 2d pdf issues in AutoCAD

Title: Re: 3D PDFs
Post by: Rob... on February 25, 2014, 07:23:20 AM

Quote from: jonesy on February 25, 2014, 02:09:41 AM

Thanks for your reply Rob.  Have you had any experience of these plug ins?

I saw a 3D PDF, twice.

Quote from: jonesy on February 25, 2014, 02:09:41 AM

We've never had any 2d pdf issues in AutoCAD

You must be a young'un.

Title: Re: 3D PDFs
Post by: jonesy on February 25, 2014, 07:35:24 AM

Quote from: RobDraw on February 25, 2014, 07:23:20 AM

Quote from: jonesy on February 25, 2014, 02:09:41 AM

Thanks for your reply Rob.  Have you had any experience of these plug ins?

I saw a 3D PDF, twice.

Oh OK.  I've not seen one so far, but the job I am working on are murmering about them...

Quote from: RobDraw on February 25, 2014, 07:23:20 AM

Quote from: jonesy on February 25, 2014, 02:09:41 AM

We've never had any 2d pdf issues in AutoCAD

You must be a young'un.

Oooh thank you, I havent been called young in years LOL.

But nope.. been using ACAD for more than 20 years now. Maybe I've been lucky with PDFs

Title: Re: 3D PDFs
Post by: dgorsman on February 25, 2014, 01:22:29 PM

We've had some requests from a client which had been using non-Autodesk software for a while.  Everybody else has been working with Navisworks NWD files (including that particular client).  While it has a certain cool-factor along with everybody already having a PDF viewer on their computer, when I last tried 3D PDF the test file crashed frequently enough to make me move on quickly.

Title: Re: 3D PDFs
Post by: jonesy on February 25, 2014, 04:46:50 PM

Thanks dgorsman,  this project is using Bentley navigator for co-ordination drawings for the most part, and apparently Microstation does produce 3d pdfs for the engineers to check the work... I just hate plotting on Microstation, so was trying to find a work around, as my native files are in Acad.

I may have to have a word with the Microstation boys and find out how to do it on there.

Title: Re: 3D PDFs
Post by: dgorsman on February 26, 2014, 10:23:49 AM

*shudder* Navigator...  dare I ask, does this involve <barf>AutoPLANT</barf>?

Title: Re: 3D PDFs
Post by: jonesy on February 26, 2014, 10:29:33 AM

Not as far as I am aware, but its all linked with Projectwise, Microstation, Revit, Civil 3d and vanilla ACAD... but I guess there could be some other software in there too!