Chapter . Getting Started

Adobe® Acrobat® 3D Version 8 software offers an improved 3D design collaboration process combined with powerful CAD data interoperability. Acrobat 3D allows users to rapidly convert virtually any CAD file into highly compressed, more secure Adobe PDF files that can be used by customers, suppliers, and co-workers to review and mark up 3D designs using only the free Adobe Reader® software. And the exact geometry in these Adobe PDF files can be leveraged by manufacturers for downstream CAD, CAM, or CAE-based processes without the need for expensive CAD translators.

Improved design collaborationOnly Acrobat 3D converts such a broad range of CAD files into highly compressed PDF files that are easily secured. Your colleagues, ...

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