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Alberto5C57
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March 12, 2021
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Which SDK for creating PDFs server-side with embedded 3D models?

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We are developing a web-based application where we allow the user to download a custom pdf; this document will contain personalized information of a product (e.g. a mechanical part) and also a 3D interactive view of a model.

Currently we are able to convert our models from .glb to .u3d to a single page .pdf document.

 

What we want to do is to embed a .u3d into an existing pdf template to obtain a interactive 3D view inside the page.

 

By my personal research my understanding is that this should be doable with PDFL SDK and javascript scripting. Is this correct? 

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PDF Library gives access to the low level content of a PDF. If you are familiar with the internal structure of 3D annotations and actions, you can create or edit these things in a PDF.  PDF Library does not execute any JavaScript, but can add it to a PDF, if you know the internals of where it goes. PDF Library contains no 3D format conversion tools or rendererers.

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March 12, 2021

PDF Library gives access to the low level content of a PDF. If you are familiar with the internal structure of 3D annotations and actions, you can create or edit these things in a PDF.  PDF Library does not execute any JavaScript, but can add it to a PDF, if you know the internals of where it goes. PDF Library contains no 3D format conversion tools or rendererers.

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    Alberto5C57Author
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    March 12, 2021

    Thanks, we are likely going to use a C# API for PDF Library

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