Open and view ".PRT" files?

[Joe_Slomka]

Is there an Adobe product that will open and view ".PRT" (3-dimensional part) files?

[Claudio González]

I doubt it very much.

[Joe_Slomka]

I believe that once upon a time there was a product called Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Extended - 3D update that did open such files. I am trying to find out if there is a new product that does this or an add-on to the current Reader.

[pwillener]

Why/how did you create the .prt files in the first place?

[Joe_Slomka]

I did not "create the .PRT files in the first place."  If I had I would not be searching for a way to open them.  Good grief.   A team of engineers with a $50 million dollar CAD system created the files.  I want to look at them at a far distant location.  I believe it was possible once upon a time to do that with Adobe products without having to spend a million dollars.  Is there currently an Adobe product that will do this or not?

[Test Screen Name]

Importing 3D files like PRT was indeed a feature of Acrobat 9 Pro Extended - http://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/supported-file-formats-acrobat-reader.html#main_2D_and_3D_formats_...

Adobe no longer provide this function in their products directly, working instead with third parties. Probably this is in the form of Acrobat plug-ins. From http://www.adobe.com/uk/products/acrobatpro/faq.html

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[Joe_Slomka]

That's the answer I was looking for.  Thanks.  The Tetra4D "3D PDF Converter" plus "3D Reviwer" add-ins for Adobe Acrobat XI Pro do exactly what I want.  I can now open, view, and rotate ".PRT" files.