Autodesk Inventor Publisher and FrameMaker

too-2 wrote: Is there a way to incorporate 3D files from Autodesk Inventor Publisher into FrameMaker? I've tried to import a 3D PDF created from Publisher into FM but all I get is a big black box. I've figured out how to do it using Acrobat Pro Extended, but management wants me to use Publisher instead... (FrameMaker 8.0 p277, Windows 7) Any advice is much appreciated!

I'm 99% certain the answer is, 'No'.

I've been trying it for about 6 months now, on and off, and I think it's an issue that Autodesk should be fixing rather than Adobe.

I just create a 3-D pdf and incorporate that in to the final version now.  The only problem being that you can section view a 3D pdf, which isn't good for security.  According to Adobe, there is no way to turn his off.

EDIT: I think Autodesk have abandoned the publisher forums.  I'm still not convinced about Publisher; it's very buggy, unreliable and full of basic errors that have been there since day 1.

Hi,

here we are experts for Technical Documentation with 3D.

There are some ways to a successfully 3D-PDF with FrameMaker:

1. Since FrameMaker 8 you can import an .u3D file.

2. An .u3D file you can generate this mostly thru the native CAD system or
    you can generate it from a wide range of 3D native CAD format with

• 3D PDF Converter (Add-on for Acrobat X Pro)
• SAP Visual Enterprise Author (stand a-lone software)

3. If you will work with the FrameMaker Add-on Finalyser 3D, then you can in FrameMaker

• import u3D
• set views and animations from the text to the .u3D imported file
• set part form in the content
• set a link to the order form
• and save your FrameMAker file as a 3D-PDF

Result: No rework in Acrobat X Pro - the 3D-PDF is ready.

See the videos (some in german/english):

- create an .u3D file format with DEEP EXPLORATION (today SAP Visual Enterprise Author) or with 3D PDF Converter ...

http://youtu.be/jkU_AOSmR0I

- import .u3D in FrameMaker and set the marker to views and animation
  and save the document as 3D-PDF with no rework

http://youtu.be/xAcnaQZUcRk

More information about Finalyser 3D for FrameMaker:

http://www.finalyser.de/en/finalyser-3d.html

Sample with output for mobile device: http://www.squidds.de/downloads/bihler and 3D-PDF

Click the PDF icon, that is a 3D-PDF (in this case without links from the content).

- Georg

For anyone unfamiliar with the objective here, Adobe has a blog entry about it at:

http://blogs.adobe.com/tcs/2011/01/framemaker/interactive-3d-models-in-documents.html

It has a link to a sample file (rendered by Framemaker) at:

http://blogs.adobe.com/tcs/files/2011/01/3D_Model.pdf

You need Acrobat Reader 7 or later for the model to work.

You might ping somebody at ADSK. I know that as of three years ago the Inventor Online Help was created in FM v7.

> ... incorporate 3D ...

As a 3D object that can be manipulated in the PDF rendered from Frame?

> ... all I get is a big black box.

Just during edit, or also in the rendered PDF?

Are you able to save or export the file as .ai or .eps? Or a raster graphic file such as .tif? If so, one of those might import into Frame with better results.

-Virginia