Embed 3-D files directly into your PDFs.
While you can't create 3D images inside PDFs, you can embed external Universal 3D (U3D) files into them with Acrobat Pro's 3D Tool. The users of your PDFs can then view and manipulate the 3D graphic in the PDF with Acrobat Reader or a Web browser.
Instructions
Embedding a 3D Image in Acrobat Pro
1. Create a 3D image in Photoshop CS4 (or later versions) or another 3D graphics program, such as MicroStation, and export it to U3D format. (Or download a U3D image file from the Internet.)
2. Open Acrobat Pro and go to the page where you want to add a 3D image.
3. Click "Tools" on the menu bar, choose "Multimedia," and then select "3D Tool" from the Multimedia fly-out menu. Draw a 3D container in the spot on the page where you want the 3D image to display. This opens the Insert 3D dialog box.
4. Click the "Browse" button and navigate to the directory where you saved the 3D image file. Select the file and click the "Open" button.
5. Click the "Show Advanced Options" check box to display options for controlling the 3D file within the PDF. Click the "Launch Settings" tab. These options control 3D image display, play, and appearance within the PDF. Use the options on the "Enable When" drop-down to control when the image begins to play. Use the options on the "Disable When" drop-down to control when the image stops playing.
Use the options on the "Playback Style" drop-down to control where the image plays. (The options are "Play content on page" and "Play content in floating window.") If you want a border around the image, use the "Border Width" drop-down to select a border style.
6. Click the "3D" tab. These options control 3D lighting, rendering and animation styles. The "Lighting Scheme" drop-down lets you choose whether to use the image file's built-in lighting or one of Acrobat's predefined lighting schemes.
The options on the "Rendering Style" drop-down lets you choose the default rendering style, such as Solid, Wireframe and so on. The user can change these from the 3D controls within the PDF. The options on the "Animation Style" drop-down let you choose playback options, such as Loop (play repeatedly).
7. Click "OK" to embed the 3D image file into the PDF. Save the PDF file. To test the 3D image, open file in Acrobat Reader or your Web browser.
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