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Tetra 4D Announces Release of 3D PDF Converter v. 3.3

Convert geometries into 3D PDFs within Acrobat.

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November 30, 2011

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Tetra 4D announced the release of 3D PDF Converter v. 3.3 "the exclusive 3D solution authorized by Adobe to run as an Acrobat plug-in.
 
With this release, 3D PDF Converter now supports PTCs Creo, Dassault Systems Catia v6, Parasolid v24, as well as the current draft specification of the STEP AP 242. Tetra 4D supports all major CAD and 3D exchange formats.

With our latest release of 3D PDF Converter, we are excited to provide support for all major CAD formats and 3D exchange formats, said Jim Merry, vice president of 3D PDF Product Management at Tetra 4D. Many of our customers are planning to incorporate these formats into their existing 3D PDF-based workflows. By providing support for these formats so quickly, Tetra 4D continues to deliver on our goal of working with our customers to deliver solutions that meet their requirements in advance of their planned deployment.

The solution allows users to convert 3D assembly geometries from all major CAD systems into interactive 3D PDF documents using 3D PDF Converter from inside Acrobat. No CAD license is required.  Users can also reate sectioning planes and animations, explode assemblies, create and manage bills of material and more.

All related information can be stored in the flexible container structure, including 2D documents, GD&T, and PMI.

For more information, visit Tetra 4D.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.
 

 
 

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