PDF3D update aids 3D reporting for engineers

Multi-language support, improved NURBS control and point cloud simplification also are included in this update.

An update to PDF3D from Visual Technology Services adds new 3D reporting features of special interest to engineers and geospatial analysis.

A suspension brake assembly tested in Ansys, published in 3D PDF. The model can be viewed from any angle and interrogated in a variety of ways using only the free Adobe Reader. (Source: Visual Technology Services)

PDF3D software is used worldwide for technical 3D workflows in life sciences, marine, civil, environmental engineering projects, earth resource exploration, numerical modeling, and general scientific data visualization reporting. The new release V2.8 includes updates to ReportGen, additional plugins, and the software developer toolkit PDF3D-SDK. Geospatial engineering features have also been added to include KML, GeoTIFF and GeoVRML for improved reporting.

Other improvements include:

Improved NURBS Smooth Surface control
Large 3D point cloud simplification
Improved View, Light, Interaction for 3D scenes
Multi-language support including Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian and Spanish.

PDF3D version 2.8.0 is immediately available.