How to edit 3d Pdf
Create a 3D PDF Template
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hello this is William from visual
components in this video I'm gonna show
you how to create a 3d PDF template that
you can use for recording and playing
back simulations in a visual components
product to get started in the 3d all to
have a layout open which you can find in
our a catalog panel under demo layouts
it's the machine tanning demo layout
we're going to be using this layout for
testing our 3d PDF templates now I've
already made some for you which will
include in the link in the description
let's take a look at them now I am using
Adobe Acrobat Pro the first template you
see is the one that comes with a
software it's the visual components
template and you can see it has many
different form fields on it and these
form fields are used by the software to
populate the PDF when you record the
simulation you have the 3d window you
have a component list a component
description and this is mostly for your
build materials you have the model name
which refers the title you give the PDF
and you have these controls here for
resetting or playing or stopping the
simulation you can fill your view and
these other options here also control
your view in the 3d window you can
rotate the camera pan and zoom and the
top right corner here you have a logo
link or just a ok button on the form to
go to a specific hyperlink and you can
see all these form fields here on the
right side under fields so my first page
I have all these form fields and these
are the types of form fields and names
you have to use on your own 3d PDF
template if you use different names or
form fields that I probably won't go
there so in the next example I'll show
you is one I made them by myself and it
uses the same exact form fields the same
types and names so we have a 3d window
the model name for the title controls
for the simulation and navigating the
view and a complicit in description for
a build materials also left some hints
down for a user viewing the PDF of how
they can control the camera of the 3d
world now you don't have to use all of
these form fields you can have a very
simple example like the one I'm showing
you here it just has a 3d window that's
it let's now take a look at how these
templates can be used
so minimize Adobe Acrobat let's start by
recording a simulation and export it to
a PDF and for the template we want to
use let's use the visual components one
that you're probably familiar with
let's give it a title just an example
and then we'll start the recording and
choose where we want to save the
recording I'll use the default name of
Maschine tending and overwrite any
existing one and now the simulation
starts and it's being recorded let's
wait till the robot puts the part in the
machine so far so good
let's now stop and save the recording
should open a nodoby Acrobat and here
you go so this is the template that
comes with the software I can rotate the
camera panet zoom I can select
components can also select ones that are
listed here and the Bill of Materials
and you can see the component
description here's the title that I used
if I click this local link here visual
components should take me to the visual
components website hopefully there it
goes yep
there's website I can reset the
simulation stir it again stop it fill my
view and use these buttons to go to
standard views whoa
let's not see how the other templates
can be used so I'll close this so back
to software and we don't have to reset
the simulation to start another
recording so I'll now change the
template to be the tutorial example
that's second one I showed you will use
the same title start the recording and
we'll use the same file name I will
overwrite the old one I made
let's now stop this inhalation after
robot picks in places apart in the
second machine here so it looks fine so
let's stop and save
and take a look at the 3d PDF in a
different template so you can still
interact with the 3d window it's being
displayed here still select components
see some description and use these
navigation controls play reset alright
good stuff now for the company logo link
let's see where this points is to so
I'll just click it and where's it gonna
take us can you guess your favorite
website yeah that's right visual
components Academy it seems that I have
to update the URL that's the button is
pointing to I'll just leave it in the
video because if we go back to our
template and let me close this out it is
here let's double click the logo link or
the forum field here and for the up the
action sorry when we click the mouse
down it opens a web link and it's
pointing to visual components Academy
comm I'm gonna edit this link I don't
remember if it's supposed to be Academy
that visual most calm but you can very
quickly test so we updated it here close
it out and now I'll save the template
and use it again in the software so
let's start the recording again
overwrite the old file let's wait to the
robot takes the machine out of this
machine and puts it over here
and there it goes so let's stop and save
so the template still works let's now
try that company or a local link again
and I just have to wait for Acrobat to
do its thing and yeah buddy
so it's very easy to test your template
to make sure it's working and let's now
try the last example this minified one
so fact the software let's change the
template to be that minimal example same
title start the recording and use the
same file name and now we'll wait for
the robot to take the part out of this
machine and put it on the conveyor here
alright looks fine stuff and save and
here you go so we only have the 3d
window form filled in this PDF template
being used and it just shows us the 3d
worlds what we recorded we can move
around zoom in gonna select components
but we don't see any you know build a
description but of course with a PDF you
can edit it however you want to you can
add new types of controls just by using
you know a PDF creator or a PDF form
filler now I did make a PowerPoint to
give you some more information you first
need a PDF and then you need a PDF form
creator or some type of application that
can allows you to add those form fields
so here I'm using Adobe Acrobat Pro you
could find another software application
to use for this purpose from there in
your PDF you have to add the form fields
that you want to use and they have to be
the right type and name so if you want
to use the 3d window it has to be an
okay type button with this name of 3d
window this is the example that comes
with a software so it's this very simple
image and then the form fields are added
over parts of the image that's what this
template is this is a template that I
was using for the tutorial see it's just
a very quickly PowerPoint slide that
exporter is a PDF and then I use Acrobat
to add the form fields which I show you
in this next slide here notice it has
the write names and types when you make
your 3df pen template make sure you save
it with the correct name you need AVC
underscore prefix in the name and you
have to store your templates in your
visual reports documents in a folder
called my templates PDFs which you can
see right here so I have these three
examples and they are going to be listed
here in this templates drop down menu
when you're exporting to PDF
and the last slide is just that you know
that simple example of using just one
form field for a 3d PDF template alright
this completes the video if you have any
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and as always have a wonderful day
