Direct output to 3D PDF is supported starting with Open Inventor 7.1. Note that, unlike the vector output classes in HardCopy, these classes output the actual 3D geometry and attributes from the Open Inventor scene graph. The format used in 3D PDF (U3D) is quite compact, but you can also use Open Inventor’s geometry simplification tools to reduce the complexity of the scene before generating the output file. Acrobat Reader version 8 or higher is recommended for viewing 3D PDF files. Please read the documentation for the new action classes (below) to understand the limitations of the U3D format relative to the Open Inventor scene graph.
New Hardcopy actions available :
- SoToPDFAction exports an Open Inventor scene graph directly into a simple PDF file.
Note: SoToPDFAction export is available through the IvTune tool File/Export menu.
- SoToU3DAction generates an intermediate U3D format file.
Advanced PDF editors, for example Acrobat3D from Adobe, can load these files in order to produce more complex 3D PDF documents.
See $OIVHOME/src/HardCopy/Samples/PDFExport
No new feature was added. See the fixed bugs section.
No new feature was added. See the fixed bugs section.
No new features were added.
First release of HardCopy .NET.