PDF3D

3D Interactive PDF OpendTect plug-in

Allows OpendTect users to capture 3D scenes and export these to a PDF document

	Uses PDF3D SDK which offers rich functionality and full developer control over publishing of 3D PDF models	To correctly view a PDF3D file it is important to ensure that double-sided rendering is enabled. This is achieved within Adobe Reader by selecting menu item "Edit->Preferences..." to pop-up the "Preferences" dialog. Within this dialog select the "3D & Multimedia" category and turn on "Enable double-sided rendering". Clicking [OK] will save your preference for future use. Right click here PDF3D Example (3Mbyte) or on image above and select "Save Target As..." to download and save this PDF3D example to your file system. View with Adobe Reader.
	Users, colleagues, partners, managers etc. can view, rotate, zoom, select and explore to reveal hidden information, all in the context of a technical report using the free Adobe Reader.
	Makes practical distribution of interactive 3D documents to everyone.

Product Description

PDF3D OpendTect plug-in has be developed in partnership with Visual Technology Services Ltd. and is an innovative interactive 3D technical publishing technology for PDF documents. This plug-in allows OpendTect users to select and export 3D scenes. Full product description will follow shortly.

Benefits of PDF3D

This plug-in extents the capabilities of OpendTect by providing dynamic reporting mechanism. No longer are you restricted to selecting examples static views of the data to put into reports. With this plug-in you can create a 3D PDF which allows your report readers to interact with the 3D project data in much the same manner as you did during the project. "The 3D PDFs are truly remarkable. This is exactly what exploration has been waiting for, a free (from the recipient's point of view) and easy to use 3D viewer. I have posted the announcement onto our Geophysical Forum site for comment/discussion."

Application Support and Maintenance

With a support and maintenance contract from ARK CLS Limited, clients can download software updates in the form of new releases and patches.