The PDF3D™ family enables visualization and publishing of 3D designs, models and data, harnessing the free Adobe™ Reader (7.0/8.0) and Adobe PDF documents. Now for the first time the PDF3D development tool covers the complete path from 3D data to generation and publishing 3D PDF interactive content. Did you know you can have 3D windows inside a PDF file? Now you can!

With the addition of PDF3D SDK Library, applications with 3D data can be extended to publish, share and distribute interactive models through email or the web. With Adobe's ubiquitous support for 3D viewing on Windows™ and Linux, the PDF3D ready-made platform is available on most desktops ready to receive 3D PDF content. ISVs and application developers can now add "Save As 3D PDF" menus using the PDF3D SDK high-level tool kit. The PDF3D (patent pending) C++ Library is designed for any developer with 3D data to publish. When models are embedded in a PDF file, recipients can rotate, zoom and pan the 3D PDF model while reading the document. With PDF3D you can create interactive 3D PDF documents, integrate real time 3D contents, bring to life your PDF documents, improve your production pipeline work-flow and inject 3D view ports into existing PDF templates with total independence.

Here you will find details of PDF3D products along with documentation about the PDF3D technology for generating 3D PDF documents. Please use the navigation buttons provided at the top and bottom of this page to find further details including PDF3D technical documents, product briefs, case studies and product reviews and prices. We accept orders through the on-line store or through contacting our PDF3D sales department. We invite you to explore sample 3D PDF Examples below, all generated through PDF3D SDK.

Adobe Acrobat (v7.0/8.0) with Universal 3D (U3D) support was originally developed by the 3D Industry Forum (3DIF) and has become a common standard for sharing interactive 3D content. Key features include streaming and compression, animation and the capability for end users to begin interacting with the content before the entire file is downloaded to its destination. PDF3D fully supports U3D within its library data structures, using Adobe systems for viewing and editing. Adobe Systems now supports the Universal 3D (U3D) format in Acrobat 8.0 software and Adobe PDF. Developed by Intel and the 3D Industry Forum, the U3D specification marks a significant step toward turning 3D graphics into the next ubiquitous office media with 3D content. Objects can now be inside PDF files where they can be viewed and fully interacted with by anyone with free Adobe Reader software. Adobe has distributed more than half a billion copies of Adobe Reader in the last two years alone!.

NEW: Mira Geoscience and Visual Technology Services Announce Agreement to Integrate PDF3D® Publishing Capability into 3D Mining Software Suite
By integrating PDF3D® technical publishing capability from Visual Technology Services, Mira Geoscience leverages Adobe® PDF documents for interactive 3D earth models. See NEWS page.

NEW: PDF3D® Toolkit Adds Technical Report Framework, Injects Interactive 3D View Ports into PDF Documents
PDF3D Software Development Kit Version 1.4.0 is released with technical report document generation to Adobe PDF files with the novel ability to inject fully interactive 3D embedded windows with appropriate legends into existing documents. See NEWS page.

NEW: PDF3D® White Paper, explains technology, background, uses, benefits.
PDF3D® White Paper, offers in-depth introduction to PDF3D-SDK technology, 3D Documents, the 3D PDF platform, example uses. See WHITE PAPER (PDF).