What error did you get during the distill?
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Alison Craig <Alison.Craig at ultrasonix.com>wrote: > FM 9 Version: 9.0p255 > > Unstructured > > OS: Windows 7, 64 bit (brand new machine) > > FM Experience: 22 months > > > > > > Mechanical, Manufacturing, Service and Tech Comm personnel are talking to a > supplier about a new piece of software called 3DVia Composer. It will take > CAD drawings from SolidWorks and allow each of us to create 3D images per > our individual needs. In my case I need to create 3D mechanical drawings > that show how to fix certain aspects of our products. (Apparently we don't > have to be able to use the CAD program to do this.) > > > > According to the Frame 9 manual, I can use U3D files in Frame and use "Save > as PDF" to create files with a 3D image. > > > > The 3DVia guys sent me some simple samples and I couldn't get them to work > as 3D images. > > > > Compounding this is the fact that when I create the Service Manuals, I > can't use "Save as PDF" because I need to accommodate files with different > paper sizes in the book file (the "Print Book" then Distill option failed > the 3D test as well). > > > > I've downloaded a trial for Frame 10, but before I install it, I thought > I'd try this List for help. Frame 9 suits my purposes very well and I'm not > a great believer in updating just for the sake of it. Besides, as a single > seat server version of 3DVia Composer is at least $8,000, the fewer other > updates we need, the better chance we have of getting management onside. > > > > Does anyone out there use 3D images in their PDFs? If so, how do you do it? > Any tips you could pass along would be appreciated. > > > > Alison* * > > Alison Craig, Technical Writer > > *Ultrasonix Medical Corporation* > > 130 ? 4311 Viking Way > > Richmond, BC V6V 2K9 > > Tel: (604) 279-8550, ext 127 > > E-mail: alison.craig at ultrasonix.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as dr_gonzo at pobox.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/dr_gonzo%40pobox.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > > -- ============ Steve Johnson, dr_gonzo at pobox.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20110216/f08ebef5/attachment.html>
