Configure 3D applications for Acrobat 3D Capture
May 3rd, 2006 by Posted in Acrobat 3D, Acrobat Family
Configure 3D applications for Acrobat 3D Capture (on Windows or Unix)
What’s covered
Supported application settings in Acrobat 3D
Unsupported application settings in Acrobat 3D
Third-party application settings for use with Acrobat 3D
Acrobat 3D Capture supports capturing objects in OpenGL mode only and does not support DirectX. If your specific application is not listed here, you may need to experiment with the setting in both the 3D application and Acrobat 3D Capture.
Supported application settings in Acrobat 3D
| Application |
Frame Buffer Mode |
View Transform Mode |
| 4DNAV |
Swap Buffer Event |
No Matrix |
| CATIA V4 |
Swap Buffer Event |
Last Matrix |
| CATIA V5 |
Swap Buffer Event |
First Matrix |
| DeepExploration and Acrobat 3D Toolkit |
Swap Buffer Event |
Last Matrix |
| DMU |
Swap Buffer Event |
First Matrix |
| I-DEAS |
Swap Buffer Event |
Last Matrix |
| Inventor |
Clear Event |
Last Matrix |
| NX 3.0 |
Clear Event |
Last Matrix |
| Rhino 3D |
Clear Event |
Last Matrix |
| Solid Edge |
Flush Event |
Last Matrix |
| SolidWorks |
Clear Event |
Last Matrix |
| VisView / VisMockup |
Swap Buffer Event |
First Matrix |
Unsupported application settings in Acrobat 3D
| Application |
Frame Buffer Mode |
View Transform Mode |
| 3D Studio Max/VIZ |
Clear Event |
No Matrix |
| ABAQUS/CAE |
Swap Buffer Event |
Last Matrix |
| AutoCAD and AutoCAD Mechanical |
Swap Buffer Event |
Last Matrix |
| AutoStudio |
Swap Buffer Event |
Last Matrix |
| eDrawings |
Clear Event |
No Matrix |
| Gocad |
Swap Buffer Event |
First Matrix |
| ICEM Surf |
Swap Buffer Event |
No Matrix |
| Maya |
Clear Event |
No Matrix |
| Mechanical Desktop |
Swap Buffer Event |
Last Matrix |
| MicroStation |
Flush Event |
No Matrix |
| Multiphysics |
Swap Buffer Event |
Last Matrix |
| PAM-CRASH |
Swap Buffer Event |
Last Matrix |
| Pro/Desktop |
Clear Event |
First Matrix |
| Pro/ENGINEER |
Clear Event |
Last Matrix |
| Revit |
Swap Buffer Event |
No Matrix |
| RobCAD |
Swap Buffer Event |
No Matrix |
| Unigraphics |
Swap Buffer Event |
Last Matrix |
Third-party application settings for use with Acrobat 3D
Note: Adobe provides this third-party information as a courtesy only. Adobe Technical Support supports the Acrobat 3D Toolkit but cannot help you configure a third-party application. For more information on how to set up your third-party application, please consult the user manual for that application.
