Composer 9.1
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Export Group

 
 
Settings
 
In PDF Settings dialog the user can control the look and behavior of the exported 3D PDF file, in its different tabs.
 
 
Page Tab
 
Is where the user can select a 3D PDF template, browse to the folder containing the template to use, create New templates, Edit, Delete, or Refresh template(s). Clicking (+) button will open SimLab Template Designer, to enable the user to create a new template. The other buttons do the functions as shown in the image below.
Background music; allows the user to add *.mp3 music file to the 3D PDF file.  The user can check the Repeat option, to keep playing the music as long as the PDF file is opened.
Preview Image, displays a selected preview image file when the 3D PDF file is opened, to allow the 3D model to load. Once the user clicks on the file, the 3D model will appear.
File Password, allows the user to add a password to protect 3D PDF file content.
Attach file, allows the user to attach a file, such as, a 3D model to the exported 3D PDF file.
 
 
 
 
 
SimLab Designer is a simple SimLab application that enables users to design and save their own templates, to be used when exporting their 3D models into 3D PDF or HTML5/Web GL. For more details about SimLab Designer, select SimLab Template Designer from Help under File menu.
 
 
 
3D Tab
 
In this tab the user can set the properties and behavior in the 3D area, in the exported 3D PDF template. Model Tree, 3D Toolbar, and World Axes when checked will show the corresponding elements,  in the exported 3D PDF file. Full Screen, will open the 3D PDF file in full screen mode.
 
 
 
3D Toolbar 
 
 
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  Enable Selection; when checked enables selection of geometries in the exported 3D PDF file.
Highlight actionable objects, objects in the scene with actions added to them will be highlighted, as shown in the image below, when this option is checked.
 
 
Render Mode: the user can select the default render mode to be one of the following (Solid, Solid Wireframe, Transparent, Transparent Wireframe, Illustration, Shaded Illustration, Transparent Bounding Box, Solid Outline, or Bounding Box, Transparent Bounding Box Outline, Wireframe, Shaded Wireframe, Hidden Wireframe, Vertices, Shaded Vertices).
  Light Type: the user can choose from a number of available light types to use in the exported 3D PDF file.
  Light Power: increasing this value increases the brightness in the exported 3D PDF file.
 
 
 
Viewing Tab
 
Navigating 3D PDF file, can use the Default viewing mode, which is suitable for viewing a single object. In this mode the camera spin point will be at the center of the scene.
Smart mode, is suitable for viewing large scenes with multiple objects in them. In this mode as the user navigates the scene the camera spin point will be changes according to the object the user is looking at.
Navigation Mode: The user can set the default navigation mode for the exported 3D PDF file to be Rotate, Spin or Walk. The user of the 3D PDF file can choose to change this default mode from inside the exported 3D PDF file.
3D PDF files including cameras, or scene states the user can select to show Buttons Bar for navigating between them. The user can also choose the format of this bar from the available.
Automatic Transition when checked, will automatically navigate between different cameras / scene states. The user can set parameters for Pause and Effect durations, and for camera animation.
 
 
 
Animation Tab
 
In this tab SimLab Composer users can set the properties of the animation in the exported 3D PDF file.
 
  •  Frames per second (FPS): is the number of frames played per second for all animations created in the exported 3D SimLab scene. This controls the speed of playing all the animations in the scene, a value of 5 will result in a slower motion animation than a value of 15.
  Play Mode: is the mode to use when the animation reaches an end. The Repeat option will keep repeating the animation, from beginning to end, as long as the PDF file is open. Swing will keep on playing the animation from beginning to end then from end to beginning, as long as the PDF file is open. The Play Once option will play the animation only once.
Stop animation on camera movement, will stop playing the animation, upon camera movement, to allow the user to change the camera view.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Advanced Tab
 
 
 
 
 
   Measuring in 3D PDF, will allow the user to make measurements in the exported file. The user can do that by right clicking in the 3D PDF file choose Toos ->3D Measurement tool. The unit of measurement will be as 
     the user choose upon exporting the file.
   Measurement and Text Annotations: Checkbox; when checked will enable exporting measurements and text annotations in the 3D scene to 3D PDF.
   Object Attributes: Object attributes defined in the Properties dialog, for any object, can be exported into 3D PDF files by checking this option. This can help designers communicate data with files’ recipients.
   Polylines: When checked, 2D polylines in the scene will be exported.
 
   Document Java Script and 3D Java Script: Can be used by advanced users to insert Java scripts to control both, the PDF document, and the included 3D model. Java scripts can be applied to designed templates, to make specific actions. Details about Java script support in 3D PDF files can be found at: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.html.
   Maximum PDF Texture Size: will limit the size of textures applied to objects in the 3D scene to the value chosen.
   Preserve Images Resolution: If the PDF template includes an image, this option when checked will preserve the image original resolution, thus will increase the file size.
 
   Open file after export:  opens the exported 3D PDF file.
 
 
Export
 
 
Will open the Export Geometry dialog, where the user can browse to the location to export the file, and input the file name.
After clicking the Save button, for 3D scenes with Scene States, the Manage Scene States dialog will appear where the user can check the scene states to include in the generated 3D PDF file, and their order in the file, by using the up and down arrows.
For scenes with no Scene States, and which include multiple cameras the Cameras Manager dialog will appear. This dialog allows the user to order, rename, and select cameras to be included in the generated 3D PDF file.
 
The Export File dialog will appear last where the user can select the units in the exported 3D PDF file, and can check Optimize. This option will group objects using same materials in the scene, to make scene navigation faster.