Adobe Reader 3D menu

Using the options available under the PDF 3D View Settings tab, you can enable and disable the 3D PDF toolbar in the output PDF file. Note: The 3D menu will be available only when you are viewing the 3D PDF with Adobe Reader.

The 3D PDF Toolbar allows you to manipulate a model dynamically within a standard PDF. You can zoom in or out on, rotate or translate 3D objects, and a model tree is provided allowing and a model tree is provided allowing layers to be toggled on and off and parts of the graphic to be isolated, made transparent or even invisible.

 

 

Some of the functions that are available through the 3D Menu include:

  1. 3D Object Display Modes: using this option you can select the mode in which you want to see the 3D object. Some of the options available are Solid, Solid Wireframe, Transparent, Shaded Illustration.

  1. Adobe 3D Model Tree Side Menu: Using the options available in the tree side menu, you can navigate and reveal model structure, see part names and hide-show-transparent at group Level. See image below for a screenshot of the parts browser.

 

 

  1. Adobe Reader 3D Camera Views :Using the camera view menu, you can select various preset views, created by PDF authoring tool, or created interactively in Acrobat.

 

  1. Adobe Reader 3D Lights: Various Lighting Schemes, available to reveal different aspects of the 3D model. Lighting schemes include CAD – 3x Axis Aligned Lights and Headlamp – light source at viewer position.

 

 

  1. The options of the toolbar offer various functions to enhance your 3D PDF viewing experience. Refer to the table below for a list of all the buttons and their descriptions.

 

Icon Description

Rotate

Turns the viewing angle around the object in the opposite direction to which you click and drag the mouse, as if you were rotating the object around in space.

Spin

Rotates the object about the y-axis in space.

Pan

Translates the model in directions parallel to the plane of viewing.

Zoom

By dragging up or down you can move the view towards or away from the object. The same effect can be achieved with the Hand tool by holding shift whilst dragging.

Walk / Fly

Dragging horizontally with the mouse turns the viewing angle and dragging vertically moves the viewing position forwards or backwards. Movement is constrained to the horizontal plane. The same tool is obtainable by right-clicking or Control-clicking the image under inspection and selecting Tools > Walk.

Default view

Adopts a standard viewing position.

Views menu

A listing of custom made views for the 3D object.

Toggle model tree

To open or close the model tree.

Play/pause animation

Controls JavaScript-enabled animation.

Projection

Choose either perspective and orthographic projection of the model.

Model render mode menu

Customize the appearance of the object.

Enable extra lighting menu

Choose between different lighting settings.

Background colour swatch

Choose the ambient colour of the 3D object's environment.

 

  1. Adobe Right-Mouse Popup Menu:

 

 

Command Action
Left mouse button Select Part of Interest
Popup Menu Right Mouse Button
Show-All Resets visibility to show all parts
Fit Visible Re-centres View to show selected part
Hide Hides selected part
Isolate Hide everything EXCEPT selected part
Zoom to Part Zoom in to selected part region
Make Transparent Set only selected part to transparent
  1. Adobe 3D Navigation Short-Cuts: