Selecting the file(s) to be converted

The first step to creating your 3D PDF is to select the file that needs to be converted. You can either reload a saved session file or start with a new file. To do this:

  1. Click File and select Input from the file menu or click on the Change button under the Input/Output Settings tab.
  2. The file selection window is displayed. Browse to the location on your computer where the file that needs to be converted is located and double-click on it.
  3. The file will be selected and the path will be inserted into the Input Files Pathnames field under the Input/Output Settings tab.
  4. You may select more than one file, either by successive load operations, or by multiple select in the file browser. The result should show the sequence being prepared for loading, as below.

 

Each file type is converted by an interface. Some interfaces convert more than one file type. Some file types are converted by more than one interface. To allow user selection to resolve these multiple interface cases, the option box can be ticked for each file and the preferred interface specified in the drop down list (in above case "Coin Interface").

If options are not enabled, and a multiple selection is available, a dialog box is presented for each file. Here the list of available interfaces is presented and can be selected interactively. To avoid long and tedious selection menus, the apply to all similar box can be ticked to avoid further requests.