This command creates a PDF file from 3D viewer files (.3DX) which are created in commands such as 3D Viewer Window and Surface 3D Viewer. The PDF file is a "3D PDF" that can then be opened and oriented in 3D with a standard PDF viewer such as Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Title: Indicate a title (if any) that should appear at the top of the PDF file you are about to create.
Output File Name: Use the Select button to
supply the desired PDF file name to which the drawing content shall
be written.
Merge with existing PDF: Use this
option with the Template File Name to add the 3D PDF onto an
existing PDF. This option is a way to have your own title block as
a template PDF and then insert in the 3D PDF.
Paper Size: Indicate the desired PDF paper size.
Append with existing PDF:
When enabled, the new PDF output will be
appended as a new page to the Output File
Name if the file already exists.
Plan View Margins: Controls the
margins around the 3D view window and the border of the
page.
Background Color: Controls the
background color for the PDF.
Show Axis: When enabled, the X,Y,Z axis directions will be displayed in the PDF.
Include North Arrow: When enabled, a North Arrow will be displayed in the PDF.
Include Vertical Exaggeration Control: When enabled, a Vertical Exaggeration control will be available in the PDF.
Include Inspector Controls: When enabled, an inspection (Signature) control is provided in the PDF.
Background Color: Indicate the desired background color of the PDF.
3DX File to Create PDF: Select the *.3DX file that should be written to the 3D PDF file.
Pulldown Menu Location: PDF
Keyboard Command: 3dx2pdf
Prerequisite: A *.3DX file