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3D object
Hi all,
Is it possible with pdfbox to insert a 3d object (U3D or PRC) in a PDF file?
Thank you in advance for your answers.
Valen
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RE: 3D object
Posted by "Sanchez Pelaez, Valentin" <va...@tecnalia.com>.
Hi Maruan,
Thank you for the information. It seems to be a good approach.
We will try to use it.
Regards,
Valen
-----Mensaje original-----
De: Maruan Sahyoun [mailto:sahyoun@fileaffairs.de]
Enviado el: jueves, 21 de abril de 2016 11:45
Para: users@pdfbox.apache.org
Asunto: Re: 3D object
Hi,
> Am 21.04.2016 um 11:20 schrieb Sanchez Pelaez, Valentin <va...@tecnalia.com>:
>
> Thank you Tilman,
>
> I know the creation of the 3d file is not part of PDFBox.
> The problem I try to solve is, given a U3D file and a previous PDF file, I would like to insert the U3D model in a predefined place in the PDF.
> I know it is possible because the PDF standard support U3D models. It is just for viewing the model (not editing).
>
> The question was if PDFbox library provides this functionality, insertion of 3d models.
> I have also looked for it in the API documentation and it seems it is
> not include, but I preferred to ask, just in case…
there is no high level API for that (PDModel) at the moment but the low level API (COSModel) can be used in combination with existing high level functionalities such as PDAnnotation, PDStream ... to insert that. The easiest would be to start with a small sample PDF where the content is embedded and replicate it's structure. 3D Objects have a fair bit of possible settings but I think you don't have to support all of them but only the ones needed for your application.
BR
Maruan
>
> Regards,
> Valen
>
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: Tilman Hausherr [mailto:THausherr@t-online.de] Enviado el:
> miércoles, 20 de abril de 2016 18:05
> Para: users@pdfbox.apache.org
> Asunto: Re: 3D object
>
> Am 20.04.2016 um 11:41 schrieb Sanchez Pelaez, Valentin:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Is it possible with pdfbox to insert a 3d object (U3D or PRC) in a
>> PDF file?
>>
>> Thank you in advance for your answers.
>>
>
> I searched in the source code and couldn't find anything.
>
> It might be possible to add stuff on a very low level, but this would require to have understanding not only of PDF but also of PDFBox. And even then, you would still have to create the 3D artwork yourself, analog to PDFBox not having paragraphs for texts, there wouldn't be any high level methods, e.g. bouncing balls or whatever.
>
> Tilman
>
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Re: 3D object
Posted by Maruan Sahyoun <sa...@fileaffairs.de>.
Hi,
> Am 21.04.2016 um 11:20 schrieb Sanchez Pelaez, Valentin <va...@tecnalia.com>:
>
> Thank you Tilman,
>
> I know the creation of the 3d file is not part of PDFBox.
> The problem I try to solve is, given a U3D file and a previous PDF file, I would like to insert the U3D model in a predefined place in the PDF.
> I know it is possible because the PDF standard support U3D models. It is just for viewing the model (not editing).
>
> The question was if PDFbox library provides this functionality, insertion of 3d models.
> I have also looked for it in the API documentation and it seems it is not include, but I preferred to ask, just in case…
there is no high level API for that (PDModel) at the moment but the low level API (COSModel) can be used in combination with existing high level functionalities such as PDAnnotation, PDStream ... to insert that. The easiest would be to start with a small sample PDF where the content is embedded and replicate it's structure. 3D Objects have a fair bit of possible settings but I think you don't have to support all of them but only the ones needed for your application.
BR
Maruan
>
> Regards,
> Valen
>
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: Tilman Hausherr [mailto:THausherr@t-online.de]
> Enviado el: miércoles, 20 de abril de 2016 18:05
> Para: users@pdfbox.apache.org
> Asunto: Re: 3D object
>
> Am 20.04.2016 um 11:41 schrieb Sanchez Pelaez, Valentin:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Is it possible with pdfbox to insert a 3d object (U3D or PRC) in a PDF
>> file?
>>
>> Thank you in advance for your answers.
>>
>
> I searched in the source code and couldn't find anything.
>
> It might be possible to add stuff on a very low level, but this would require to have understanding not only of PDF but also of PDFBox. And even then, you would still have to create the 3D artwork yourself, analog to PDFBox not having paragraphs for texts, there wouldn't be any high level methods, e.g. bouncing balls or whatever.
>
> Tilman
>
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RE: 3D object
Posted by "Sanchez Pelaez, Valentin" <va...@tecnalia.com>.
Thank you Tilman,
I know the creation of the 3d file is not part of PDFBox.
The problem I try to solve is, given a U3D file and a previous PDF file, I would like to insert the U3D model in a predefined place in the PDF.
I know it is possible because the PDF standard support U3D models. It is just for viewing the model (not editing).
The question was if PDFbox library provides this functionality, insertion of 3d models.
I have also looked for it in the API documentation and it seems it is not include, but I preferred to ask, just in case...
Regards,
Valen
-----Mensaje original-----
De: Tilman Hausherr [mailto:THausherr@t-online.de]
Enviado el: miércoles, 20 de abril de 2016 18:05
Para: users@pdfbox.apache.org
Asunto: Re: 3D object
Am 20.04.2016 um 11:41 schrieb Sanchez Pelaez, Valentin:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Is it possible with pdfbox to insert a 3d object (U3D or PRC) in a PDF
> file?
>
> Thank you in advance for your answers.
>
I searched in the source code and couldn't find anything.
It might be possible to add stuff on a very low level, but this would require to have understanding not only of PDF but also of PDFBox. And even then, you would still have to create the 3D artwork yourself, analog to PDFBox not having paragraphs for texts, there wouldn't be any high level methods, e.g. bouncing balls or whatever.
Tilman
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Re: 3D object
Posted by Tilman Hausherr <TH...@t-online.de>.
Am 20.04.2016 um 11:41 schrieb Sanchez Pelaez, Valentin:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Is it possible with pdfbox to insert a 3d object (U3D or PRC) in a PDF
> file?
>
> Thank you in advance for your answers.
>
I searched in the source code and couldn't find anything.
It might be possible to add stuff on a very low level, but this would
require to have understanding not only of PDF but also of PDFBox. And
even then, you would still have to create the 3D artwork yourself,
analog to PDFBox not having paragraphs for texts, there wouldn't be any
high level methods, e.g. bouncing balls or whatever.
Tilman