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A 3D PDF is a great tool to present rich design information. All we need is a free Adobe
How to Manage Views in a 3D PDF
Reader (https://get.adobe.com/reader/). In the 3D content viewport of a PDF
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document, we can pan, zoom and rotate a model in a similar way as in a CAD
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application.
However, one viewport isn’t enough in many cases. For example, we may want to
present multiple perspectives of a product all together as an overview or arrange
several viewports of different con gurations side by side for easier comparison. And
as I stated in an earlier article (http://www.engineersrule.com/common-mistakes-mbd-
cultural-shift-avoid/), model-based de nition (MBD) doesn’t mean paperless. In the
actual production, we oftentimes need to print out digital documents as hard copies.
Similar to printing a regular drawing, we want to be able to hit the Print button in Adobe
Reader and have all the necessary views come out in a professional fashion, including
orthogonal views, detailed views, exploded views, cross-sections and so on.
Now, using SOLIDWORKS MBD 2016, we can insert as many projected viewports or
independent viewports as needed in the template editor and publish them as a 3D PDF
(see Figure 1).
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Project viewports are associated with the primary viewport. Upon any model rotation
in the primary viewport, the projected views will rotate automatically according to
prede ned perspectives, such as back, top and so on, relative to the primary viewport.
The intention here is to imitate the 2D drawing of automatic orthogonal projections.
The bene t of saving view assignments in Adobe Reader is that the consumers of 3D
PDF documents can adjust which view should be displayed on which page according
to their job requirements. For example, the manufacturing team may want detailed
views with key tolerances on the rst page so that a shop oor planner can quickly
decide whether a part should be manufactured in house or has to be outsourced. The
assembly team may care more about an overview, exploded states and detailed views
on the interfaces so they can choose to give these views higher priorities.
By the way, an independent viewport can not only display models, but can also host 3D
views of notes or tables as shown in Figure 2. There is no limit to the number of 3D
views or independent viewports in a 3D PDF. You can learn more MBD implementation
experiences in Casey Gorman’s presentation from SOLIDWORKS World 2016, “Oh! The
Trauma of MBD: What Will Happen to My 2D?
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searchPhrase=casey+gorman&searchType=session&tc=0&sortBy=titleSort&p=)”
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Adding a new sheet is very simple. Just click on the + sign at the bottom of the
template editor and the end of all tabs as shown in Figure 3. We can add as many as
we need. Each and every sheet canRecommended
hold its own independent viewports, tables, notes
Content
and images. Deleting a sheet is simple. Just click on the red X sign next to a tab name.
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Figure 3. Multiples sheets in the 3D PDF template editor and a published 3D PDF.
The support of multiple sheets in MBD 2016 can greatly ease the transition from 2D
drawings to MBD. It enables richer content in one document, better content
organization and printer-friendly layouts.
To recap, we looked into two handy 3D PDF enhancements in the SOLIDWORKS MBD
2016 release: multiple viewports and multiple sheets. To learn more about how the
software can help you with your MBD implementation, please visit the SOLIDWORKS
MBD product page (http://www.solidworks.com/sw/products/technical-
communication/solidworks-mbd.htm).
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