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FO3D: formatting objects for PDF3D

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Gerald Buchgraber,

Dieter W. FellnerAuthors Info & Claims

Web3D '10: Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Web 3D Technology

Pages 63 - 72

https://doi.org/10.1145/1836049.1836059

Published: 24 July 2010 Publication History

Abstract

3D is useful in many real-world applications beyond computer games. The efficiency of communication is greatly enhanced by combining interlinked verbal descriptions with 3D content. However, there is a wide gap between the great demand for 3D content and the inconvenience and cost of delivering it. We propose using PDF, which is extremely well supported by standard content production workflows. Producing PDF with embedded 3D is currently not an easy task. As a solution to the problem we offer a freely available tool that makes embedding 3D in PDF documents an easy to use technology. Our solution is very flexible, extensible, and can be easily integrated with existing document workflow technology.

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Berndt RBuchgraber GHavemann SSettgast VFellner D(2010)A publishing workflow for cultural heritage artifacts from 3D-reconstruction to internet presentationProceedings of the Third international conference on Digital heritage10.5555/1939603.1939619(166-178)Online publication date: 8-Nov-2010
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/1939603.1939619
Berndt RBuchgraber GHavemann SSettgast VFellner D(2010)A Publishing Workflow for Cultural Heritage Artifacts from 3D-Reconstruction to Internet PresentationDigital Heritage10.1007/978-3-642-16873-4_13(166-178)Online publication date: 2010
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16873-4_13

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FO3D: formatting objects for PDF3D

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Web3D '10: Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Web 3D Technology

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DOI:10.1145/1836049

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EUROGRAPHICS: The European Association for Computer Graphics

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Berndt RBuchgraber GHavemann SSettgast VFellner D(2010)A publishing workflow for cultural heritage artifacts from 3D-reconstruction to internet presentationProceedings of the Third international conference on Digital heritage10.5555/1939603.1939619(166-178)Online publication date: 8-Nov-2010
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/1939603.1939619
Berndt RBuchgraber GHavemann SSettgast VFellner D(2010)A Publishing Workflow for Cultural Heritage Artifacts from 3D-Reconstruction to Internet PresentationDigital Heritage10.1007/978-3-642-16873-4_13(166-178)Online publication date: 2010
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16873-4_13

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