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USING ACROBAT 9 PRO
Multimedia and 3D models
Displays a see-through version of the selected part.
Transparent
Creates a separate XML file of either Whole Tree or Current Node of the 3D model.
Export As XML
Creates a separate file in CSV format that contains all of the model data. You can export the data from
Export As CSV
the whole Model Tree or a selected node. The file can be opened in any program that supports CSV formatting, such
as Microsoft Excel.
Note: If the 3D model includes Product Manufacturing Information (PMI), options for showing and hiding the PMI are
available on this menu.
Create cross sections
Displaying a cross section of a 3D model is like cutting it in half and looking inside. Use the Cross Section Controls
dialog box to adjust the alignment, offset, and tilt of the cutting plane.
Before and after cross section
Click the Toggle Cross Section icon
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(Optional) Click the arrow next to the Toggle Cross Section icon, and choose Cross Section Properties, which opens
the Cross Section Properties dialog box. Then do any of the following:
• Change settings under Alignment, Display Settings, and Position And Orientation.
• Click the Save Section View button to save the current cross-sectional view. (The saved view will appear on the
Views menu in the 3D toolbar and in the View pane of the Model Tree with a default name, SectionView[n].)
Cross-section properties
Changes you make here are applied immediately. To see these changes, make sure that the Cross Section Properties
dialog box does not block your view of the active 3D model. The Cross Section Properties dialog box remains on top
if you focus or interact with the underlying PDF. To close it, click the Close button in the upper-right corner.
When selected, makes the other options available.
Enable Cross Section
Determines the axis (x, y, or z) to which the cross-section aligns.
Alignment
Cuts the cross-section on a plane defined by the surface of any face that you then click in the 3D model.
Align To Face
(The dialog box is dimmed until you click the face of a model part.)
on the 3D toolbar to turn on or off the cross section.
Last updated 9/30/2011
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