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3d PDF Tekla

There are two main ways to create a 3D PDF from a Tekla Structures model: 1) Use Adobe Acrobat 3D for around 1,200 EUR, which allows direct export from Tekla Structures. 2) Use the free Google SketchUp software to import the Tekla Structures DWG file, then a third party plugin called Render Plus System 3D PDF for around 190 USD to generate the 3D PDF. The document provides steps for using this second approach, exporting from Tekla Structures to DWG, importing to Google SketchUp, and using Render Plus to create the 3D PDF.

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3d PDF Tekla

There are two main ways to create a 3D PDF from a Tekla Structures model: 1) Use Adobe Acrobat 3D for around 1,200 EUR, which allows direct export from Tekla Structures. 2) Use the free Google SketchUp software to import the Tekla Structures DWG file, then a third party plugin called Render Plus System 3D PDF for around 190 USD to generate the 3D PDF. The document provides steps for using this second approach, exporting from Tekla Structures to DWG, importing to Google SketchUp, and using Render Plus to create the 3D PDF.

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Levente Siko
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40 Create a 3D PDF from a Tekla Structures Model


With Adobe Acrobat 3D you can create 3D PDF documents of Tekla Structures
models (Tekla Structures model export as DWG/DXF/DGN). Adobe offers this
package for about 1.200 EUR, a trial version is available from http://
www.adobe.com/products/acrobat3d/tryout.html.
In case 1.200 EUR are too much then maybe the following hint might be of interest. Besides Tekla Structures you need Google SketchUp (Freeware and Pro version can be downloaded from http://sketchup.google.com/download.html) and a
third party tool for Google SketchUp to generated 3D PDF documents (trial version can be downloaded from http://www.renderplus.com/pdf/pdf_product.htm).
Google SketchUp is available as freeware edition, only the third party tool 'Render Plus System 3D PDF' is needed, single user license for about 190 US Dollar.

The above shown Tekla Structures Model we will use as an example to convert
to 3D PDF. The model has been exported to 3D DWG. Next Google SketchUp
need to be started to import the Tekla Structures 3D DWG file, the 3D DWG
import is also available with the Google Sketchup freeware version. Here the
imported Tekla Structures model.

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Next the model need to be saved as Google SketchUp file (.skp). Now starting
the installed 'Render Plus System 3D PDF' application and loading the saved
Google SketchUp file, the file imported from Tekla Structures. This tool for generating 3D offers several settings to customize the output. The following snapshot shows the resulting 3D PDF, which you can download from the Construsoft
Xtranet.

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