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3.40 Create A 3D PDF From A Tekla Structures Model

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 model, then use the Render Plus plugin costing around 190 USD to generate the 3D PDF. The document provides steps for using this free/low-cost method to convert a sample Tekla model to a 3D PDF.

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3.40 Create A 3D PDF From A Tekla Structures Model

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 model, then use the Render Plus plugin costing around 190 USD to generate the 3D PDF. The document provides steps for using this free/low-cost method to convert a sample Tekla model to a 3D PDF.

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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 inter-
est. Besides Tekla Structures you need Google SketchUp (Freeware and Pro ver-
sion can be downloaded from http://sketchup.google.com/download.html) and a
third party tool for Google SketchUp to generated 3D PDF documents (trial ver-
sion can be downloaded from http://www.renderplus.com/pdf/pdf_product.htm).
Google SketchUp is available as freeware edition, only the third party tool 'Ren-
der 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 gen-
erating 3D offers several settings to customize the output. The following snap-
shot shows the resulting 3D PDF, which you can download from the Construsoft
Xtranet.

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