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3D PDF In the past, various 3D formats (such VRML, 3DS, 3DMF, and o2c) have been touted as "the 3D PDF" (portable document format). But their opportunity to become the de facto standard may have passed. In January 2006, Adobe unveiled its own 3D format software, called Adobe Acrobat 3D, which actually uses the latest PDF file format. As with those other formats, a free viewer is available.
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MODEL MILLING Rapid prototyping technologies such as 3D printers and stereolithography have achieved some popularity in producing architectural models. But these methods are limited in the size of the models they can produce, and they require expensive materials. So at School of Architecture at the University of Waterloo, we have been working with computer numerical control (CNC) milling to produce architectural models. We have demonstrated the utility of CNC machining by producing a 1:33 scale model of a curvilinear, precast-concrete structure for the Ballingdon Bridge in Suffolk County, England.
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More Design Tools Holbeck 3D City Model on the BBC Big Screen — AMT3D Ltd. press release, 2006.0919Adobe Will Add Second 3D Format to Acrobat — Upfront.eZine, 2006.0918 UGS Protests NASA's Broken Promise — World CAD Access, 2006.0918 Next Generation of Electronic Documents: Acrobat 8 Software — Adobe press release, 2006.0918 Palms Entourage for Framing Architectural Visualizations — CADwire, 2006.0914 Nemetschek Releases Location Planning Module for VectorWorks — Nemetschek North America press release, 2006.0914 Historic Preservation to Go Sci-fi — University of Kentucky News, 2006.0913 Harness the Power of Your Web Site — ZweigWhite press release, 2006.0913 Lattice Technology Releases XVL Studio U3D Option for 3D PDF — Lattice Technology, Inc. press release, 2006.0912 Open Design Alliance Announces Support For AutoCAD 2007 DWG — Open Design Alliance press release, 2006.0912 Cimmetry Releases Linux Version of AutoVue — Cimmetry Systems Press Release, 2006.0912 Bluebeam PDF Revu v 4.7 Released — Bluebeam Press Release, 2006.0912 VectorWorks 12.5 Now Runs Native on Intel-Based Mac — Nemetschek North America press release, 2006.0912 A Company Saved, a Culture Cast Away — The Globe and Mail, 2006.0911 Autodesk Acquires France-Based Robobat — Cadalyst, 2006.0907 UGS’ Solid Edge 2D Design Now Available at No Cost — UGS Press Release, 2006.0907 Bentley Releases RAM Structural System Version 11.0 — Bentley Systems, Incorporated press release, 2006.0906 CDV Announces Release of New TLC Videos for Autodesk Revit — CDV Systems, Inc. press release, 2006.0906 Spicer Releases Imagenation 8 Svp1 with DWG 2007 Support — Spicer Corporation press release, 2006.0906 SYCODE launches Mesh Booleans for AutoCAD — SYCODE press release, 2006.0906 Sketch in Time — BDC, 2006.0906 CADalytic Media Launches the Beta Release Of SpecifiCAD — CADalytic Media press release, 2006.0905 MIT Real-Time Rome Project to Debut in Venice — MIT press release, 2006.0905 Construction Reference Standards Direct from Specifications — Building Systems Design, Inc. press release, 2006.0901
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