Acrobat 3D PDF contest - if you do CAD this is a no brainer to enter
The Acrobat User Community and Adobe are hosting their first PDF contest. The purpose of this contest is to create a library of example 3D PDFs that expose the capabilities of Acrobat 3D and 3D PDF. The 3D contest is geared towards CAD and CAE developers, AEC designers, Industrial designers, 3D modelers, and CAD technical publishers.
Entry is simple and fast and a complete no brainer if you already have 3D PDFs or 3D models you can share. There are three basic ways to create an entry - each in almost less time than it takes me to write this blog entry:
- Share your existing 3D PDF files. In other words, just upload what you already have!
- Use the free trial version of Acrobat 3D to convert your existing 3D models into a 3D PDF. The most time consuming part of this will be downloading and installing the trial copy of Acrobat 3D. Converting your model is a snap.
- Embed a 2D or 3D CAD model into a PDF as part of a technical publication. If you’re a technical publisher, then this one should not require much work at all.
What can you win? The prizes (1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each of two categories) include a Dell Precision M4300 laptop, Apple iPhones, Apple Video iPods, 3Dconnexion navigation devices, Acrobat 3D, PhotoShop CS 3 E, and the Technical Communication Suite - not a shabby list at all.
The contest begins today Oct 15, 2007 and run through Jan 31, 2008.
Full details at http://www.acrobatusers.com/contests/
