Acrobat 3D and others?

[MintJulep]

Does anyone here have any experience using Acrobat 3D as a tool to review solid models developed by others?

We are interested in pursuing the use of vendor's solid model information directly as a supplement to or replacement of paper drawing review.

Are there any other programs out with similar capabilities?

Do the major solid modeling packages have their own "viewers"?

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

I think most packages have their own viewers, but may not have mark up capability.

I use eDrawing from SolidWorks. (or rather used to until the powers that be decided we no longer needed it.)

http://www.solidworks.com/pages/products/edrawings/eDrawings.html

http://www.solidworks.com/pages/programs/eDrawings/e2_register.html

 

[trainguy]

Adobe Acrobat (the 2D std version) is great, if you're an IT provider who charges hourly.

We use Inventor, and we spend on average 5 hrs/month troubleshooting Acrobat Writer issues.

If Acrobat 3D is anything similar, I'd keep miles away.

We also use Autodesk Design Review for 2D and 3D file sharing & reviewing.

tg

 

[mcgyvr]

I have acrobat 3d and use autodesk inventor for the cad package.
While acrobat 3d says its good for markups,etc.. it can take a while just to measure everything out correctly using acrobats measure tool (it is far from the fastest/best)
But depending on your solid model package you can have dimensions automatically imported into the acrobat 3d file.
I never have any trouble with acrobat write issues like the previous poster.

I still feel that the cad viewers/markup tools that each cad program has is a better solution than acrobat though.

Acrobat 3d does make some pretty impressive small size 3d models though for visualization/marketing catalogs,etc..