Adobe released beta version of Acrobat 3D 8

2nd April 2007

Adobe has shared some information about the capabilities of Acrobat 3D 8, the update for designing documents in PDF format with the use of 3D technology and the CAD system. Individual professionals, as well as specialists involved in any industry will like the release of a new version of Acrobat 3D, because with the help of Adobe any 3D CAD files and other critical information with preserving all can be transferred to PDF format providing the preserving of storage, and a high degree of compression. Among formats supported for convertion are Autodesk Inventor, Dassault Systems CATIA, PTC Pro / ENGINEER, SolidWorks and UGS NX. For the most impatient users Adobe has released a preliminary Acrobat 3D Version 8 Preview. To launch the application you need Windows 2000 SP 4, Windows XP Professional / Home Edition / Tablet PC Edition or Windows Vista Ultimate / Enterprise / Business / Home Premium / Home Basic, and also 512 MB RAM and 1.6 GB of free space on Winchester drive. Beta version will operate till June 15, by the time the final version of Acrobat 3D 8 is expected, the cost will be about $ 9,952.