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cadlabsreview many file formats — PDF (3D and standard), Word, RTF, HTML, XML, QSD, QSM, U3D, DWF, SVG, CGM, EMF, Flash, AVI, TIF, PNG, BMP, GIF, Excel, CSV, Autorun CD-ROMs, and as standalone executables. Pages 3D Professional can publish files as both 3D and standard PDFs and can create Autorun CD-ROMs and standalone executable files. Both products support STEP, IGES, STL, SAT, VDA, DWF, DXF, DWG, and OBJ formats and file formats for Autodesk 3ds Max, Inventor, and VIZ; Google SketchUp; Pro/ENGINEER; and SolidWorks. Other supported file formats for both products include DOC, RTF, TXT, Excel, CSV, HTML, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, GIF, PCX, PNM, ICO, and TGA. Users can select parts using an assembly tree, search for specific part names or metadata phrases, and create and manage multiple parts lists. They also can import Excel or CSV files to associate textual metadata with parts, exploded states, or illustrations and export data for external use. Additionally, users can import and export data to associate information with PDM and ERP databases. With perspective drawing tools, users can add markups to illustrations as orthographic or perspective layers, easily inserting text, arrows, shapes, and industry-specific sym- bols into the 3D view. Objects drawn to the perspective plane maintain their position in 3D when the scene is rotated, panned, or zoomed. The 2008 product line will include user-dockable panels, an updated look, and an overall redesign to better support illustrations, animations, and creative document authoring. A Quick Start feature allows users to get started on their projects quickly — they just choose to create illustrations, animations, or documents and the user-focused interface will seamlessly walk them through 3D import, creative authoring, and publishing. For those seeking additional information or details, QuadriSpace has interactive 3D PDF and QSD files that can be downloaded from its Web site. You’ll also find Flashbased demonstration movies of the products, and, if you want to see the QSD file format in action, you can download the free Reader3D viewer to give it a spin. QuadriSpace typically has demo versions of its products available for download from the Web site, and I expect these will be available for the new versions of the software soon. Both Publisher3D Professional and Pages3D Professional run under Windows XP, Vista, or 2000. 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Cadalyst - November 2007 Contents Editor's window Cad Central Conceptual Inspiration for Less Than $200 From Any Angle - Publish and Share Your 3D Designs NX 5, Part 1 - CAD/CAM/CAE Software Newforma Project Center Fourth Edition - Software for Project Information Management CAD Manager's Survey 2007 Sharing and Collaborating with Your Team To BIMfinity and Beyond! Solutions for Sending Large Digital Files Cad Cartoon Issue Indexes Cad Fidential

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