Introduction to the 3DPDF Consortium

A 3DPDF Consortium Presentation · © 2013 by 3DPDF Consortium, Inc.

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Introduction to the 3DPDF Consortium

Creating a Community

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Agenda

• What is 3DPDF?

• Brief introduction to the Consortium

• Sample uses

• Open discussion, more Q&A



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What’s the problem to be solved?

How to leverage this… …into this:



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What is 3D PDF?

• a PDF that contains U3D¹ or PRC² data

• PDF’s with U3D or PRC can be read by any supported version of the Acrobat Reader

• 3DPDF was defined and developed, and continues to be supported by, Adobe

• 3DPDF is an active part of the existing PDF standardization activities

¹ U3D = Universal 3D, developed by Boeing, Intel, Adobe² PRC = Product Representation Compact, developed by Adobe



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The World of PDF ISO standards

• PDF/E-2 (in work)• archiving• based on PDF 2.0

• 3DPDF Consortium leadership at the ISO level• 3D JavaScript ad-hoc

committee co-chair• PDF/E archiving ad-

hoc committee co-chair

• Full PDF, PDF/E, and PRC committee participation



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3DPDF Standards

• Universal 3D (U3D) - ECMA 363 Edition 1 (TC43)• Tessellated

meshes• Structure• Light sources• Animation

• Product Representation Compact (PRC) - ISO 14379 (TC171)• Tessellated meshes• Structure• Precise B-rep geometry• Product manufacturing

information (PMI)• Properties• Highly compressible



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3D PDF Standards Status

• U3D• U3D developed by 3D Industry Forum (3dif.org) up

to Edition 4• U3D currently an ECMA standard (363) under TC43• U3D Edition 1 is specified by PDF/E (ISO 24517-1)

• PRC• Specification published by Adobe in 2008 (PDF 1.7)• Released to ISO TC 171 for standardization in 2008• Currently managed by ISO DIS 14739 under TC

171 SC 2• Establishes 3D standard to be referenced by PDF

(ISO 32000) and PDF/E (ISO 24517-1)• Has been released for ISO Publication (June/July)



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PDF Week Results (May 13-17)

• General• 26th TC171 meeting, 47 experts from 14 countries,

largest PDF meeting to date, 10 projects

• PRC ISO 14739-1• In publication, document will be generated and then

checked by TC171 prior to issuance (July)

• PRC ISO 14739-2• In development; gap list due to TC November for

December review by TC171

• PDF/E ISO 24517-2 (new, 24517-1 published• 2 ad-hoc committees formed: Archiving, JavaScript• Based on PDF-2 (ISO 32000) which is next version



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ISO32000 is PDF…



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Rich Information Packages

Links that activate 3D

Views

3D Viewport –Leverage CAD data from PLM system.

Selection event highlights geometry

and triggers display of associated data in various form fields

3D View’s Selected Node Name

3D Selection’s associated XML

Data in form fields from an Enterprise

system

Data Collection via form fields

Push button for Form Routing



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3DPDF adoption is on the rise…



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…and adoption is global



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Why is 3DPDF important?

• templates and portfolios

• digital rights management

• digital signatures

• not disruptive

• ubiquity of Adobe Reader

• richness of ecosystem

• presence of infrastructure

• compound document capability

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About the Consortium?

• Not a standards organization per se

• A community dedicated to driving adoption of 3DPDF enabled solutions across industries

• End-user needs driven

• A worldwide, non-profit, member organization

• Open to all companies



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What We Do

Expertise

Priorities

Standards Input

Resources

Education

Voice



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Resource development programs

3DPDF-IF- Modeled after Cax-IF- 100 => 200 PMI and Geometric construct

testbed- Service available to

members only

Education Programs- Scaled program of public and private

webinars- Continuing education

Reference Implementation

- Set of software libraries for reading PRC

- Available royalty free to members

Outreach - Website

- Seminars- Publications

- Events

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Educational Programs

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What is the Consortium structure?

Industry Committee

- Define industry needs and priorities

- Develop process-based use cases

- Assign priorities to technical committee work

Technical Committee

- Project goals and objectives

- Project plans, participation, funding

- Implementers forum

- ISO technical submissions

Communications Committee

- Web site- Publications- Solicit and propose case studies

- Presentations- Blog/article submissions

Executive Committee• mission, vision, strategic direction

Board of Directors• governance, recruiting



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Use Cases

• Identified, prioritized use cases:• UC1 -- RFIs/RFQs• UC2a -- Mfg & Assy Process Planning • UC2b – Technical Service Documentation• UC3 – Distribution of Analysis Results• UC4 -- MBD Equiv. • UC5 – Routed Systems

• Identified, not prioritized:• UC – Long – Term Archive of Product Data• UC – Supply Chain (Remote) Design Reviews• UC – Product Marketing• UC – Online Catalogs• UC – Quality Documents• UC – Engineering Change Orders• UC - Engineering Design Reviews



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Organization Details

• Law firm – Gesmer, Updegrove LLP

• Incorporated in Delaware, U.S. January 3, 2012

• Form of organization – 501(c)6 Trade Organization under IRS Tax code

• Filed with National Cooperative Research and Production Act (NCRPA) for anti-trust protection

• Bylaws, Articles of Incorporation, and incorporation certificate available

• Introduced in Japan (Feb) and Germany (June) 2012

• All operational functions outsourced

• Managed by an Executive Director, Technical Director



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Why is the Consortium important?

• Set priorities according to industry needs

• Provide technical input to standards process and propose enhancements to Reader

• Unified representation of the industry

• Source of subject matter expertise

• Illustrate market demand, needs and availability

• Offer vendor-neutral advice to end user and ISV members on implementation strategies

• Resources



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What is the commitment?

• Beyond dues, there is no “contractual” commitment

however….

• Meeting goals requires participation:• Officers: 4 – 8 hours per month• Board members: 8 – 10 hours per quarter• Committee chairs: 4 – 8 hours per month• Committee members: 8 – 16 hours per month

• The above are a) estimates, and b) additive



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Schedule of dues and privileges

Membership Level

Annual Revenue < $50M



Annual Revenue

< $1B

Annual Revenue

> $1B

Board Seat

Full Vote

Committee Participation

(including voting)

Access to Resources

Governing $15K $15K $20K $25K $30K Y Y Y Y

Strategic $8K $10K $13K $17K $20K N Y Y Y

Associate $4K $6K $8K $10K $12K N N Y Y



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Thank you!

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