We have been able to embed 3D graphics in web-based output. We also supported using U3D in PDF when using Layout Developer. Now you can publish to PDF with U3D graphics when using Styler stylesheets.

There is nothing special to do from a stylesheet point of view. An element styled as a Graphic can link to a U3D graphic file and this will be included in the PDF when publishing. Arbortext Layout Developer provides tools for interacting with the embedded U3D graphic, so if this is required consider using a native template as the volume of source code necessary to do this will be challenging to achieve in the Styler interface.

If the XML content links to a PVZ file in Windchill, a U3D secondary content item should be created (and this can be done automatically on check-in) for the Arbortext Print Publishing engine to use to generate the PDF. The fall-back to the U3D secondary content item will occur naturally in order to be embedded in the PDF.