The Simlab 3D PDF exporter works very well.
But the problem is, most clients can’t see them because today the Acrobat Reader or Acrobat is not installed very often.
Non-3D PDFs are viewed in the browser.
There must be another solution to view Rhino models.
Without installing too much or better no software at all on the client’s machine.
Any thoughts?
Shapediver and Speckle come to mind
Thanks Michael!
Unfortunately it doesn’t find the embedded pictures of materials.
So not usable right now.
I’ll contact them.
Hi. I use Verge3d from Soft8Soft (https://www.soft8soft.com). Unfortunately, there is no plug-in for Rhino, but I manage to use their plug-in for Blender: I develop the model in Rhino, import it into Blender using Nathan Letwory’s ‘import_3dm’ plug-in (GitHub - jesterKing/import_3dm: Blender importer script for Rhinoceros 3D files), where I work with or edit the materials, export directly from Blender via Verge3d to the website (you can add some interactivity to the model or scene, descriptions, material changes, etc.). I put everything on my own simple website built on Wordpress using a Wordpress plugin provided with Verge3d. It may seem a bit complicated, but it gives me a lot of freedom in presenting the scene model to clients.
The drawback with 3dm is that you hand out your source file.
Not always wanted.
Thanks for the link. Simlab’s solution with a 3D PDF file was a cool and secure way to exchange the design with the client, but the downside was that: 3D functions in Acrobat Reader are disabled by default, and I had to send instructions with the file on how to enable 3D functions in the settings. I don’t know how it works in MacOS, but Apple customers often complained that the file ‘didn’t work’. there were problems with PDF3D on mobile devices and Linux systems (yes, I also have clients who work on Linux :), Adobe stopped providing Acrobat Reader for this system a long time ago). It turned out that nowadays, with the available technology, sharing 3D data via a browser is the least problematic method. However, the disadvantage of the solutions presented in the topic you mentioned is that you share your work with third-party services, which is not desirable when working with a client for remuneration. Apart from the problems with 3D PDF files that I mentioned above and that Charles mentioned in this thread, as well as the problem of sharing your work through publicly available services, unfortunately, self-hosting remains the least problematic option. Best regards.