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New large-scale PDF corpus now publicly available

This new corpus – nearly 8 million PDFs totaling about 8 TB – was gathered from across the web in July/August of 2021.

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RichMedia and 3D PDF Working Groups Meet in Paris

The 3D and RichMedia Technical Working Groups will be combining for an in-person session during PDF Week 2023 Paris to review developments in PDF-embedded 3D models and associated multimedia.

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Feature Support adds a 3D PDF showcase

The PDF Association now hosts 3D PDF demonstration files provided by PDF Association members.

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3D PDF at the PDF Association

The PDF Association welcomes new members as we absorb the 3D PDF Consortium’s membership and functions. With two new working groups led by Boeing’s Stuart Galt we will directly connect development of 3D PDF technologies into the PDF Association’s global …

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PDFTron Acquires PDF3D, the World Leader in 3D PDF Conversion and Collaboration Technologies

In conjunction with the acquisition, PDF3D SDK, an expanded module for developers, is now part of the PDFTron platform. The deal marks the fourth acquisition as part of PDFTron’s roadmap acceleration strategy since receiving a $71M growth investment by Silversmith …



Managing manufacturing information with PDF

Akash Choudhary from callas software explains how you can manage manufacturing information with PDF.



“PDF in Manufacturing” helps explain the modern revolution in manufacturing design

The PDF Association and the 3D PDF Consortium have partnered to develop a high-level introduction to the role and capabilities of PDF technology with respect to manufacturing.

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PDF Days Europe 2020 – April 27-29 in Berlin

Event description Agenda Book now! Hotel recommendations PDF Days Europe 2020, the PDF industry’s premiere event, will take place in Berlin on 27 and 28 April. All dimensions of PDF From scanned pages to smart forms 3D models, ISO-standardized PDF …

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Boeing’s digital transformation journey: interview with Kenny Swope

We interviewed Kenny Swope about his keynote session at the Electronic Document Conference in Seattle, and asked him some questions about Boeing’s digital transformation.

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“PDF can do THAT?!”

PDF files deliver a complete package of information that defines a document; everything that’s needed to represent the text, graphics and layout that the recipient receives. To most people, PDF is “electronic paper” – the digital expression of a cellulose …



How to set the center of rotation when viewing a 3D PDF file

For 3D PDF documents, this post describes how to change the center of rotation for the Rotate Tool.

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