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Getting Started

  • Product Overview
  • File Formats
  • System Requirements
  • Evaluating Tetra4D Converter
  • Quick Start Guide

User Guide

  • Activation and Registration
    • Installation of Acrobat Pro 2024 / Pro Continuous Release
    • Installation of Tetra4D Converter
    • Running Tetra4D Converter
    • License Activation
      • License Activation: Online
      • License Activation: Offline
      • Transfer of a License
  • Configure Acrobat
    • Acrobat environment setting
      • Introduction to the Acrobat environment
    • Usage of Grid and rulers - OPTIONAL
      • Explanation
  • Tetra 4D Converter Overview
    • Tetra4D Converter for Acrobat Pro
    • Tools Menu
      • Insert 3D
      • Export 3D Data
      • Optimize 3D Data
      • Replace 3D Data
  • Converting 3D Models
    • Overview
    • Convert 3D files into PDFs
    • Converting 3D files
    • Create a PDF template for 3D files
    • Convert a 3D file using PRC settings
      • PRC B-rep (Solid)
      • PRC B-rep + Tessellation
      • PRC Tessellation (Faceted)
    • Convert a 3D file using U3D settings
    • About PRC and U3D conversion formats
  • Conversion Settings
    • Conversion Presets
    • General Tab
      • Display
      • Default view
      • Navigation
      • Default Script
    • Document Tab
    • Import Tab
      • Format Specific Data to Import
    • Optimize Tab
      • 3D Format in PDF
      • Surface Triangulation
      • PRC
      • U3D
    • Customize a conversion preset for a 3D file type
      • Convert large assemblies
    • Format specific reading options
      • STEP: Specific reading options
  • Adding 3D to PDFs
    • Adding 3D Data
      • Create new pages from 3D models
      • Add a 3D model as a new page
    • Replacing 3D Data
      • Replacing 3D in a PDF
      • Replace 3D models to a PDF page
    • Managing 3D Data
      • Move, delete, or resize the 3D canvas
      • 3D properties
      • Launch Settings Tab
      • 3D Tab
      • Resources Tab
  • Optimizing 3D Data
  • Exporting geometry from 3D models
    • Export geometry
    • Format options for exporting geometry
      • IGES Settings
      • Parasolid Settings
      • STEP Settings
      • VRML Settings
      • STL Settings
      • U3D Settings
      • PRC Settings
      • X3D Settings
      • 3MF Settings
      • JT Settings
      • ACIS Settings
      • FBX Settings
      • OBJ Settings
  • Interacting with 3D Models
    • Displaying 3D models
    • 3D Toolbar Overview
      • 3D navigation tools
    • 3D toolbar view controls
    • Examples of model rendering modes
      • Change rendering mode, lighting, projection, and background
      • Changing the appearance of the 3D model
    • Model Tree Overview
    • Hide, isolate, and change the appearance of parts
    • View Product Manufacturing Information (PMI)
      • Import Product Manufacturing Information (PMI).
      • Create Cross Sections
      • Cross-Section Properties
    • Measure 3D objects
    • Snap Enables options in the 3D Measurement Tool palette
    • Measurement Types options in the 3D Measurement Tool palette
    • Units and markup options
    • Measuring preferences
      • 3D Measuring
      • 3D Snap Settings
    • Change camera properties
    • Set 3D views
    • Create a custom view
      • Display a view
      • Change the default view
      • Add a 3D view to a bookmark or link
      • Delete a 3D view
    • 3D Preferences
      • Renderer Options
      • 3D Tool Options
      • Auto Degrade Options
    • Comment on 3D designs
      • Add a 3D Comment to an object
      • Add comments from the Comment & Markup toolbar
      • Convert 3D measurements to comments
      • Display comments for a 3D object
  • JavaScript Scripting
    • 3D JavaScript Overview
    • Add a JavaScript to a PDF

Tetra4D Reviewer™

  • Overview
    • Tetra4D Reviewer™ application
    • Tetra4D Reviewer™ user interface
      • “HOME” tab
      • Edit panel
      • Navigation panel
      • Orientation panel
      • Visibility panel
      • “VISUALIZATION” tab
      • DESIGN REVIEW tab
      • DOCUMENTATION tab
      • WORKSPACE tab
      • “APPLICATION” button
    • Document panel
      • Grids
      • Show or hide the grid
      • Full Screen mode
      • Change the detail level
      • Change the background color
      • Move the light source
      • Arranging windows in the document pane
      • Showing multiple views of sessions
      • Split views within one session window
      • Arrange multiple windows
    • Model Tree panel
      • About the Model Tree
      • Expanding and collapsing Model Tree structures
      • Expand and collapse individual elements
    • File Tree panel
      • Show or hide information bars
  • Opening and importing files
    • Opening a CAD file from within Tetra4D Reviewer™
      • Open a PDF that contains multiple 3D models
      • Open a model from a “multi-model” CAD file
      • Open a 3D PDF from within Tetra4D ConverterTM
      • Open a file from the desktop
      • Open a file by drag and drop
      • 2D files
      • Import a model into an open file
      • Copy and paste entities
    • Incremental loading of CAD files
      • About incremental loading
      • Loading parts of a 3D file
      • Phase 1: Load the assembly structure
      • Phase 2: Load selected parts and assemblies
      • Phase 3: Load and unload additional parts
      • Unload and reload parts
      • Expand a reloaded structure
      • View a Properties log
    • Creating and opening session files
      • Save a session file
      • Open a session files
  • Managing entities and views
    • Entities in 3D documents
      • Renaming an entity
      • Removing entities
      • Delete entities from a document
      • Restore deleted entities
    • Selecting entities
      • About selecting entities
      • Select entities manually
      • Selecting entities by attributes
      • Selecting all displayed entities
      • Selecting entities by type
      • Selecting entities by layer
      • Selecting entities by color
      • Selecting entities by Attribute value
      • Changing a current entity selection
      • Editing an entity selection
      • Deselecting entities
      • Toggling the selected entities
    • Entity properties
      • About entity properties
      • Viewing and editing entity properties
      • Adding and deleting user-defined materials
      • Adding a user-defined material
      • Deleting a user-defined material
      • Edit a user-defined material
      • Properties options
      • General tab
      • Color/Material tab
      • Position tab
      • Source tab
    • Changing appearances of entities
      • Hiding and showing entities
      • Isolating an entity
      • Hiding or showing individual entities
      • Toggling all entities between hidden and shown
      • Displaying all entities
      • Hiding or showing all annotations by type
      • Changing the transparency of entities
      • Apply transparency temporarily
      • Phantom mode
      • Displaying entities in Phantom mode
      • Adding and removing entities from Phantom mode
      • Changing the display mode
      • Perspective
      • Accessing the PMIs
      • Activating a PMI Product View
    • Moving parts and assemblies
      • About moving components
      • Activating the “Drag and Drop” displacement control
      • Moving parts freely with direct displacement controls
      • Moving parts along axes
      • Rotating parts along axes
      • Moving parts with the Move feature
      • Methods to move parts
      • Stack up displacements for multiple parts
      • Restore the initial positions of moved parts
    • Locate entities visually
      • Show me (Highlight an entity)
      • Focus on an entity
    • Creating geometric entities
      • Creating an entity
      • Types of created entities
      • Naming rule for created entities
    • Operating with the model in the 3D window
      • About 3D controls in the 3D window for the document
      • Rotate the 3D model
      • Lock a rotation axis
      • Set a fixed center point for rotating and spinning
      • Spin a 3D model
      • Pan horizontally and vertically
      • Zoom in and zoom out
      • Fit the 3D model into the display
    • Activating document views
      • Set a default view
      • Set the camera
    • Saving views as configurations
      • About configurations
      • Activating a configuration
      • Renaming a configuration
      • Deleting a configuration
      • Locking or unlocking an existing configuration
      • About locked configurations
    • Hiding and showing entities by layers and filters
      • Showing a part on a hidden layer
    • Fly through mode
      • Activating the Fly through mode
      • Managing Fly through mode views
  • Analyzing product design
    • Calculating bounding boxes
      • Calculating a bounding box
      • Accessing the bounding box information
    • Measuring and dimensioning
      • About measurements and dimensions
      • Selection filters for geometric selections
      • Measurement tools
      • Modifying the Dimensioning options
      • Editing a dimension
      • Modifying the position of a dimension
      • Showing and hiding annotations
      • About visible and hidden dimensions
    • Calculating physical properties
      • Calculating physical properties
      • Physical Properties calculation results
      • Advanced options for Physical Properties calculations
    • Managing custom coordinates systems
      • Creating a coordinates system
      • Renaming a coordinates system
      • Activating a coordinates system and a specific axis
      • Changing the visibility of a coordinates system
      • Deleting a coordinates system
    • Calculating sections
      • Types of sections
      • Calculating a section
      • Options for sections
      • Align the camera to a section
    • Clipping
      • Creating a clipped view
      • Clipping Methods and Display options
      • Show, hide, or edit a clipped view
    • Comparing and splitting parts
      • Comparing parts
      • Results options for part comparisons
      • Splitting parts
      • Splitting a part
      • Split options
      • Reading Split results
      • Analyzing draft angles
      • Reassign split faces
  • Preparing technical documents
    • 3D markups
      • About 3D markups
      • Creating a 3D markup
      • Hide and show 3D markups
      • Advanced 3D markups
      • Attach Fixed
      • Multiple connector lines
      • Bent connector lines
      • Comments
      • Font options
      • Attributes
      • Editing a markup
      • Moving a markup
      • Editing 3D markup text
      • Changing font settings for a 3D markup
      • Adding a bend point to a markup leader
      • Adding markup leaders referencing other geometries
      • Removing one of multiple markup leaders
    • Balloon notes
      • About balloon notes
      • Creating balloons
      • Balloon note options
      • Automatic and Manual number assignments
      • Multiple References options
      • Assemblies options
      • Arrangement options
      • Editing balloon number
    • Bill of material
      • About bills of material
      • Creating a bill of material
      • Advanced options for bill of material
      • “Type” options
      • “Selection” options
      • “Options”
      • Opening a bill of material
      • Information provided in a bill of material
      • Adjusting layout of bill of material
      • Adding notes in a bill of material
      • Updating a bill of material
      • Interactions between a bill of material and document views
      • Exporting a bill of material
    • Snapshots
      • About snapshots
      • Creating and saving a snapshot
      • Elements shown and ignored in vector exports
      • Copying snapshot to clipboard
      • Set Snapshot resolution
      • Advanced resolution options
    • Exploded views and Animations
      • About exploded views and animations
      • Creating an exploded view
      • Expanding and collapsing exploded views
      • Hiding or showing paths
      • Creating animations with custom actions
      • Types of action
      • Options for custom actions
      • Playing an animation
      • Defining cameras for an animation
      • Applying cameras to actions
      • Editing an animation
      • Adding actions to an existing animation
      • Changing the sequence of actions
      • Editing options for individual actions
      • Adding or removing parts to an action
      • Grouping and ungrouping actions
  • Exporting and printing
    • Exporting session
      • Exporting an assembly
      • Exporting only some parts of an assembly
      • Exporting to 3D PDF
      • Exporting to 3D PDF using a PDF template
      • PDF templates provided in Tetra4D Reviewer
      • Exporting an animation to AVI
    • Printing
      • Set the scale for a print job
      • Define headers and footers for print jobs
      • Print multiple views on pages
      • Showing the grid on printed pages
  • Preferences
    • General preferences
    • 2D preferences
    • 3D preferences
      • Rendering options
      • Default definition options
      • Light settings
      • Background options
      • Advanced dialog box
    • Fly Through preferences
      • Keyboard
      • Other options
    • Graphics preferences
    • Grid preferences
    • Markups preferences
    • Printer Setup preferences
      • Options dialog box
    • Reading Mode preferences
    • Read/Write CAD preferences
      • Read options
      • Write options
      • Assembly dialog box
      • Syntax for a path-definition file
    • Read/Write Image preferences
    • Views Management preferences
      • Split Window options
      • Standard Views options
  • Shortcuts
    • Shortcuts for Tetra4D Reviewer™
    • Shortcuts for Fly mode
      • Assign custom shortcuts for Fly mode
      • Restore default keyboard shortcuts for Fly mode
    • Shortcuts for Help

Additional Resources

  • Release Notes
    • Tetra4D Converter 2026
      • Definition of Release Types
      • Version Information
      • Installation
      • Language Support Overview
      • Acrobat Pro Compatibility
      • System Requirements
      • Licensing
  • Archives
    • Tetra4D Converter 2025 SP1
      • Definition of Release Types
      • Version Information
      • Installation
      • Language Support Overview
      • Acrobat Pro Compatibility
      • Licensing

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