Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Extended

§ July 31st, 2008 § Filed under Product Reviews § 4 Comments

This review explores the many impressive capabilities of the new version of Acrobat that are relevant to AEC, including the ability to combine multiple file formats in a single PDF portfolio, enhanced review capabilities with the ability to synchronize document views, ability to embed and play video within PDF, improvements in batch processing of AutoCAD files, and IFC import capabilities that provide support for BIM workflows.

URL: http://www.aecbytes.com/review/2008/Acrobat9ProExtended.html

4 Responses to “Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Extended”

  • Ben Mann says:
    August 1, 2008 at 12:47 pm

    I use Sketchup Pro 6 with Maxwell Render 1.7 Plug-in Version. Would I be able to use these with Acrobat 9 Pro Extended to easily collaborate with customers that have Adobe Reader 9?

    If not, will this be offered at a later date?

    Thanks, Ben Mann, RDI
    Store Display Systems

  • Lachmi Khemlani says:
    August 3, 2008 at 2:27 pm

    Hello Ben,

    You can use the 3D Capture utility provided with Acrobat 9 Pro Extended to create a 3D PDF from a SketchUp file. I described this in my review of the previous version of Acrobat: see Figure 2 of http://www.aecbytes.com/review/2007/Acrobat3Dv8.html.

    Lachmi

  • Ben Frost says:
    August 11, 2008 at 5:39 pm

    IFC support in acrobat is a most welcome addition, however your review doesn’t appear to point out that this a ‘windows only’ feature: Acrobat 9 Pro Extended is not available for Mac OSX.

    Regards
    Ben Frost

  • Mike says:
    August 24, 2009 at 1:49 pm

    A really clear, detailed review – thanks!

    Ben – the IFC information (model tree) is viewable and interactive in Adobe Reader on the Mac. However the 3D conversion capabilities are PC only (for historical reasons relating to the Right Hemisphere software component, I heard)