@pdonner said:
- Are there any solutions to these shortcomings?
SimLab Composer and 3D PDF plugin only supports Acrobat reader 9.0 or newer on Windows and Mac.
Version 9.0 introduced new features that we are using in Automatic Camera mode, and has better support for animation, which are working on.
So we decided instead of limiting the functionality, to support Acrobat reader 9.0 or newer.
Upgrading Acrobat reader is a free, fast, and simple process that can be performed from inside acrobat reader itself, which by default will encourage the user to upgrade to the latest version.
With this version we discontinued the free version as we described in the previous post.
@pdonner said:
- How does Simlab's software compare to the PDF export function of the SU 8 Pro version?
In addition to the 3D PDF creation capability available in the plugin, SimLab Composer adds Rendering, supports many file formats including SketchUp, has 3D Scene building, and exoirts 3D scenes to different file formats.
Users who use SketchUp as their main Design application will feel more comfortable with the plugin, while users who need the additional functionality and use different design applications in addition to SketchUp will prefer SimLab Composer.
SimLab Composer at this point only support importing SketchUp 7 files and prior, only the plugin supports version 8.
support for version 8 will be added in the next update of SimLab Composer