This format is compatible with many CAD and 3D graphics applications. U3D: Full name: Universal 3D: File extension.u3d: MIME type: Developed by: 3D Industry Forum, Ecma International: Type of format: Description: Universal 3D File Format with three-dimensional model information like shapes, textures, lighting, shading and motion data. The 1stEdition of the U3D File Format was adopted by the General Assembly of December 2004. The format was later standardized by Ecma International in August 2005 as ECMA-363. The first edition is supported by many/all of the various applications mentioned below. U3D (Universal 3D) is a compressed file format and data structure for 3D computer graphics. The consortium promoted also the development of an open source library for facilitating the adoption of the format. ... Universal 3D Sample Software formerly at www.3dif.org "Embedding interactive 3D object in a PDF using MeshLab and U3D… "Universal 3D", which is released under the The format was later standardized by Ecma International in August 2005 as ECMA-363. by Acrobat Reader (since version 7). Standard ECMA-363 Universal 3D File Format 1st edition to 4th edition (June 2007) This Standard defines the syntax and semantics of the Universal 3D file format, an extensible format for downstream 3D CAD repurposing and visualization, useful for many mainstream business applications. One such block widely deployed is the RHAdobeMesh block, which provides a more compressed alternative to the mesh blocks defined in the first edition. Universal 3D (U3D) is a compressed file format standard for 3D computer graphics data. I would like to include 3D elements in my PDF training documentation. The fourth edition provides definitions for higher order primitives (curved surfaces). The second and third editions correct some errata in the first edition, and the third edition also adds the concept of vendor specified blocks. Applications which support PDFs with embedded U3D objects include: Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Saving and exporting 3D files (Photoshop Extended)", "Simplified Generation of Biomedical 3D Surface Model Data for Embedding into 3D Portable Document Format (PDF) Files for Publication and Education", "Towards an easier creation of three-dimensional data for embedding into scholarly 3D PDF (Portable Document Format) files", "Embedding interactive 3D object in a PDF using MeshLab and U3D", Institute of Science and Technology (ISTI CNR), Tutorial on embedding a U3D file into a PDF with Meshlab and Miktex, Tutorial on how to convert and embed U3D file into a 3D PDF, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Universal_3D&oldid=978918179, Articles needing additional references from December 2014, All articles needing additional references, Articles with German-language sources (de), Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Jreality, an open source mathematical visualization package with 3D-PDF and U3D export, This page was last edited on 17 September 2020, at 18:24. Deep Exploration, 3D PDF Converter for Acrobat Pro and PDF3D-SDK can author this data, and Adobe Acrobat and Reader 8.1 can read this data. Acrobat Pro can create 3D PDFs but only from U3D ECMA 1 files.