3D PDF Consortium Incorporates
 WAKEFIELD,
MA, Jan 25, 2012 - Today the 3D PDF Consortium announces its formal
incorporation as of Tuesday, January 3, 2012. The 3D PDF Consortium is a
group of end users, software vendors, systems integrators, developers and
software toolkit providers whose mission is to encourage the continued
development and adoption of 3D PDF as a truly open standard for
visualization, collaboration, data exchange and the long term archiving of
3D data across multiple industries and disciplines.
“Until now, the 3D PDF Consortium has been in ‘start up’ mode,” says
David Opsahl, 3D PDF Consortium Executive Director. “Since October we have
been establishing this new member organization in the professional manner
that our members would expect. We are now ready to begin the process of
building a high value organization deserving of the support of both the
end-user and solution provider communities.”
The 3D PDF Consortium is truly an international group, according to Bernd
Paetzold, CEO of PROSTEP AG. “PROSTEP AG has always been committed to open
standards. With the 3D PDF Consortium, the idea of bringing engineering data
to each consumer all over the world based on an open format will be strongly
supported. For that reason, we will be part of the initiative as a founding
member.”
PDF will continue to evolve and be managed through the International
Standards Organization (ISO) process specifically ISO32000. 3D PDF
Consortium adds value to this robust process as an industry driven
organization.
“Forming the 3D PDF Consortium is a crucial step in keeping this high
value standard strong and responsive to industry needs,” states Phil Spreier,
manager of Translation Products for Tech Soft 3D. “The 3D PDF Consortium is
the ideal forum to both accelerate the adoption of 3D PDF and ensure its
continued focus on real world workflows driven by the entire community,
rather than a single entity.”
One of the major benefits of the 3D PDF platform is the ubiquity of
Acrobat Reader, existing on 98% of connected devices worldwide. Not
surprisingly, 3D PDF Consortium also enjoys the support of Adobe. "Adobe is
pleased to be a founding member of the 3D PDF Consortium", said Kirk Gould,
director of Acrobat Engineering, Adobe. "We see the 3D PDF Consortium as a
key industry group, helping to drive the adoption of the 3D capabilities of
PDF to represent rich content that is connected to a variety of data sources
and across diverse media and devices. The consortium is a natural extension
to Adobe’s commitment to driving innovation and the future of digital
media."
Although the Consortium is newly formed, many organizations have been
developing or deploying 3D PDF-based solutions for some time. The Consortium
is a focal point in the market for both the producers and users of these
applications. One such company is Boulder-based Anark Corporation, who
specializes in technical documentation solutions. “We believe the time has
arrived for the manufacturing community as a whole to benefit from a highly
functional, cost effective, and truly open format that enables the creation
and delivery of secure 3D Technical Data Packages and other mission critical
manufacturing documents”, said Stephen Collins, President and CEO of Anark
Corporation, “3D PDF provides just that, and we are excited about the
formation of the 3D PDF Consortium as a group dedicated to the support and
evolution of this powerful and open format.”
Membership in the 3D PDF Consortium is open to all organizations
regardless of size and industry focus. Companies represent a broad spectrum
of markets, including discrete and process manufacturing, architecture and
building information management, geospatial and medical. The 3D PDF
Consortium will hold its first annual meeting in May in conjunction with the
3D Collaboration and Interoperability Conference (3DCIC) May 21st – May
23rd in Denver, Colorado.
About 3D PDF Consortium
The 3D PDF Consortium is a community of companies interested in
collaboration of dynamic 3D data through PDF files. Software providers,
systems integrators, government agencies, and businesses that provide and
consume 3D data solutions look to the 3D PDF Consortium to demonstrate the
success of these solutions within the market and promote 3D PDF as a
solution to improve business results. The 3D PDF Consortium promotes 3D PDF
adoption through demonstrating best practices and generating awareness of
the power of 3D enabled PDF to solve a multitude of communication and
collaboration challenges across various industries.
For more information on the 3D PDF Consortium, please visit,
www.3DPDFConsortium.org.
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