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Is it possible to view 3D models with PDF documents?

There are a number of PDFs which contain detailed 3D models such as this example: http://www.carare.eu/eng/content/download/2718/21413/version/1/file/Macellum_at_Pompeii.pdf

The models are viewable in Windows and OSX but I can't find any way to view them in Ubuntu.

I've tried evince but it doesn't work.

Lucio
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Terence Eden
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Acroread

If you can't get it in software center, Check https://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/otherversions/ . Download .deb package.

Adobe dropped Linux support, but still possible to find it here:

Adobe acrobat with 3D view

user.dz
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  • Excellent! Now to try and find how to extract the model :-) – Terence Eden May 24 '14 at 18:25
  • Doesn't have the same functionality than evince? – Lucio May 24 '14 at 21:20
  • @Lucio, I have Evince 3.11.92. I does show only a static projection. Here a message I got in terminal, it could be related: ** (evince:31349): WARNING **: Unimplemented annotation: POPPLER_ANNOT_3D. It is a known issue and it might be implemented in the future.. Sure you notice that 3D tools bar (Acroread) in the center of screenshot I used. It is possible to navigate around the 3d model. – user.dz May 24 '14 at 21:48
  • Linux is no longer an option on the linked page. They removed the deb. – mythsmith Apr 20 '16 at 14:51
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You can install PlayOnLinux (sudo apt install playonlinux) and then use the PlayOnLinux GUI to install and run Adobe Acrobat Reader DC:

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Within PlayOnLinux, you can then create a file association to PDF files:

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Then you can can right-click PDFs from your file manager, select to open with PlayOnLinux, and they will open and display:

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This worked for me on Ubuntu 17.10 (64-bit) with PlayOnLinux 4.2.12 and Wine version 1.9.0. There was some little glitch that occurred during the installation process, but eventually everything seems to be working fine.

jdpipe
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You can snap install acrordrdc and then snap run acrordrdc... It will just run wine, and the snap is not from adobe, so you can just use the playonlinux as jdpipe answered. The 3d support is not working very well in the snap. It starts but I think it's broken. For me it segfaulted on focal after trying for a while but without displaying anything.

eased
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This pdf file seems working just fine to me : Try using Foxit reader, To install it : sudo apt-get install foxitreader
or visit this wiki article about it : Here

Hedwig
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  • Foxit does not support 3d objects: http://forums.foxitsoftware.com/forum/portable-document-format-pdf-tools/foxit-reader/59853-pdf-3d-view – mythsmith Apr 20 '16 at 15:03
  • I get this: $ sudo apt install playonlinux
    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree
    Reading state information... Done
    Package playonlinux is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
    is only available from another source
    E: Package 'playonlinux' has no installation candidate     – Al Lelopath Aug 10 '19 at 16:40
  • @al-lelopath : you can rmadison playonlinux from sudo apt-get install devscripts. If it finds anything, you can match your ubuntu version with the found software source in the 3rd column. For example bionic/multiverse, focal/multiverse... The 3rd column is in the (ubuntu version)/(ubuntu channel) format. If you grep UBUNTU /etc/os-release in terminal you see your version of ubuntu. For example UBUNTU_CODENAME=focal. – eased Nov 10 '22 at 12:27
  • If rmadison found anything and you see your ubuntu version in the 3rd column of its findings, then you can enable the corresponding channel in Software&Updates or by editing sources.list. After enabling and doing sudo apt-get update, you can check if anything changed. If now it finds playonlinux with apt search playonlinux then you can install it. – eased Nov 10 '22 at 12:27