On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 6:07 AM, Michail Vidiassov wrote: > Dear Luigi, > > On Fri, 5 Jun 2009, luigi scarso wrote: > > Asymptote may be a better choice since it supports newer PRC 3D >> format >> > > Ouch, another new 3D format! This will never end. I bet no valuable Open >> Source modeler (i.e. blender) support this one. The fact that asy >> supports PRC is good but I have no illusion about the conclusion of the 3d >> formats' war (just an endless pain for developpers)... >> >> Asymptote has a prc dir >> asymptote-1.75/prc >> maybe can be a lib too.. >> > > > To say the truth Adobe Acrobat SDK has PRC API in it, but it is > Windows-only, goes for big-$$$ and for that is "Not licensed to run in a > batch or server mode". > simple hacks to Makefiles in prc dir of Asymptote permit to compile test and PRCTools/makePRC > As to the role of Adobe in 3D formats war - it reminds me of a quote > attributed to a North Vietnamese general: "You Americans have fast choppers > and jeeps, so you can rapidly move troops to the point of engagemment. But > we are _already_ there!". The installed base of Adobe Readers may be a new > factor in that endless Tweedle D.* free-for-all ;) > on linux Acrobat 9 SDK/Version 1/InterAppCommunicationSupport/CSamples/ReadPdfPrcVC/SampleFile/mower_carb.pdf crash acroread9 but not acroread8..... -- luigi