On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:45:10 +0200, andrel wrote:

> On 26-8-2010 21:37, Darren New wrote:
>> andrel wrote:
>>> the current pdf (from version 7 or 8) allows you to have 3D objects
>>> embedded in it.
>> 
>> I was completely unaware of any such thing.
> 
> you are not the only one. Only some journals allow this kind of
> supplemental data. We would like more of those. It can really be a
> useful addition to a paper.
> Part of the problem is that almost nobody realizes that the possibility
> is there, often without even changing any policy, as the supplemental
> data (and the papers themselves) are in pdf format anyway.
> 
>>> I though the example I had was about 10MB it turns out it is only 2.4
>>> what shall I do with it?
>> 
>> If you want to email it to me, I'll put it on my Kindle and watch it
>> churn. :-)
> 
> done

Tried it here - it opens, but the 3D portion of the screen is just black 
with the built-in viewer.  There's an alternative PDF viewer available 
for the rooted Nook, so I'll try that later on today.

Jim

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