--- title: "Export to 3D PDF" slug: "cyclone-3dr-exportto3dpdfc" updated: 2026-09-07T11:51:53Z published: 2026-09-07T11:51:53Z canonical: "rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/cyclone-3dr-exportto3dpdfc" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Export to 3D PDF ![ActionExportPdf3D.svg](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/ActionExportPdf3D.svg) This command allows to export all the objects displayed in the 3D scene, in a 3D context embedded in a pdf file. Such a pdf can be opened with Acrobat Reader for instance. The interaction to handle the 3D scene may differ between Cyclone 3DR and other third party software. > [!TIP] > ### Requirements > > No selection is required to launch the command. 1. **Export**, choose between: 1. **Create a new pdf**, which will contain only one page with a 3D scene, without any title, header or footer. 2. **Insert in an existing pdf**, which will append a page in an existing pdf file, created for instance with the command [Report Editor](/v1/docs/cyclone-3dr-reporteditor) or with any other tools (word...). With this option, you have to select the file to append, and define where the new page will be added: at **First page**, at **Last page**, or define the page index after which the new page will be added. 2. **Measure**: if the 3D scene contains some measures, the option is proposed. As the measures in Cyclone 3DR and pdf 3D are not managed in the same way, we can not display the Cyclone 3DR measures as is in pdf 3D. So, in pdf 3D, you will only find a number corresponding to the measure ID - without other information - placed in 3D above the object where the measure is linked. That is why it is useful to have the details of the measure with a report created by [Report Editor](/v1/docs/cyclone-3dr-reporteditor), then insert the 3D scene in the pdf as a second step. You can define the **direction** of the lines between the object and the measure ID. 3. **Contour lines**: if the 3D scene contains some contour lines with texts on it, the option is proposed. In the software, the number of texts on a contour line is dynamic and linked to the zoom factor. In pdf 3D, this behavior is not available. It is therefore necessary to choose the **distance between texts**. You can also choose the **color** of the font. 4. When everything is set, you can launch the export by clicking on **Export**. You will have to choose the destination file. > [!WARNING] > ### Notes > > - The display of texts in 3D pdf is time consuming. So, to quickly display the text and to have a quick refresh of the scene when moving the 3D scene, do not export too many texts. > - For all objects with additional information, the [representation](/v1/docs/cyclone-3dr-componentrepresentationsc) used while exporting defines the exported information. > - Meshes textured with several images will be split according to texture in the 3DPDF file as this format does not support several textures per meshes. > - In case of several scenes, the current active one is exported > [!TIP] > ### Tip & Trick > > The default camera view in the PDF document is the one used when the user hits the **Export** button, including the orthographic or perspective setting and the camera orientation with a zoom all. > [!NOTE] > ### Technical information > > - After **Export**, the PDF is open with your default pdf browser. You need a PDF reader to open 3D PDF files. We strongly suggest to use **Adobe Acrobat Reader DC** as 3D content is not supported by all PDF reader. > > **Adobe Acrobat Reader DC** can be downloaded at this address: [get.adobe.com/reader/](https://get.adobe.com/reader/) > > - The tree structure of Cyclone 3DR as well as the names of the objects are kept so that the objects can be displayed/hidden in an easy way. | Entities exported | Entities not exported | | --- | --- | | - **Points**, including the 3D text if any - **Point clouds**, including inspection values or real color information if any (Caution! 3D PDF is not optimized for point clouds having more than 2 million points) - **Meshes**, including inspection values, real color information or texture data if any - **Polylines** and **set of polylines**, including inspection values and the 3D text if any - In the case of inspected polylines, the magnification values are kept, as well as the texts defining the deviations if any - In the case of polylines with text (contours lines), the texts are also exported - **CAD Surfaces**, **Curves** and **Contours** - All geometric entities (**Line**, **Circle**, **Round Slot**, **Square Slot**, **Plane**, **Cylinder**, **Sphere** and **Cone**) - **Measures** - Measures defined in a 2D layout in Cyclone 3DR are converted in 3D measures containing measure ID only - The **color scale** including the distribution curve | - **Clipping plane** - **ViewSet** - Frame of **Coordinate system**. Even if a local coordinate system is active, the export is done in the World coordinate system. - **CloudWorx point cloud** (must be converted) - **BIM** (BIM models must be converted into meshes) |