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PRC (file format)

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Contained by
  
PDF

Open format?
  
Yes

Standard
  
ISO 14739-1:2014

Developed by
  
Association for Information and Image Management

PRC (Product Representation Compact) is a 3D file format that can be used to embed 3D data in a PDF file.

Contents

This highly compressed format facilitates the storage of different representations of a 3D model. For example, you can save only a visual representation that consists of polygons (a tessellation), or you can save the model's exact geometry (B-rep data). Varying levels of compression can be applied to the 3D CAD data when it is converted to the PRC format using Adobe Acrobat 3D.

The 3D data stored in PRC format in a PDF is interoperable with Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) and Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) applications.

History

  • June 12, 2002 TTF Showcases PRC
  • April 21, 2006 Adobe Acquires Trade and Technologies France (TTF)
  • December 15, 2014 PRC now published as ISO 14739-1:2014

    • Creation

  • Adobe Acrobat "Pro Extended" 8 and 9.
  • Adobe Acrobat X and XI with 3D PDF Converter from Tetra 4D.
  • Geomagic Design.
  • Feature Manipulation Engine.
  • HOOPS 3D Exchange libraries from Tech Soft 3D.
  • PROSTEP PDF Generator 3D.
  • PDF3D version 2.0 and later.
  • 4D Publish, a plugin for Cinema 4D.

    • Viewer

  • Adobe Reader 8 and later

    • References

    PRC (file format) Wikipedia
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