scholarly journals Interactive visualization of three-dimensional maxillofacial prosthetic data in portable document format: A potential new approach for scientific publications

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 2-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Elbashti
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Interactive Visualization ◽  
Portable Document Format ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Electronic Documentation ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
3D Perception ◽  
New Approach ◽  
3D Data ◽  
Document Format

Rendering three-dimensional (3D) structures of maxillofacial prosthetics within a single two-dimensional (2D) document offers great opportunities for the readers of scientific publications to interactively visualize these structures with in-depth 3D perception. The capabilities of Portable document format (PDF) have not yet been fully utilized in maxillofacial prosthetics publications especially when considering that PDF is the most common file format for publishing articles. This article briefly reviews the application of PDF in the visualization of 3D data within scientific publications. It also introduces an effective interactive visualization approach by embedding 3D data into PDF file for journal publications and discuss its impact on maxillofacial prosthetic publications. It emphasizes on the usage of this electronic document, when used to its full potential, could be used to illustrate embedded 3D interactive maxillofacial prosthetic data, which can be viewed and manipulated by the reader without the need for specific 3D viewing softwares. Thus, this article compiles the capabilities of PDF which is beyond just an electronic documentation exchange and viewing static 2D structures in scientific publications. (Int J Maxillofac Prosthetics 2019;1:2-8)

scholarly journals Enriching scientific publications with interactive 3D PDF: An integrated toolbox for creating ready-to-publish figures

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Axel Newe
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Portable Document Format ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Electronic Documents ◽  
Scholarly Publications ◽  
3D Data ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
Interactive 3D ◽  
Three Dimensional Models

Three-dimensional (3D) data of many kinds is produced at an increasing rate throughout all scientific disciplines. The Portable Document Format (PDF) is the de-facto standard for the exchange of electronic documents and allows for embedding three-dimensional models. Therefore, it is a well suited medium for the visualization and the publication of this kind of data. The generation of the appropriate files has been cumbersome so far. This article presents the first release of a software toolbox which integrates the complete workflow for generating 3D model files and ready-to-publish 3D PDF documents for scholarly publications in a consolidated working environment. It can be used out-of-the-box as a simple working tool or as a basis for specifically tailored solutions. A comprehensive documentation, an example project and a project wizard facilitate the customization. It is available royalty-free and for Windows, MacOS and Linux.

scholarly journals Enriching scientific publications with interactive 3D PDF: an integrated toolbox for creating ready-to-publish figures

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. e64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Axel Newe
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Portable Document Format ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Electronic Documents ◽  
Scholarly Publications ◽  
3D Data ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
Interactive 3D ◽  
Three Dimensional Models

Three-dimensional (3D) data of many kinds is produced at an increasing rate throughout all scientific disciplines. The Portable Document Format (PDF) is the de-facto standard for the exchange of electronic documents and allows for embedding three-dimensional models. Therefore, it is a well-suited medium for the visualization and the publication of this kind of data. The generation of the appropriate files has been cumbersome so far. This article presents the first release of a software toolbox which integrates the complete workflow for generating 3D model files and ready-to-publish 3D PDF documents for scholarly publications in a consolidated working environment. It can be used out-of-the-box as a simple working tool or as a basis for specifically tailored solutions. A comprehensive documentation, an example project and a project wizard facilitate the customization. It is available royalty-free and for Windows, MacOS and Linux.

scholarly journals Enriching scientific publications with interactive 3D PDF: An integrated toolbox for creating ready-to-publish figures

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Axel Newe
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Portable Document Format ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Electronic Documents ◽  
Scholarly Publications ◽  
3D Data ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
Interactive 3D ◽  
Three Dimensional Models

Three-dimensional (3D) data of many kinds is produced at an increasing rate throughout all scientific disciplines. The Portable Document Format (PDF) is the de-facto standard for the exchange of electronic documents and allows for embedding three-dimensional models. Therefore, it is a well suited medium for the visualization and the publication of this kind of data. The generation of the appropriate files has been cumbersome so far. This article presents the first release of a software toolbox which integrates the complete workflow for generating 3D model files and ready-to-publish 3D PDF documents for scholarly publications in a consolidated working environment. It can be used out-of-the-box as a simple working tool or as a basis for specifically tailored solutions. A comprehensive documentation, an example project and a project wizard facilitate the customization. It is available royalty-free and for Windows, MacOS and Linux.

scholarly journals Enriching scientific publications with interactive 3D PDF: An integrated toolbox for creating ready-to-publish figures

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Axel Newe
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Portable Document Format ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Electronic Documents ◽  
Scholarly Publications ◽  
3D Data ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
Interactive 3D ◽  
Three Dimensional Models

Three-dimensional (3D) data of many kinds is produced at an increasing rate throughout all scientific disciplines. The Portable Document Format (PDF) is the de-facto standard for the exchange of electronic documents and allows for embedding three-dimensional models. Therefore, it is a well suited medium for the visualization and the publication of this kind of data. The generation of the appropriate files has been cumbersome so far. This article presents the first release of a software toolbox which integrates the complete workflow for generating 3D model files and ready-to-publish 3D PDF documents for scholarly publications in a consolidated working environment. It can be used out-of-the-box as a simple working tool or as a basis for specifically tailored solutions. A comprehensive documentation, an example project and a project wizard facilitate the customization. It is available royalty-free and for Windows, MacOS and Linux.

scholarly journals Enriching scientific publications with interactive 3D PDF figures: A complete toolbox

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Axel Newe
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Portable Document Format ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Electronic Documents ◽  
Scholarly Publications ◽  
3D Data ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
Interactive 3D ◽  
Three Dimensional Models

Three-dimensional (3D) data of many kinds is produced at an increasing rate throughout all scientific disciplines. The Portable Document Format (PDF) is the de-facto standard for the exchange of electronic documents and allows for embedding three-dimensional models. Therefore, it is a well suited medium for the visualization and the publication of this kind of data. The generation of the appropriate files has been cumbersome so far. This article presents the first release of a software toolbox which integrates the complete workflow for generating 3D model files and ready-to-publish 3D PDF documents for scholarly publications in a consolidated working environment. It can be used as a simple working tool or as a basis for specifically tailored solutions. It is available royalty-free and for Windows, MacOS and Linux.

scholarly journals Enriching scientific publications with interactive 3D PDF figures: A complete toolbox

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Axel Newe
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Portable Document Format ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Electronic Documents ◽  
Scholarly Publications ◽  
3D Data ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
Interactive 3D ◽  
Three Dimensional Models

Three-dimensional (3D) data of many kinds is produced at an increasing rate throughout all scientific disciplines. The Portable Document Format (PDF) is the de-facto standard for the exchange of electronic documents and allows for embedding three-dimensional models. Therefore, it is a well suited medium for the visualization and the publication of this kind of data. The generation of the appropriate files has been cumbersome so far. This article presents the first release of a software toolbox which integrates the complete workflow for generating 3D model files and ready-to-publish 3D PDF documents for scholarly publications in a consolidated working environment. It can be used out-of-the-box as a simple working tool or as a basis for specifically tailored solutions. A comprehensive documentation, an example project and a project wizard facilitate the customization. It is available royalty-free and for Windows, MacOS and Linux.

Augmented and Virtual Reality for Underground Facilities Management

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregorio Soria ◽  
L. M. Ortega Alvarado ◽  
Francisco R. Feito
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Data Model ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Life Cycle Management ◽  
Facilities Management ◽  
New Approach ◽  
3D Data ◽  
The City

Augmented reality (AR) has experienced a breakthrough in many areas of application thanks to cheaper hardware and a strong industry commitment. In the field of management of urban facilities, this technology allows virtual access and interaction with hidden underground elements. This paper presents a new approach to enable AR in mobile devices such as Google Tango, which has specific capabilities to be used outdoors. The first objective is to provide full functionality in the life-cycle management of subsoil infrastructures through this technology. This implies not only visualization, interaction, and free navigation, but also editing, deleting, and inserting elements ubiquitously. For this, a topological data model for three-dimensional (3D) data has been designed. Another important contribution of the paper is getting exact location and orientation performed in only a few minutes, using no additional markers or hardware. This accuracy in the initial positioning, together with the device sensing, avoids the usual errors during the navigation process in AR. Similar functionality has also been implemented in a nonubiquitous way to be supported by any other device through virtual reality (VR). The tests have been performed using real data of the city of Jaén (Spain).

scholarly journals Towards an easy generation of scientific three-dimensional models for embedding into 3D PDF (Portable Document Format) files

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Axel Newe
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Image Data ◽  
Portable Document Format ◽  
3D Models ◽  
Model Data ◽  
Biomedical Image Processing ◽  
Intensive Training ◽  
Biomedical Image ◽  
Three Dimensional Models ◽  
Document Format

The Portable Document Format (PDF) allows for embedding three-dimensional (3D) models and is therefore particularly suitable to exchange and present respective data, especially as regards scholarly articles. The generation of the necessary model data, however, is still challenging, especially for inexperienced users. This prevents an unrestrained proliferation of 3D PDF usage in scientific communication. This article introduces a new module for the biomedical image processing framework MeVisLab. It enables even novice users to generate the model data files without requiring programming skills and without the need for an intensive training by simply using it as a conversion tool. Advanced users can benefit from the full capability of MeVisLab to generate and export the model data as part of an overall processing chain. Although MeVisLab is primarily designed for handling biomedical image data, the new module is not restricted to this domain. It can be used for all scientific disciplines.

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