bc Adobe Dimensions ® ®

The easy yet powerful 3D rendering tool

The perfect design tool for a 3D world. How did you do that?
Want to make logo and package designs jump Make them guess, as you dazzle ’em with all
off the page? Take your Web site to the next the new capabilities in Adobe Dimensions 3.0.
dimension? Add depth and drama to ads and Combine simple shapes to create detailed
presentations? Adobe Dimensions 3.0 now objects that jump off the page. Wrap flat, 2D
lets you turn any object into 3D production- artwork—either vector artwork with precise
quality artwork—the first 3D program to offer Bézier curves or raster images made up of
both raster and crisp, resolution-independent bitmaps—onto 3D shapes.
PostScript® output. What’s more, Adobe
Go ahead: Change your mind. Edit with pre-
Dimensions is easy to learn because it uses
cision. Rotate your bitmap image and apply
the same tools, shortcuts, and terms as your
effects. Spin it on its axis. Adjust the lighting.
favorite Adobe programs.
Make it plastic. Make it shiny. Fine-tune the
Whether you’re a graphic designer, or simply camera angle.
use graphics software in your everyday work,
And with the new Object Browser, it’s easier
you’ll find Adobe Dimensions the perfect,
than ever to keep track of each object’s group-
easy-yet-powerful way to add 3D graphics to
ing, mapped artwork, profiles, bevels, and more.
your artwork—in Adobe Illustrator®, Adobe
Photoshop®, Adobe PageMaker®, and more. Plus,
Welcome to the family.
Adobe Dimensions is fully compatible with
When you’re ready, render the 3D artwork in
Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, and Power
PostScript format and simply drag and drop
Macintosh systems—so design your best work
it into your Adobe Illustrator artwork or Adobe
on the platform of your choice.
PageMaker layout. Or add it as a still image
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere®, or After
Revolutionary vector rendering
Effects®. Even use it in Macromedia FreeHand™
The powerful capabilities of Adobe Dimensions
or Deneba Canvas.
software stem from a technical breakthrough
called vector rendering. This technique uses the For Web pages, you can drop your 3D artwork
same, fully editable Bézier curves as those found into Adobe PageMill™ or any HTML author that
in applications such as Adobe Illustrator. So you can convert bitmap images to JPEG or GIF89a
can seamlessly integrate your rendered images formats. It’s that simple.
with 2D PostScript language artwork, and freely
edit or resize the resolution-independent 3D Simply a great value.
artwork until you’re satisfied—with no loss With Adobe Dimensions, it’s simple and fast
of quality. to create 3D objects.
Let Adobe Dimensions 3.0 add depth to
your artwork and wrap the world around
your fingers.

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 key features
Three ways to create 3D objects
Create 3D three ways.
• Add depth by extruding a 2D shape along the z
axis. Use the beveling feature to carve the edges of
a 3D shape.
• Create a symmetrical 3D object by revolving a 2D
shape up to 360º around an axis.
• Choose a basic 3D shape like a cube, sphere, cone,
rectangular solid, or cylinder from the toolbox; specify
the object’s exact dimensions or size it interactively.

Pen and text capabilities Lighting, shading, color effects, viewing angles,
Familiar tools make it easy to create basic shapes. and perspective
• With the Pen tool, create paths that can be revolved Be realistic.
and extruded. • Position lights freely, at an angle or from behind. Apply
• Edit artwork imported from 2D drawing applications. unlimited light sources and individual intensities.
• Use the Text tool to create text on-screen that can be • Choose from three shading techniques: flat, Gouraud
edited even after conversion to 3D. (diffuse), or Phong (plastic).
• Customize shading with ambient, highlight, or shini-
Wrap artwork and images for dazzling effects. ness controls, and specify shade colors.
Significantly enhanced modeling features help you get
• Shade mapped artwork.
really impressive effects.
➧ Wrap raster images on a 3D surface—including • Apply process and custom colors to objects.
images from Photoshop, TIFF, Windows Bitmap,
Web-mastery
Macintosh PICT, and EPS files—rotate them,
Now Adobe Dimensions makes it easy to publish
and apply effects.
on the Web.
• Import artwork from Adobe Illustrator or other ➧ Drag and drop into Adobe PageMill or any HTML
compatible drawing programs, and then place it onto author that converts the artwork to JPEG or GIF89a
any 3D object. format for display on the World Wide Web.
• For more precision, export an unfolded object to a
drawing program, create artwork on it, and then re- Seamless integration with world-class Adobe
turn the object to Adobe Dimensions to wrap and graphics software
position it in 3D space. It’s easy to work with Adobe Dimensions and other
Adobe applications.
➧ Render intersecting objects. For example, combine
➧ Drag and drop files for a seamless workflow between
geometric shapes, extrusions, and revolutions to build
Adobe Illustrator and other Adobe software including
more detailed models.
Photoshop, PageMaker, and After Effects.
➧ Choose unlimited camera angles, using sliders to
➧ Drag and drop objects from Adobe Dimensions into
precisely set the direction for viewing an object.
any supporting third-party program—including
Powerful editing controls Macromedia FreeHand.
Enjoy precise control in the 3D world. • Work smarter with other Adobe graphics software,
• Return as often as you like to edit your base art thanks to standard menus and similar keyboard
shapes, colors, text, or bevels. shortcuts as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and
➧ Edit in a preview mode to see the results in real time. Adobe PageMaker.
➧ Organize elements with the new Object Browser. In • Import and export custom colors between
one place, you can name, show, hide, lock, and unlock Adobe Illustrator.
objects, plus have easy access to mapped artwork,
Easy sharing, full compatibility
extrude bases, bevels, and rotation profiles.
Take advantage of exceptional compatibility.
➧ Position two or more objects in 3D space easily with ➧ Full support of Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, and
new alignment commands. Power Macintosh so you can design on the platform
➧ Rotate objects in any direction with a “virtual of choice.
trackball,” or use the constrained axis trackballs for ➧ Identical features on Windows and Macintosh systems
greater control in aligning objects. make sharing files across platforms easy.
• Experiment freely using multiple undos. ➧ Import and export files in Adobe Illustrator,
• Scale objects to any size visually, or more precisely Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), TIFF, Photoshop (PSD),
using a palette. Macintosh PICT, and Windows Bitmap formats.
➧ Export raster images by specific height, width, and
dots-per-inch resolution of the final output—just as
you can in Adobe Photoshop.
➧ Add 3D artwork from Adobe Dimensions to other
3D programs using the 3D Metafile format
(Macintosh 3DMF and 3MF in Windows).

➧ New in version 3.0

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 Wrap raster images or vector
artwork around any 3D object.
It’s as simple as dragging from
Adobe Photoshop or Adobe
Illustrator and dropping them
into place!

Add depth to 3D shapes by revolving,

extruding, or adding beveled edges.
Easily wrap vector artwork around your
3D objects—just drag and drop them
from Adobe Illustrator!

Create text within Adobe Dimensions, and

then extrude and add beveled edges. Wrap
raster images or vector artwork around the
shapes to complete the effect, and then Combine simple objects to create more
drag and drop your artwork into an Adobe complex artwork. Then easily add color,
Illustrator layout. shading, and lighting effects.

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 contents
• Adobe Dimensions software for Power Macintosh, or
Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0
• Tutorial and gallery files
• Bevel library
• Texture Library
• 28 Adobe Type 1 fonts
• User Guide

system requirements
Macintosh
• Power Macintosh computer
• Apple System Software version 7.5 or later
• 24 MB of RAM (with 12 MB available to Suggested retail price
Adobe Dimensions) $199 (U.S. and Canada)
• 20 MB of available hard-disk space
• CD-ROM drive (3.5” disks sold serparately) For more information
In the U.S. and Canada, call 800-649-3875 or contact
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• High-resolution, 24-bit color display In other countries, please contact the nearest Adobe
• 32 MB of RAM (with 16 MB available to distributor or representative. To receive a list of inter-
Adobe Dimensions) national Adobe distributors by fax, call our automated
FaxYI system at 206-628-5737 and request Document
499950.
Windows For a comprehensive list of features and information
• i486™ or faster processor about other Adobe products, see the Adobe home
• Windows 95, or Windows NT 4.0 or later page at www.adobe.com on the World Wide Web.
• 16 MB of RAM
• 20 MB of available hard-disk space
• CD-ROM drive (3.5” disks sold separately) About Adobe Systems
Founded in 1982, Adobe is the world’s third-
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• Pentium® or faster processor
We develop and support products to help you
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to communicate through print or electronic
media—including the Internet—there’s an
Adobe product that’s right for you.

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This brochure was created using Adobe Dimensions, Adobe Illustrator, PageMaker, and Photoshop software, and font software from the Adobe Type Library.
Adobe, the Adobe logo, Adobe Dimensions, Adobe Illustrator, PageMaker, PageMill, Photoshop, PostScript, and “if you can dream it, you can do it” are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Apple, Macintosh, and Power
Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. registered in the U.S. and other countries. Windows and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium is a registered trade-
mark and i486 is a trademark of Intel Corporation. Macromedia FreeHand is a trademark of Macromedia, Inc. All other other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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