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Solutions for engineering professionals

Easily share design intent with suppliers, partners, and customers

In engineering, everyone across the supply chain needs to be able to share and respond to constantly updated design and project information to deliver products. Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional software helps engineers share and collaborate faster and more efficiently by streamlining, expediting, and protecting design and project development processes.

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Acrobat products for engineering

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Acrobat 3D Version 8

Find out how to publish, share, review, and mark up 3D designs in Adobe PDF documents.

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Acrobat 8 Professional

Learn how Acrobat 8 Professional can help engineering professionals create, combine, and control Adobe PDF documents and collaborate more effectively with extended teams. Take the tour

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Acrobat Connect

Find out how Acrobat Connect software allows up to 15 participants to collaborate in real time with easy-to-use online personal meeting rooms.

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Acrobat Connect Professional

Discover how Acrobat Connect Professional software enables scalable, interactive web conferencing and multiple personal meeting rooms for everyone across the enterprise.

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Key features for engineering

  • Create searchable Adobe PDF documents that include CAD drawings, large-format files, specifications, Gantt charts, spreadsheets, and more in a single, compact file.
  • Share and get feedback on your design intent and product direction with everyone on the team.

In addition, engineers can use Acrobat 3D to:

  • Convert 3D designs from major CAD applications into Adobe PDF files
  • Insert, publish, and edit 2D designs and 3D models to visually communicate design intent
  • Accelerate the design feedback process
  • Control access to confidential information for more secure distribution of drawings, logistics, and proprietary designs

Engineering solution brief

Read more about Acrobat Professional for engineers.

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