Josh Peek edited 3D in 2D.md  over 9 years ago

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The tools for _creating_ 3D PDFs were spun off from Adobe itself a few years ago, so presently, it can be cumbersome to generate such figures. A [tutorial](http://www.astrobetter.com/tutorial-for-embedding-3d-interactive-graphics-into-pdf/) now exists that allows a user to generate a PDF with a 3D figure using LaTeX tools.  PDF has the advantage of offering a printable equivalent of an onscreen document, but it is not clear for how much longer a printable version take precedence over intereactive interactive  features. As long as a 2D screenshot (or its equivalent) can be included in an archival "printable" version of a paper, it seems adviseable advisable  for a modern pubisher publisher  to support a range of 3D interactive options, not just PDF.