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2011-11-28 06:23:08
ADB
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I hava a PDF file which has only 1 page in it. the page contains two 3D annotations of the same 3D model which is generated from a PRC file. The problem is when I click in the gray area around the page adobe performs some kind of refresh routin which causes the annotations to flicker and show bounding boxes for each of the objects in the 3D model. This looks very ugly and causes unnecessary time delays. Can some one help me with this issue. Is there any way to force acrobat to not do this.

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 10.1, Windows
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2011-11-28 11:27:30
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UVSAR
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3D annotations respect the OS redraw events, so if something causes a 'paint' event on the window, it will redraw. On a slower machine or with a complex model, you may see bounding boxes as the OpenGL buffer degrades to maintain frame rate.

There's nothing you can do to influence the paint event process.
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2011-11-28 20:34:30
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ADB
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thank you very much UVSAR for the help
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2011-12-01 01:34:56
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ekschperte
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There is no way to change that behaviour programmatically, but you can manipulate the 3D quality setting in Adobe Reader by "Settings --> 3D & Multimedia". Choose "Withouth Bounding Boxes" (or something like that) for disabling the ugly flicker.
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2011-12-01 21:15:42
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ADB
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Thanks ekschperte that worked fine for the 3D annotations. Other controls like text boxes and combo boxes still flicker though. You solved a big problem for me. Thank you very much.
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