I remember the problem now. It is that there is no default view, so it is
absolutely necessary to add the additional features that create the view in
the PDF file separately, as illustrated in the LaTex that Jmol produces.

http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/files/ECMA-ST/ECMA-363%204th%20Edition.pdf

*8.3 There is no default model node, default light node, nor default view
node.*


On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 3:18 AM, Angel Herráez <angel.herr...@uah.es> wrote:

> El 18 Oct 2016 a las 23:06, Robert Hanson escribió:
> > IDTF does work correctly now, but you have to use the additional LaTex
> file generated by Jmol to
>
> Yes, I had seen that part. However, I was expecting for a way to make a
> complex PDF (with text, flow, etc) without learning Latex. The PDF
> generated with Jmol's two files just holds the 3D model.
> My idea was to design my layout e.g. in Word, leaving empty squares for the
> models, produce the PDF, then edit it with PowerPDF and insert the u3d
> files. It works except the model is often either out of view or terribly
> zoomed
> in. Will keep trying.
>
> > orient it, because that is where the orientation information is. (IDTF
> was designed specifically to
> > not allow specifying of orientation. Go figure!)
>
> Wow!
>
>
> Thank you
>
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