Getting Started with PDF3D SDK Pro - Specifying Environment Variables

When using PDF3D SDK PRO in Windows, it is important to specify the correct environment variable. Failing to do so will see the processes run in the SDK unable to communicate with each other.

1 . To access the menu for environment variables, search in your windows start menu and launch.

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  1. Define new system variable

  1. Add the following. Where … is used, replace with your full directory address

PDF3D_ROOT: (must be where PDF3D-SDK lives, not PDF3D-SDK itself)
c:…\PDF3D

include:
c:…\PDF3D\PDF3D-SDK\include
c:…\PDF3D\PDF3D-SDK\include\U3DLib\

lib:
c:…\PDF3D\PDF3D-SDK\lib\

path:
c:…\PDF3D\PDF3D-SDK\bin
c:…\PDF3D\PDF3D-SDK\bin\VS2005_RunTime