ISO/TS 32007:2024
(Main)Document management - Portable Document Format - RichMedia annotations conforming to glTF assets
Document management - Portable Document Format - RichMedia annotations conforming to glTF assets
This document specifies how to extend the ISO 32000-2 specification by adding the ISO/IEC 12113 (glTF) format as a valid format for 3D artworks contained in a RichMedia annotation. It is intended for: - developers of software that creates PDF files (PDF writers); - software that reads existing PDF files and usually interprets their contents for display (PDF readers); - software that reads and displays PDF content and interacts with the computer users to modify and save the PDF file (PDF processors); - PDF products that read and/or write PDF files for a variety of other purposes (PDF processors). NOTE PDF writers and PDF readers are more specialized classifications of PDF processors. This document does not specify the following: - specific processes for converting paper or electronic documents to the PDF file format; - specific technical design, user interface implementation, or operational details of rendering; - specific physical methods of storing these documents such as media and storage conditions; - methods for validating the conformance of PDF files or PDF processors; - required computer hardware or operating systems.
Gestion de documents — Portable Document Format — Annotations RichMedia conformes aux actifs glTF
General Information
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 01-Apr-2024
- Current Stage
- 6060 - International Standard published
- Start Date
- 02-Apr-2024
- Due Date
- 12-Aug-2025
- Completion Date
- 02-Apr-2024
Overview
ISO/TS 32007:2024 - Document management - Portable Document Format - RichMedia annotations conforming to glTF assets - defines how to extend PDF (ISO 32000-2) to embed and use glTF 3D assets inside RichMedia annotations. The technical specification enables PDF files to contain glTF (ISO/IEC 12113) artworks, specifies how those assets are referenced and embedded, and clarifies requirement metadata so PDF processors can detect and handle glTF content reliably.
Keywords: ISO/TS 32007:2024, glTF, RichMedia annotations, 3D in PDF, ISO 32000-2, PDF 2.0, glTF assets, embed glTF in PDF.
Key Topics and Requirements
- glTF as a valid 3D asset format: Adds a new requirement type value, glTF, for Requirements dictionaries so PDF files can declare they include glTF RichMedia annotations. A V key (e.g., "2.0") denotes the glTF version.
- Asset serialization options: Supports glTF asset forms allowed by ISO/IEC 12113: JSON referencing external binary data and images, base64/data-URI embedded resources, and Binary glTF (model/gltf-binary). The JSON MIME type is model/gltf+json.
- Embedding and MIME handling: All glTF resources embedded in a PDF must be listed in the RichMediaContent Assets entry and must specify the correct MIME type in the Subtype of the embedded file stream. File specification F entries must match the URI strings used inside the glTF asset.
- RichMediaInstance Scene control: Introduces an optional Scene entry in RichMediaInstance dictionaries to override the glTF root default scene; Scene is treated as a zero-based index into the glTF scenes array. A glTF asset embedded for PDF rendering must contain at least one scene.
- 3D views and camera mapping: Extends 3D view semantics (e.g., the MS key) to include glTF-specific behavior and supports consistent rendering parameters such as lighting and background via existing 3D view entries.
- Support expectations: Includes support for associated ECMAScripts used with RichMedia annotations.
Applications and Who Should Use It
- PDF software developers: Authors of PDF writers, readers and processors who need to create, display or edit PDF files with embedded 3D glTF content.
- Technical documentation and CAD workflows: Integrators who want to deliver interactive 3D models inside documentation, manuals, product catalogs and design reviews without converting original CAD data to U3D/PRC.
- Digital publishing and visualization tools: Tools that package 3D product models or educational content for cross-platform PDF distribution.
Related Standards
- ISO 32000-2:2020 - Portable Document Format (PDF 2.0)
- ISO/IEC 12113:2022 - Khronos glTF™ 2.0 (Runtime 3D asset delivery format)
Note: ISO/TS 32007:2024 does not specify document conversion processes, UI rendering details, storage media conditions, validation methods, or required hardware/OS.
Frequently Asked Questions
ISO/TS 32007:2024 is a technical specification published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Its full title is "Document management - Portable Document Format - RichMedia annotations conforming to glTF assets". This standard covers: This document specifies how to extend the ISO 32000-2 specification by adding the ISO/IEC 12113 (glTF) format as a valid format for 3D artworks contained in a RichMedia annotation. It is intended for: - developers of software that creates PDF files (PDF writers); - software that reads existing PDF files and usually interprets their contents for display (PDF readers); - software that reads and displays PDF content and interacts with the computer users to modify and save the PDF file (PDF processors); - PDF products that read and/or write PDF files for a variety of other purposes (PDF processors). NOTE PDF writers and PDF readers are more specialized classifications of PDF processors. This document does not specify the following: - specific processes for converting paper or electronic documents to the PDF file format; - specific technical design, user interface implementation, or operational details of rendering; - specific physical methods of storing these documents such as media and storage conditions; - methods for validating the conformance of PDF files or PDF processors; - required computer hardware or operating systems.
This document specifies how to extend the ISO 32000-2 specification by adding the ISO/IEC 12113 (glTF) format as a valid format for 3D artworks contained in a RichMedia annotation. It is intended for: - developers of software that creates PDF files (PDF writers); - software that reads existing PDF files and usually interprets their contents for display (PDF readers); - software that reads and displays PDF content and interacts with the computer users to modify and save the PDF file (PDF processors); - PDF products that read and/or write PDF files for a variety of other purposes (PDF processors). NOTE PDF writers and PDF readers are more specialized classifications of PDF processors. This document does not specify the following: - specific processes for converting paper or electronic documents to the PDF file format; - specific technical design, user interface implementation, or operational details of rendering; - specific physical methods of storing these documents such as media and storage conditions; - methods for validating the conformance of PDF files or PDF processors; - required computer hardware or operating systems.
ISO/TS 32007:2024 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 35.240.30 - IT applications in information, documentation and publishing; 37.100.99 - Other standards related to graphic technology. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
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Standards Content (Sample)
Technical
Specification
ISO/TS 32007
First edition
Document management —
2024-04
Portable Document Format —
RichMedia annotations conforming
to glTF assets
Gestion de documents — Portable Document Format —
Annotations RichMedia conformes aux actifs glTF
Reference number
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 RichMedia annotations with glTF assets . 2
4.1 Document Requirements .2
4.1.1 General .2
4.1.2 Requirement types .2
4.1.3 glTF requirement .2
4.1.4 Identifying glTF 3D Artwork in a requirement dictionary . .2
4.2 glTF assets .3
4.2.1 General .3
4.2.2 Embedded assets . .3
4.3 RichMediaInstances.3
4.3.1 General .3
4.3.2 New Scene entry in a RichMediaInstance dictionary .3
4.4 3D views .4
4.4.1 General .4
4.4.2 Changes to the MS key in a 3D view dictionary .4
4.5 3D node dictionaries .4
4.5.1 General .4
4.5.2 Changes to the N key in a 3D node dictionary.4
4.6 RichMediaAnimation dictionary .5
4.6.1 General .5
4.6.2 New AO entry in a RichMediaAnimation dictionary .5
4.7 Metadata .5
4.8 Marking the Extension Level in PDF .6
Bibliography . 7
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Foreword
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Introduction
0.1 PDF: ISO 32000
ISO 32000-2 can embed 3D Computer-aided design (CAD) models as either 3D or RichMedia annotations.
3D node, stream and view dictionaries can only reference data saved in either the ECMA-363 [Universal 3D
(U3D) file format] or ISO 14739-1 [the Product Representation Compact (PRC) file format]. This can require
the authoritative CAD data to be translated to either U3D or PRC solely to embed the data in a PDF file.
0.2 glTF: ISO/IEC 12113
glTF is an open, royalty-free 3D asset delivery format designed and managed by the Khronos Group, which is
a Standards Developing Organization (SDO).
The specification for glTF 2.0 is published as ISO/IEC 12113:2022.
0.3 Extending PDF to support glTF
The purpose of this document is to extend the PDF specification to allow RichMedia annotations to include
3D artworks saved in the glTF format.
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Technical Specification ISO/TS 32007:2024(en)
Document management — Portable Document Format —
RichMedia annotations conforming to glTF assets
1 Scope
This document specifies how to extend the ISO 32000-2 specification by adding the ISO/IEC 12113 (glTF)
format as a valid format for 3D artworks contained in a RichMedia annotation. It is intended for:
— developers of software that creates PDF files (PDF writers);
— software that reads existing PDF files and usually interprets their contents for display (PDF readers);
— software that reads and displays PDF content and interacts with the computer users to modify and save
the PDF file (PDF processors);
— PDF products that read and/or write PDF files for a variety of other purposes (PDF processors).
NOTE PDF writers and PDF readers are more specialized classifications of PDF processors.
This document does not specify the following:
— specific processes for converting paper or electronic documents to the PDF file format;
— specific technical design, user interface implementation, or operational details of rendering;
— specific physical methods of storing these documents such as media and storage conditions;
— methods for validating the conformance of PDF files or PDF processors;
— required computer hardware or operating systems.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO/IEC 12113:2022, Information technology — Runtime 3D asset delivery format — Khronos glTF™ 2.0
ISO 32000-2:2020, Document management — Portable document format — Part 2: PDF 2.0
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at http:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1
Portable Document Format file
PDF file
contiguous stream of binary data that conforms to ISO 32000-2:2020
[SOURCE: ISO 32000-2:2020, 3.50, “this document” has been replaced by "ISO 32000-2:2020” in the
definition.]
3.2
glTF
3D asset delivery format
Note
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