Problems with animations using key frames and other bugs

Question

To me, the current version of Acrobat 3D Toolkit (7.0.7) seems like a beta version -- unfortunately I payed the full price. Or maybe there are a few settings only set wrong on my system and someone can tell me how to correct this ...
++ Animations using key frames
According to the manual page 86:
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6. Ensure the time/frame line is positioned at frame 0, right-click over the time/frame line in the timeline, and then click Insert Key.
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I cannot get this context menu option (see http://www.vornweg.de/acrobat3d/no-insert-key-option.gif )
++ Empty and hence almost useless Animations Options dialog
The Animation Options dialog does not list any Sequence entries -- although there are sequences available, see http://www.vornweg.de/acrobat3d/empty-animation-options-dialog.gif.
++ Mixed up icon bars
Moving icon bars around can result in a complete mix-up of unusable icons, see http://www.vornweg.de/acrobat3d/mixed-up-menus.gif
++ Functionless Object Position toolbar
The object position cannot be set using the Object Position toolbar, the OK icon is deactivated all the time although the tick icon is darker green, i.e. supposedly active (see http://www.vornweg.de/acrobat3d/position-panel.gif
++ Missing things
Why is there no properties panel visible all the time, displaying the properties of the selected object and allowing to change properties (e.g. positions, angles etc.)?
Why is it impossible to view different trees at the same time (e.g. scene tree and animation tree)?
Why is it impossible to have different models open simultaneously? (E.g. to compare settings or even to copy properties/objects from one model to the other.)
Why is it impossible to create new folders in the scene tree? Imported folders are available, but for the scene management within Acrobat 3D I may have different requirements than the CAD designer had. (Also, I would like to put new objects in folders of my own.)
Why is tabbing not supported more extensively? E.g. All the different trees (Folders, Scene Tree, ...) could all be put into a single tabbed panel saving valuable space on my screen but still giving easy access to all items.
Why is there no Undo for camera position changes?
Why is there no Undo for material edits (e.g. applying a new material to an object)?
Why is it only possible to animate object movements, not the making visible/invisible of objects and changes of the camera position?
Why is it impossible to save object selections? Within a larger model it always is a lot of clicking to get the view required for certain actions.
Why are there a lot of different Display options available on-screen but when a scene is rendered into a file, Acrobat 3D uses the same display option all the time (i.e. Solid)?
Probably this list could be extended quite heavily. And some of these missing things may be time intensive to realize (and saved for future versions), others are comparably basics now-a-days.

Answer 1

I agree with the "beta" feel of the 3D Toolkit. I have been very frustrated getting animation to work well. Specifically, I made an animation that plays in Toolkit, imports and plays into Acrobat 3D, but does not play in Reader. It displays 3D and rotates, etc., but I cannot get the animaiton to play.
The contextural menu issue you see I see also. The menu appears, but without the "add Key Frame" item. I find that if I select an object, move it a bit, move it back, then the menu will appear. (at least sometimes I think) Pretty frustrating.