bkoy Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 i want to know how to plot a 3d object into a real picture i'm using uctocad 2002 version. thanks:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Not sure here but are you asking how to plot a 3D object? What do you mean by "smooth result"? Did you do a plot and find the results unsatisfactory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelStalker Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 I too am having a problem with 3d plotting. I select gouraud shading but when I do the print preview the shading is gone and it does not print with the shading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 NoelStalker: Hmmm....I have 2004 and 2007 loaded so I am either side of 2005. Using 2004 I go to the Plot Settings tab, right hand side, and find Shaded Viewport Options. Under that it says Shadeplot. I have "As Displayed" showing in the box. When I click on Preview it is shown shaded. I also select Gouraud shading just as you did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 bkoy: You also say "a real picture". Did you apply materials? Did you then do a Render? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelStalker Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 ReMark - thanks so much. This fixed the problem! Have a great day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Your welcome Noel. Glad to be of some small service to a fellow CAD user. Have yourself a sparkling one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkoy Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 yes i do apply materials and do a render. but when im going to print it in a paper space or in a tracing paper the result is unsatisfactory. i'm using autocad 2002 is this normal in a version like this? thanks soo much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 When rendering in a window the output can be set to Draft, Low, Medium, High or Presentation. When printing a coated paper would seem like a much better choice than tracing paper. What type of printer are you using? I think 2002 would be just as capable of a good render as 2007 or 2009. Certainly, there are a number of variables that can affect output. What are you producing a render of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 This might be of interest to you as well: AutoCAD settings that affect 3D output. DISPSILH – Display Sihouette This setting affects the results of the Hide command. A setting of 0 displays tessellation lines. A setting of 1 suppresses tessellation lines. FACETRES – Rendered Object Smoothness This setting affects both rendering and hide results. The default setting is 0.5. The max setting is 10. A lower setting results in a quicker render time but rounded edges will appear as a series of straight segments. A higher setting results in a longer render time but rounded edges will appear much smoother. ISOLINES – Contour lines per surface This setting affects the wireframe view but not the Hide or Render commands. Settings can range from 0 to 2047. The default setting is 4. SPLINESEGS – Segments in a Polyline Curve This setting controls the number of segments in a polyline curve. The settings range from 0 to 32767 with the default being 8. The higher the setting the smoother the appearance is of a rendered curve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocturne00 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 You did use Render(RR) first right? then output it as jpeg using Saveimg command(tis the best way I think rather than saving as bmp or Tiff format). then print the output Jpg file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkoy Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 thanks for the tip man..it can solve the probs. im producing residential houses. i hope this time my client can really amaze the output. thanks god bless yall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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