Getting back to 2D in Auto CAD 2010

[Marktuc]

I am working on a drawing for my bathroom and thought I would give 3D a try. While I had fun playing around with it I cannot get the drawing back to 2D. The cross hairs are red, green, red, and blue with the display in grey (I always use black for the display but cannot get it back to black). I did the whole drawing in model space, I guess this is way you guys place each part of a drawing in a view port in paper space? I have spent the whole day on my project and would hate to junk it. Is there any way of get the whole drawing back to my comfort zone of 2D? I deleted everything I did in 3D and did not copy any part. I know it is late so I would not expect a reply anytime soon. Thanks

[Dadgad]

So sorry to hear that you deleted the 3D.
No need to have done that.
If you open your VIEWS toolbar and select TOP it would have taken you back to your PLAN view, as seen in a 2D perspective, without the loss od the modeling which yo had done in 3D.
Do you have a >BAK file of the drawing perhaps ?
If so you should open that one, and see if you 3D is still intact there.

Do you have AUTOSAVE turned on?
If so do you know where your AUTOSAVE function saves drawings?
Do not save your drawing again right now, as it risks deleting the previous .BAK file which may be the one you want to use to get your 3D work back.

Cadtutor, the forum that never sleeps, it is coming up noon in Indonesia, and I am happy to help you right now, if you need help.

[Marktuc]

Thanks for the speedy reply. I went to 3D nav and selected top and yes it went back to the 2D plan. Sorry all of the 3D has been deleted. However the drawing is still in 3D because the cross hairs are still red, green, and blue. How do I get the whole thing back to 2D?

[Dadgad]

The fact that the crosshairs are tricolored only indicates that you are in a 3D visualstyle or that you have your crosshairs set to display that way (which clearly is not how you have them set).
How did you get to 3D navigation, with the viewcube?

Do this, type VIEW at your commandline, then select TOP from the preset views offered.

What visualstyle are you using?
Try using 2D Wireframe visualstyle.

[Dadgad]

Chect to see if your AUTOSAVE is turned on, and if so, the location of your
AUTOSAVE file folder, as displayed in the two images.

[Marktuc]

I got to 3D nav by right click on one of the tool bars (I'm in Auto CAD classic). I typed in view in the command line but it seems the drawing is still in 3Dhere is a pic of the X,Y,Z coordinates

[Marktuc]

here is the display settingsdisplay.GIFI tried selecting 2D model space but it defaults back to the 3D

[Dadgad]

After you type in VIEW the view manger dialog box will open, wherein you will want to select TOP, SET CURRENT and lastly OK.

[Marktuc]

Yes I do have autosave on and it is set for every 10 min like your pic

[Dadgad]

I don't see any need for you to be adjusting your drawing window color schemes right now.
This is not the problem.
Please read and follow my previous posts.