Convert 2d to 3D

[mikeplumb]

Is there any easy way to convert or extrude a 2d drawing into 3d? If so could you please advise, I have a 2d plan drawing of a house layout and want it extruding 4.2 metres in the elevation.

Redards

Mike

[craigp]

It is possible using the extrude command.
The only thing is is that it would have to be drawn using polylines and they all must be joined. If you have joined all the polylines together then it will extrude to your required height.
To join the polylines select one of them and right click, now click polyline edit and select ALL other polylines. click OK.

Sorry if this is not explained simple enough for you to understand. Please get back if not

[mikeplumb]

yeah its all coming back to me now. The thing is they are regular lines, is there a way of turning them into plines? or would i have to manually redraw them as poly lines?

Thanks for the resonse

[craigp]

If you have time please search through the forums as there has been a post on the thing you require.

[craigp]

Right, Using the pedit command you can select all your wall lines and it will ask you if you would like to convert them into polylines, Type yes and press enter.

This should have now converted all your lines to polylines then you can join them using the same command and they will now be ready for extruding.

[Lazarus]

Sometimes i use the "Boundary" command (Draw-->Boundary) to create a closed area(polyline)wich i want to extrude.This usually happens to me when i try to use PEDIT but there are some lines overlaping,they are not joined and no matter what i do(Overkill,trying to clean out the drawing from excess lines)the PEDIT command doesn't work(0 segments added to a polyline).And the Boundary command works a charm.I just click within the area i want to extrude and it crates a polyline.2min job.

[craigp]

Very helpful post for me anyway as i draw 3D rooms up all day!
Thank You

[cuzzi]

Hi Mike.
What about the REGION command ?
I am not an expert but it works for me.