3d Questions

Hi everybody,

I am looking for the right procedure to take an object drawn in 2d elevation i.e a door, give it thickness (width) and other details and incorporate it back to a plan w/ elevation 200+ and set at SOUTH EAST viewpoint.

Some door required clear or frosted glazing ... are there any routine for such application???

Are there also alternative to 3dface for irregular shapes made up of 4+ straight lines at various angles but all lying on the same plane???

Thank you very much.

Nicolas. :)

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I'm afraid I'm not too good with 3D so can't help with any further points

I'm not all that good with 3D myself, if on the odd occasion i try and can't get it right i tend to go to this forum "http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=20" as that's where all the people who know about 3d tend to look

EDIT:

Never mind, this thread got moved to the 3d forum while i was typing above statement

I've moved your question to the "3D Modeling & Rendering" area.

There is no automatic way to go from 2D to 3D. You will just need to learn the commands and procedures in order to create and manipulate 3D objects.

Objects, like a door, can be given thickness using Extrude or Press/Pull.

The user can look at and work with an object in all the normal views (front, back, top, bottom) as well as NE, NW, SE and SW isometric. There are toolbars for this and for orienting the UCS that will make doing this fairly straightforward.

You might want to consider picking up an after-market AutoCAD book specific to working in 3D. One that I would recommend is by Alan J. Kalameja, published by Thomson/Delmar Learning entitled, AutoCAD 2007 3-D Modeling, A Visual Approach. This excellent book comes with a CD of drawings that are referenced throughout the book.

Objects, like a door, can be given thickness using Extrude or Press/Pull...

You can also adjust thickness using the command THICKNESS, or in the thickness field of the properties dialogue window.

By the sounds of what you want i would advise you orientate your ucs and then draw a 2D rectangle in the correct position and extrude to the thickness you require.

If your unsure how to change a UCS just yell.

Cheers

You can also adjust thickness using the command THICKNESS, or in the thickness field of the properties dialogue window.

Me too!I always use thickness for 3d as i can get.Coz it will be reduce memory and error.

I am trying to draw 3D in AutoCAD LT. What to do?

I am looking to drawing box and cylinder

LT doesn't support 3D I'm afraid.

Thanx for ur reply.

How to change dimension unit from mm to m?

It depends how you mean- you can either SCALE 0.001 or use the command UNITS, but I don't use these commands much- hopefully someone else will be along shortly.

Also, you will get a better response if you post a new thread for your questions.

When you click on Format > Units what is shown under Length: Type?

Format is one of the pull-down menus at the top of your screen.

it's easier if you just get some 3d doors from free sites and scale them to your drawing.. that's what i usually do, but when i have time, I love desinging doors using 2d and then extruding them to the size i want.

NOTE to Cad64 :

Is this your job ? like did u do this -->

Mt Vernon Memorial Park Luke Mosaic Private Mausolea ???

if so, OMG that is AWESOME

Thanks Cad-Lover. Yes, that render was done for work. I don't get to do as much of it as I would like, but every once in a while the client will ask for a photo simulation of what their new project site will look like. That's when my job becomes fun.

Thanks Cad-Lover. Yes, that render was done for work. I don't get to do as much of it as I would like, but every once in a while the client will ask for a photo simulation of what their new project site will look like. That's when my job becomes fun.

Well it's OMG, I wish i can learn more and do what you do.. I love your work.

Thanks again. It just takes practice. Lots and lots of practice and trial & error to find out what works and what doesn't. The more you do it, the better you will get and the easier it will become.

And you can always ask questions here in the forum if you get stuck.

ok that's great

thanks again

Now I am working on a two story house in revit... college is getting harder, sketches, assignments, AutoCAD drawings and now revit...

thanks for being there.. if i get stuck i'll come here and knock on your doors.

For best results, be sure to post your questions in the appropriate forums. Autocad 3D questions can be posted in this forum, but Revit questions should be posted in the Revit section, Sketchup questions should be posted in the Sketchup section, 3DS Max questions in the Max section, etc.

ok i'll do that and try my best to always post my questions in the appropriate place..