rednour Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I do a lot of 3d drawings in AutoCAD 2008. Often I will move lines from a 2d drawing and find that some of the lines are now off the plane. For example I would like to lock my drawing on the xy plane and not have it on the z axis How do I prevent this from happening Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Controlling what plane your lines are drawn on requires the understanding and use of the UCS. Also make use of the UCS icon as a reminder of where you are in the realm of 3D at any given time. A visual hint is often a good reminder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednour Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 Appreciate the input. Althought I haven't verified it, I have been told that in Solidworks you can lock a specific plane for drawing. Is this possible in AutoCad?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Other than Ortho mode and Polar Tracking there is no command specific to constraining an object's creation or movement in a particular axis or plane in 2008. The Move gizmo was introduced in 2010 to allow the user to denote a specific axis or plane for the purposes of moving an object. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednour Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 Thanks, Kind of what I thought.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 I remember that a program called Accudraw had a command called Axis Lock. Maybe AutoDesk thought it had everything covered using existing commands. I suppose too you could use Grid and Snap but some people find their use too constricting. I guess you can't win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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