3D Solids to 2D Drw.

[Roche]

Hello Everyone

 

I decided to join up this forums and share experiences and tips and get something that has been hovering my mind since I started using ACad 5 years ago.

 

I have always been a fan of 3d detailed presentations in 2d constructions drawings, like for example you need a detail that you simply can't show with normal elevation, plan, section etc. then I go ahead and make a 3d drawing. The problem is that when you add it on layout for presentation the drawing becomes very fat and ugly since it has 3d solids on it.

Ever since I found Sketchup this has been easier since it lets me export to DWG in 2d from Sketchup 3d models, but the problems is that modeling in sketchup sometimes not so accurate as modeling in Acad.

 

Someone knows a perfect tool or commnad for autocad that I just don't seem to find, where it lets you convert a perfect 3d sol dwg drawing to a 2d isometric drawing, from any orbit view.??

 

Thanks in advance.

[ReMark]

Various commands exist for making 2D representations of 3D objects in AutoCAD. These include FLATSHOT, SOLPROF and the combination of SOLVIEW/SOLDRAW. I think you would have to take some representative geometry and try out all three options and decide for yourself if one is more up to the task at hand than any other. Have you ever used any of these commands?

[Roche]

Hello

 

Yes, I have used SOLPROF... that quite makes it but I noticed that the drawing creates some more layers and you have to be in a layout to make it work, and you cannot place the 2d isometric view that you get on a top view, just like you have drawn a Isometric view on a Top View with XY without Z

 

I don't understand how Solview and soldraw work exactly I have tried them but find it a little to complicated, does this makes a 3D a 2D lines drawing or just presents the 3d Solid?

 

Thankn ReMark

[ReMark]

SOLVIEW establishes the "view" (top, bottom, right, section, iso, etc.). SOLDRAW is used to extract the 2D representation of every view set up with SOLVIEW. You have to be in a layout to use the commands. SOLDRAW will also create certain layers for hidden lines, dimensions and hatching using the name of the view as a prefix. Ex. - a view named TOP will have layers named TOP-HAT and TOP-DIM. Does that help?

[Roche]

O great,,

I have tried it know and it works out perfectly...

 

thanks

[ReMark]

I'm glad to hear you found something that works for you. You're welcomed.

[ReMark]

The visible objects for the named view will be shown on a layer designated with the letters VIS appended to it. In the example I mentioned above then the layer name would be TOP-VIS as opposed to just TOP. My mistake for not pointing this out previously.