Tracing 3D objects with snaps

[cadboi08]

Hey

 

When tracing 3D objects in say a side view, how can you make it just snap to the points rather than on a 2D plane?

[Cad64]

Tracing 3D objects?

[totzky]

Hey

 

When tracing 3D objects in say a side view, how can you make it just snap to the points rather than on a 2D plane?

 

By adjusting your ucs to that view?

[cadboi08]

I mean, I have 3D objects in model space. I'm trying to snap from one point to another but it snaps along the UCS plane, creating a 2D polyline in the end.

 

I just want to be able to draw a polyline from a few of these endpoints (the two circled for starters) and then some others across the x/y/z planes.

[Cad64]

If you draw with a LINE or a POLYLINE, then yes, you will be restricted to your current XY plane. Try drawing with the 3DPOLYLINE.

[cadboi08]

If you draw with a LINE or a POLYLINE, then yes, you will be restricted to your current XY plane. Try drawing with the 3DPOLYLINE.

 

Thank you very much. Didn't even know that existed

[Patrick Hughes]

Sounds like your problem is solved but for future reference you might want to look at and experiment with point filters (.x, .y, .z .xy ....of)

[cadboi08]

Thanks I'll look into that when I have some time.

 

A similar problem.

 

I have a 3d model and would like to generate a plan from it. How can I trace all the 3d objects onto the same plane in 2d space?

 

By default, it draws on a plane (according to the UCS direction) but starting from the first point that I snap to at the start of each polyine, so I end up with all these polylines that I can't trim and extend etc. as they're on a different plane. I want everything that I trace to be on the exact same plane.

 

Hope that makes some sense. Thanks

[Cad64]

Have you tried using the FLATSHOT command? It doesn't require any tracing. All linework is generated by the command. http://www.augi.com/publications/hotnews.asp?page=1443

[cadboi08]

Cheers. Flatshot seems to work fine, just one layer at a time. Thanks