View setup

[Lt Dan's legs]

I'm new to 3d drawing. How can I setup my screen like this?

[ReMark]

You can use the Viewports command.

 

Number of viewports: four.

Setup: 3D

 

Change view and Visual style options are up to you.

 

Pick the Fit option once you are back in your drawing.

[Lt Dan's legs]

I can't believe I missed that. Thank you!

[SLW210]

If you want to make the viewports into 2D drawings use SOLVIEW to start your setup, then to create 2D use SOLDRAW and SOLPROF depending on what you need.

[ReMark]

I would have agreed with the above post in the past because that's the way I used to do it too but I tried and tested two new (for me anyway) ways and I think they might come in handy for the majority of the people here who desire to go from a 3D object to creating 2D views. One way is via the FLATSHOT command. The other way is via the SECTIONPLANE command. Let me know if either of these interest you. I have a PDF that explains the procedure. And "no" I am not the author.

[SLW210]

I aint a changing my ways, I sometimes will do it the ReMark(able) way, I can just do so much so fast with SOLVIEW, especially using SOLPROF I can quickly do 2D views of a single part in the 3D model, also a point, that I like, which may not suit everyone is SOLVIEW creates layers for each view. As my current scope of work has changed from what I have done in the past, I maybe using FLATSHOT more than in the past.

[ReMark]

Ah yes, SOLPROF. Yep, use that too.

 

SLW210: Do you use FLATTEN at all for creating 2D views? I keep forgetting it has that capability and think only to use it when someone asks how to get all their linework back to a Z-elevation of 0.

[SLW210]

I have found FLATTEN to not work very well for setting all to Z=0, I have a button,

^C^C_UCS;;_move _all;;0,0,1e99;;_move _all;;0,0,-1e99;;_chprop;_all;;_thickness;0;;^M;

Works a lot better.