DIW_HDsupply Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Working through totorials in Aubin Master Series MEP 2011, pg 515 requests the user to type "FLATTEN" at the command prompt. I'm familiar with the command, but MEP 2011 says Unknown command "FLATTEN". Press F1 for help. How do I INSTALL the "FLATTEN" command? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanjt Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Install Express Tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIW_HDsupply Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share Posted February 28, 2011 2 months ago I did not have admin rights so i usedmenu load... is this the problem? I do not and will not have admin rights, is there any way to correct this without unloading and "Installing"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBox Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 If you do not have admin rights, and require Express tools to be installed, then contact your IT department, and/or (CAD) Manager/Supervisor. Admin rights are not needed for menuload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 So who has admin rights and where is your installation DVD? Express Tools can be installed from the DVD without uninstalling / reinstalling MEP 2011. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzframpton Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Rule of thumb... *cough* DO NOT USE THE FLATTEN COMMAND ANYMORE.... *cough* Use the FLATSHOT command instead. FLATTEN is extremely inaccurate and outdated. But if you want to take a 2D snapshot of anything MEP, then you have to first convert the AEC objects to solids. Do this by using the CONVERTTO3DSOLIDS command. FLATSHOT only picks up solids, not AEC Objects or meshes. *Tip* I belive ConvertTo3DSolids is a command line only activated tool - no icon, no ribbon, no menu selection. If you just type CONVERTT and hit the Tab key it will autofill the command as a quicker way to access the tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIW_HDsupply Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 I will use Flatshot when needed, but value the express tools for other things. I had to get help desk to temporarally give me admin rights. Once that was done I went to the Add/remove programs in the control panel and modified my AutoCAD MEP installation to include the Express Tools. Then promptly after help desk reduced me to a power user. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzframpton Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 ET's definitely has some nice additions but FLATTEN is something I personally will never use again for 3D solids. FLATSHOT is far superior in accuracy and functionality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idllc Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Have tried just using the section / elevation tool under the annotation section of the tool palette? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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