SOLPROF 3D SE Isometric

[Nick@TE-Direct]

Whenever I bring over an SE isometric to a new drawing the prospective is all messed up. I can't get it to be seen in the SE iso. I am using autocad 2002. If anybody has some help with this I would appreciate it. Thanks

[ReMark]

Just how are you bringing it over?

[Nick@TE-Direct]

I have a 3d solid in one document, in that document under the layout I will do the solprof within a viewport. Once that is completed I freeze all layers except the PV and copy the image. Then when I transfer it do a new document with all of my views it comes in at an angle that is not similar to when I caopied it.

[Nick@TE-Direct]

anyone have an answer?

[ReMark]

Did you check the position of the UCS in the original drawing?

[Nick@TE-Direct]

the original drawing i made sure the model and the viewport were both in SE Isometric. Here is a screen shot of how the figure comes out.

[Guest]

Are you using the 'copyclip' -- (CTRL+C then CTRL+V) to bring over the drawing, or are you inserting it into the drawing? I belive this makes a difference...

[Nick@TE-Direct]

i am using the CTRL+C then CRTL+V

[Nick@TE-Direct]

This is driving me crazy I can not find any information on the net. I tried just making a basic solid and going through the solprof steps out of a book and when it comes to the pasting of the view in another drawing it is still coming in off. I don't get it.

[Nick@TE-Direct]

One thing I did see in a step by step setup of SOLPROF is after you have your 3D object in the SE Isometeric view to use the UCS comand New>View option to set the XY plane parallel to the view. Maybe that is wrong for me.

[Guest]

Just because your 'view' is set to SW ISO does not mean that your UCS is set to the same. You will need to set your UCS to the 'view'... From the Command Prompt: UCS --> VIEW.

This will set your UCS to what ever view you have set, including any custom views you can set using the 'VP' command.

In this case, if you are trying to 'copyclip, you will need to be in model space (not inside a viewport), set your view, then set your UCS to copyclip. When you switch to your new drawing, you can paste, and you should be all set.

[Nick@TE-Direct]

That's exactly what i needed to do and I stumbled upon it. The UCS view was the key to getting the view to come in correctly. That and being in model space.

[Morgan]

wow, I'd always had this problem. Awesome.

[autocad_designer08]

just in case you havent figure out the solution... if you want your copied solprof object to look the way it does in your original document, you must rotate it by 45 degrees horizontally and another 45 degrees vertically so to have it parallel with the top view... i have encountered same prob with you before....

[arjun_samar]

hi Nick@TeDiect,

i dont know what solprof is, big bro.. hmmm.

i'd like to ask what is solprof..

 

arjun

[ReMark]

Solprof

 

"Creates profile images of three-dimensional solids in paper space."

 

As taken from AutoCAD Help.

[ReMark]

From the excellent book AutoCAD 2007 3-D Modeling, A Visual Approach by Alan J. Kalameja re: Solprof:

 

"The Solprof command creates blocks made of wireframe objects based on the profile and edges of...3D solids."

 

It should be noted the Solprof command cannot be used within model space. You must be in a layout and using a viewport. Visible and hidden edges will be depicted, however, the user is given the option of depicting these edges in separate blocks. Two distinct layers will be created. They are PV-handle (depicts visible edges) and PH-handle (depicts hidden edges). AutoCAD will create these layers all on its own if they do not exist.

[arjun_samar]

From the excellent book AutoCAD 2007 3-D Modeling, A Visual Approach by Alan J. Kalameja re: Solprof:

 

"The Solprof command creates blocks made of wireframe objects based on the profile and edges of...3D solids."

 

It should be noted the Solprof command cannot be used within model space. You must be in a layout and using a viewport. Visible and hidden edges will be depicted, however, the user is given the option of depicting these edges in separate blocks. Two distinct layers will be created. They are PV-handle (depicts visible edges) and PH-handle (depicts hidden edges). AutoCAD will create these layers all on its own if they do not exist.

 

ok i'll try it.... thankss..