mikekmx Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 typical AutoCAD....they make the simplest things insanely difficult. all useful info tho . something i often have to do, so will try the above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielk Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 typical AutoCAD....they make the simplest things insanely difficult. all useful info tho . something i often have to do, so will try the above i agree with you so much, its such a common task in 3d and they never make it simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Mather Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 i agree with you so much, its such a common task in 3d and they never make it simple. Actually Autodesk has a vertical product (Autodesk Inventor) that make this type of functionality quite trivial with Assembly Constraints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielk Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 (edited) does Inventor will be better for my job then autocad 3d? i design water system in 3d , im not designing parts i get them from manufactures or using symbol 3d shapes. i know inventor is more for designing parts. mechanical and others... at this thread you can see image of what im designing: http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?76817-How-to-render-a-region-without-the-background-.&referrerid=86588 let me know what you think ? by the way ,does inventor run faster then autocad 3d? thanks (couldn't send you p.m. your inbox is full.) Edited January 26, 2013 by danielk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikekmx Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 i think my prob is the same or very similar so hope you don't mind if i post in this thread. been drawing 2D at work. full-time for the last 6 years (electrical layouts), but now i'm in another job and 3D is much better. many times i want to place an object where a line and the surface of a solid intersect (place a part against a wall). i've got a few methods i use but none are ideal. any suggestions please? 1.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Intersection of 3D line and plane. http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Visual-LISP-AutoLISP-and-General/Intersection-of-a-3D-line-and-a-plane/td-p/864061 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikekmx Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Intersection of 3D line and plane. http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Visual-LISP-AutoLISP-and-General/Intersection-of-a-3D-line-and-a-plane/td-p/864061 thanks, i will have a play...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khama Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Seant that is supercool !! I use point filters a lot, this makes life even easier for me.:D8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEANT Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 I'm glad that the macros helped. They make life easier for me as well. I was sort of surprised that no one seemed interested. Thanks for your reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy111 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Well, I work in the .0001 tolerance range and ive found that eyeballing it works well most of the time. Just zoom a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielk Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 any lisp for solids? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEANT Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 any lisp for solids? Do you have specifics in mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzframpton Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Another way to do it, is to combine the OSNAPZ and UCS > View commands. OSNAPZ will lock objects on the current XY plane relative to their existing location. This allows you to use the UCS > View option to reorient the drawing plane so you can use traditional drafting methods to achieve the same results. Attached is a video: http://screencast.com/t/HrEdGa0N *EDIT* I just realized this is an old thread. My apologies but I'll leave the post as it may be useful to someone else lurking the boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy111 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 OSNAPZ dosent lock the object. It limits the snap to the current USC Z (1) or to the z of the object snap point.(0) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzframpton Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Tomato, tomahto.... Either way same results. Official definition here for the definition nazi's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEANT Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 I updated the command macros - listed in Post #10 of this thread - to be more compatible with any setting of the OSNAPCOORD system variable. OnlyX .yz;non;@; OnlyY .xz;non;@; OnlyZ .xy;non;@; OnlyXY .z;non;@; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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