Moving 3d objects to touch face

[mikekmx]

typical AutoCAD....they make the simplest things insanely difficult.

 

all useful info tho . something i often have to do, so will try the above

[danielk]

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.

[JD Mather]

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.

[danielk]

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

[mikekmx]

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

[ReMark]

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

[mikekmx]

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......

[khama]

Seant that is supercool !! I use point filters a lot, this makes life even easier for me.:D8)

[SEANT]

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.

[Jimmy111]

Well, I work in the .0001 tolerance range and ive found that eyeballing it works well most of the time. Just zoom a lot.

[danielk]

any lisp for solids?

[SEANT]

any lisp for solids?

 

Do you have specifics in mind?

[tzframpton]

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.

[Jimmy111]

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)

[tzframpton]

Tomato, tomahto....

 

Either way same results. Official definition here for the definition nazi's.

[SEANT]

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;@;