Isometric with border

[dean1040]

I'm new to this so please be patient. I am working in auto cad 09. I have an existing drawing in isometric. I need to put a border around it in plan view. I think that is worded right. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[ReMark]

The isometric should be in model space and the title block and border should be in a layout (formerly called paper space). You can handle that, right?

[dean1040]

Thanks, i'll try that. Like i said, i'm new to all this

[ReMark]

Welcome to the CADTutor forum dean1040.

 

Yeah, I was new to this once too...yesterday I think. Every day here I learn something new.

 

Glad you can join us. Hope you hang around and participate. Come back with any further questions and we'll do our best to help you out. Catch ya later, dude.

[MaxwellEdison]

Also click the Tutorials button at the top of the page. Or google "CAD tutorial". There are soem really well written ones out there that will help you build your knowledge.

[Strix]

let's just move this thread to its rightful home in one of the tech forums shall we?

[dean1040]

Thanks, that did it. I appreciate your help.

[ReMark]

Any time dean.

 

Another satisfied customer.

[dean1040]

my boss is having a problem, he can't use trim in autocad08. he is able to on his laptop, but he just got a new desktop. Is there a way to turn trim off and on ? The drawing is in isometric, i think that the lines he wants to trim are not actually crossing. Just want some input before i tell him my opinion.

[MaxwellEdison]

Just my $0.02

 

If you find yourself creating a lot of linework drawings in 3 dimensions or isometrics it is probably time to create the objects as 3D solids. After a bit of practice you can slap a 3D model together in at most half the time of the 2D linework.

[ReMark]

I agree with you dean re: the lines not actually crossing. Tell the boss to go back to being the boss and let you handle the CAD work. It will be a decision he won't regret.

[dean1040]

He just went to his laptop and everything worked. Then went back to his desktop and still can't get trim or extend to work. Are there any ideas about what to do?

[ReMark]

None that come to mind. Usually the "normal" editting commands work like a charm. I think it is a case of operator induced error. Catch my drift?

[MaxwellEdison]

Assuming for a moment that the boss isn't a blathering moron...(If he's reading this I am only kidding of course)

 

Perhaps the current UCS settings may have something to do with this mystery.