![]() ![]() The 2D drawing view generated may not be close to the 3D drawing, so you need to move it closer if it’s created far off. Switch to the Top plane or the XY plane and you will be able to see the front view clearly like the image shown below. So simply click near the 3D view and press the enter key thrice and the view will be generated on the top plane. In this case, also the 2D drawing of the Front view will follow the cursor but instead of a clear geometry, it will appear like a line because geometry is created on the top plane and we are on the front plane. Select all the options from the Flatshot dialogue box just like in the previous example of the Top view and click on Create. Creating Front ViewĬhange your view to Front from the View cube or View drop-down menu so that the 3D drawing looks like the following image. In a similar way, you can make the other 2D views from the 3D drawing. You will see the 2D drawing of the Top view of 3D geometry is now created and it follows the cursor.Ĭlick at a point in the drawing area preferably above the 3D drawing top view and press Enter key thrice to accept all default values.Īfter adding the views my drawing looks like the following image. Select the “Include tangential edges” check box and click Create. Select “Insert as new block” in the Destination panel of the Flatshot dialogue box.ĭon’t change the properties of foreground lines and select the “Show” check box in the “Obscured lines” panel then change its color to green or anything else that you want.Īlso, change the linetype of obscured line to “Hidden” from the linetype option. Select the Flatshot tool from the expanded section panel of the Home tab or type FLATSHOT on the command line and press enter key. In my case, setting the view to the Top on the View Cube will make the 3D drawing look like the following image. ![]() In your View Cube set the current view to TOP so that the 3D part’s top view is only visible. Now that we know about the options of the Flastshot dialogue box let’s learn how we can use it to make 2D drawings using 3D. The last option is a checkbox mentioned as “Include tangential edges”.Ĭhecking this option will ensure that the tangential edges like fillets are also shown in the drawing, the following image shows the tangential edges clearly. If you want to show hidden lines then select the “Show” check box and change the color and Linetype of obscured or hidden lines from the drop-down menu. These are hidden lines present in 2D geometry. You can set the color and linetype of the main 2D view using this option. These are the visible lines which are projected on the Top plane (also called the XY plane) along the current view which you have selected. The third option “Export to a file” will export the 2D drawing to a new DWG file. The “Replace existing block” option will replace any block which you select with the 2D view created with the Flatshot tool. ![]() The first option in the destination panel “Insert as new block” will ensure that new 2D views generated using Flatshot will be inserted as a block in the current drawing. ![]() The “Flatshot” dialogue box as shown in the following image will open, let’s have a look at the options of this dialogue box. Select the FLATSHOT tool from the expanded “Section” panel of the “Home” tab or type FLATSHOT on the command line and press enter. Start AutoCAD and switch the visual style to “Shades of Gray” as shown in the following image so that the 3D model is clearly visible like the part shown above. This command can create 2D views like top, front, and isometric from a 3D model with just a few clicks directly in the model space.įor explaining this command I will use this sample 3D drawing as shown in the following image, you can make a similar 3D drawing or use your own 3D drawing to follow along. ![]()
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