|
So you need to to convert that really cool 3D view
into just lines or polyline entities on a single plane
do you? No problem, just follow along
with the following description of how to do just
that! This trick works with mixed results
for turning text into editable objects also.
These methods
allow users to "flatten" 3D objects and leave the
existing 3D entities alone.
The first method is to use the standard WMFOUT
command. This command allows users to select
entities from the current drawing and convert them into a WMF file.
The command will also retain the entities
relation to the current view and
retain whether or not the Hide command was issued.
Issue the WMFOUT command and after naming the new WMF file,
select the entities that you need to translate into 2D polylines.
Nothing will be deleted or modified in your
current drawing.
Open a new file and issue the WMFIN command. Select
the WMF file that you
just created. You
will now be inserting a block that can be exploded into just 2D polyline
entities. If you explode the entities again,
they will be simple lines.
Don't forget to use the Hide command before creating the WMF file.
All of the exploded entities will remain on
the layer that the WMF file was inserted on and have the color attribute of
the original layer color, not "ByLayer". Edit your
Layer properties for each item as needed.
If you are "flattening" 3D objects, you can scale
the inserted WMF block using
the Reference option of the Scale command
to replicate their original size.
A second method is to set up a printer for the
creation of a DXB file. Print your 3D view as a DXB
file and then use the DXBIN command to insert the
DXB file into AutoCAD. The entities
can only be inserted into your file as line
entities and at the 0,0,0
origin. This method is nowhere near
as good as the WMF trick, but has some advantages
depending on your use.
|
