jaseweil Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 I feel a little silly asking this... Is there a way to view extrudes with a dashed line or a fill style. I only have the option of a line drawing (no dashed lines) I can change the line color but that is all. I want to represent a beam that I built as an extrude on a plan as a dashed line (representing that it is above the section cut of the plan), there must be a way to do this, however I have been unable to figure this one out. Any help would be most welcomed. Thanks, Jaseweil Quote Link to comment
grant_PD Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 attributes panel controls you dash styles, lineweights, colors, etc. Quote Link to comment
jaseweil Posted May 16, 2006 Author Share Posted May 16, 2006 Yes, I know that attributes panel controls dash styles and fills, but my problem is that when I change those attributes with an extruded object I do not get a dashed line in my wire frame drawings. If I double click on the extruded object to modify it, it shows as a dashed line, but when I go back to the overall plan that I am working on it shows it as a solid line. Quote Link to comment
Robert Anderson Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 jasewell, 3D wireframe doesn't support our dashed lines, which are considered a 2D attribute. However, you can simulate the look of dashed lines using a patterned pen, which does support 3D. Quote Link to comment
jaseweil Posted May 16, 2006 Author Share Posted May 16, 2006 Thanks Robert that works pretty well. How come one can use a patterned pen with an extrude but not a patterned fill? Quote Link to comment
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