TJ Posted August 25, 2003 Share Posted August 25, 2003 Hello!! I?m wanting to get advise on putting together technical drawings after I have developed a 3D model. I?ve been told to produce the technical drawings as a separate file to the 3D model; to me this sounds a bit time consuming. I want to produce the model first so I can see that it all works.... how then, do I take it from there and turn into tech drawings??? Thanks! Quote Link to comment
Bart Rammeloo Posted August 25, 2003 Share Posted August 25, 2003 It depends on the model, of course, but there are 2 usefull tools: You can make 2D and 3D sections of models, and you can use the Contours tool. Personnaly I prefer the Contours tool, but that's a matter of taste, I guess. Cheers, BaRa Quote Link to comment
the pang Posted August 25, 2003 Share Posted August 25, 2003 I like to develop the 3d drawings first. I make a new file for the tech drawings because it keeps the size of the file down but it isn't necessary. create a new layer and a new sheet then copy the part of the 3d to the new layer. Trace it for each view you want to see. When you trace it you have have more points to snap to. It is also easier to dimension 2d elements. I like to put my titles on a seperate layer at 1:1 scale, when I make a new layer (layer 1) I also create a new titles layer (layer 1 titles) this might work for you Quote Link to comment
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