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Re: wysiwyg and perspective views...
« Reply #15 on: November 19, 2008, 03:31:52 PM »
Here's the same file, and what I did.
Chose the "angle" ucs.
set it to the current plan.
orbit and made the view perspective.
set the view like I want it.
Then set the ucs to world.
run the flatshot command.
The resulting block is in the back ground.
I am using acad2007. Will this make a difference, or is there some system variable I am missing?

BTW thanks to all,
Alex
Now switch to PLAN view and what do you see?

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Re: wysiwyg and perspective views...
« Reply #16 on: November 19, 2008, 03:38:01 PM »
The wierd part of the block is that it is 3D not 2d. I want to know how you were able to the perspective 2D block. I'm not doing something correctly. Or is it something that 2007 has problems with.

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Re: wysiwyg and perspective views...
« Reply #17 on: November 19, 2008, 03:41:24 PM »
I'm gonna guess that it's because the 3D model on the left is a block.  If I explode it then run FLATSHOT again the resulting block is 2D.
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Re: wysiwyg and perspective views...
« Reply #18 on: November 19, 2008, 04:01:28 PM »
Matt,

Yes you were correct, the solid objects on the left were a block. I exploded that, did the same procedure and the result was the same. It came up with a 3D block. I'm guessing it has to do with vanilla 2007.

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Re: wysiwyg and perspective views...
« Reply #19 on: November 19, 2008, 04:03:52 PM »
Matt,

Yes you were correct, the solid objects on the left were a block. I exploded that, did the same procedure and the result was the same. It came up with a 3D block. I'm guessing it has to do with vanilla 2007.
It would appear that way.  I'm using MEP 2008.
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Re: wysiwyg and perspective views...
« Reply #20 on: November 19, 2008, 04:19:59 PM »
Matt,

Yes you were correct, the solid objects on the left were a block. I exploded that, did the same procedure and the result was the same. It came up with a 3D block. I'm guessing it has to do with vanilla 2007.

I have vanilla autocad and have no problem creating perspective flatshots... :/

I was in the WCS when I made it (noticed someone saying it might've made a dif) and exported the flatshot block to a new file... opened the file, and wham, there was a perspective view, as I saw it before.

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Re: wysiwyg and perspective views...
« Reply #21 on: November 19, 2008, 04:26:49 PM »
Matt,

Yes you were correct, the solid objects on the left were a block. I exploded that, did the same procedure and the result was the same. It came up with a 3D block. I'm guessing it has to do with vanilla 2007.

I have vanilla autocad and have no problem creating perspective flatshots... :/
2009 though, right?
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Re: wysiwyg and perspective views...
« Reply #22 on: November 19, 2008, 04:34:54 PM »
I have another way but it does require betterwmf. I've used it for years to create images for documentation.

http://www.furix.com/products/betterwmf/

Get the model in the correct orientation, in perspective.

Invoke hide command.

Start Betterwmf. (Copies to clipboard, changes background to white, alters lineweights)

Paste special > autocad entities.

I get a really quick, flat set of acad lines.

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Re: wysiwyg and perspective views...
« Reply #23 on: November 19, 2008, 04:37:21 PM »
I have another way but it does require betterwmf. I've used it for years to create images for documentation.

What's wrong with the WMFOUT command??   :?
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Re: wysiwyg and perspective views...
« Reply #24 on: November 19, 2008, 04:43:26 PM »
No reason not to use wmfout in this particular case.

I'm that used to using bwmf... :oops:

I use the application because it crops the wmf to the extent of the entities (wmfout doesn't)

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Re: wysiwyg and perspective views...
« Reply #25 on: November 19, 2008, 04:44:49 PM »
Matt,

Yes you were correct, the solid objects on the left were a block. I exploded that, did the same procedure and the result was the same. It came up with a 3D block. I'm guessing it has to do with vanilla 2007.

I have vanilla autocad and have no problem creating perspective flatshots... :/
2009 though, right?

True story.

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Re: wysiwyg and perspective views...
« Reply #26 on: January 30, 2009, 06:45:05 PM »
SOLVIEW SOLDRAW around in R2004?

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Re: wysiwyg and perspective views...
« Reply #27 on: March 30, 2009, 02:54:07 PM »
SOLVIEW SOLDRAW around in R2004?

Ohhhh yeah!  Use them almost daily.  Drafting in R2K4 Mechanical here.......

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Re: wysiwyg and perspective views...
« Reply #28 on: March 30, 2009, 08:44:50 PM »
One way of getting a WYSIWYG perspective for any AutoCAD version (well except LT) is to plot to a DBX type file, then DBXIN - the downside is everthing is broken into small line segments.

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Re: wysiwyg and perspective views...
« Reply #29 on: March 30, 2009, 10:29:22 PM »
You guys are talking 'perspective'.

do you mean 'perspective' or isometric ??
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