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    Active Member
    Posts: 9
    Registered: ‎05-26-2010

    Re: Flattening 3D to 2D

    02-23-2011 07:26 PM in reply to: bytown

    Accessed via the right click menu.

     

    (Edit: Wooops you're on a mac, hmmm I'm not sure how that works with macs)

    (Edit2: Entering properties in the command line should do it)

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    jdd285
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    Registered: ‎02-22-2011

    Re: Flattening 3D to 2D

    02-23-2011 08:14 PM in reply to: Watershape2

    ok so this is what i have done. i found a friend who has autcad 2008 .. opened the file and command: FLATTEN .... it worked for one file but not the other... I not sure why. any suggestions or anyone willing to try it out? also i would like to find out how to fix this problem without depending on older versions... 

    Thanks for all the help.

     lets keep trying

     

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    Registered: ‎10-14-2008

    Re: Flattening 3D to 2D

    02-23-2011 11:12 PM in reply to: jdd285

    Make sure that the contors you trying to flatten arent locked under your layer manager. I found that to be the case with the file you posted. 

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    jdd285
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    Registered: ‎02-22-2011

    Re: Flattening 3D to 2D

    02-23-2011 11:50 PM in reply to: Schmit01

    your correct. the layers were locked however, after unlocking them still could not get it to work.

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    Registered: ‎08-27-2008

    Re: Flattening 3D to 2D

    08-10-2011 11:23 PM in reply to: jdd285

    hey your file need to be unlocked then you can do the flatten

     

    ok

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    Re: Flattening 3D to 2D

    08-11-2011 01:22 AM in reply to: raajmath
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    ben_hmac
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    Registered: ‎04-07-2011

    Re: Flattening 3D to 2D

    08-11-2011 07:04 AM in reply to: jeff

    try exploding it while you are on the top view.

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    ben_hmac
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    Re: Flattening 3D to 2D

    08-12-2011 01:50 AM in reply to: ben_hmac

    what i suggested was only for MEP  3D objects. i saw your uploaded drawing and i would suggest you to make the start/end z elevation equal. i have tried it and it works (see attached). you have to spend some of your time since you cannot select all in one go so you have to select by group or each line.

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