I've been asked by @AutodeskHelp on Twitter to post this in the hope that there's a solution
The attached file shows the problem.
If you rescale a block using it's properties. Then use FLATSHOT to generate a view (2D or 3D). The rescaled block reverts back to it's original dimensions
In this instance it could have resulted in a services hole being cut in the wrong place in a S/S top, but I imagine it could be a more costly mistake in different industries
Any fixes
Regards
Hi,
welcome @forums.autodesk.com !
Can you upload your drawing and let us know, what AutoCAD version and servicepack you are using?
The JPG is not a file that helps us to see what object types you have in your block/your drawing.
- alfred -
Hi
I will do shortly, but I had somebody elese check it out and it's not just me, I'm sure you can replicate the problem
It's AC2013 (where do I find the Service Pack info?)
Russ
Hi,
>> It's AC2013
Do you mean AutoCAD 2013 or ACA2013 (AutoCAD Architecture)?
>> where do I find the Service Pack info?
Start AutoCAD, run command _ABOUT ==> there you (should) see the exact version (and so the servicepack) that is installed
- alfred -
My experience with FLATSHOT (and I use it frequently), is that it can not be used to project non-uniformly scaled 3D blocks. If there's a solution, I'm unaware... sorry
Hi again
It's AutCAD 2013 SP2
Attached file indicates the problem
Hi,
>> it can not be used to project non-uniformly scaled 3D blocks
Yep, none-uniform scaled blocks are not evaluated correct, the projected result looks like the block was scaled uniformly.
BUT I had no problem that any block (the original 3D block, that is how I understood the question) was reverted to it's original scale after running the command. So I guess I need the drawing.
My sample is attached.
>> I'd hoped for better when I parted with over £4000
What do you want to do with that geometry? There are more methods to get a 2D visualisation of a 3D-object, but it depends on what your goal is!
- alfred -
Well in this particular example I was trying to illustrate to a client what his rear counter would look like by using a generic block and rescaling to the size of the coffee machine he was buying, rather than drawing another block
Also, I had planned to generate a manufacturing drawing indicating the services ports under said coffee machine
(It was the fact that when I saw the coffee machine didn't cover their positions that made me notice flatshot doesn't work correctly)
Hi,
>> Also, I had planned to generate a manufacturing drawing
You might try command _VIEWBASE instead (>>>details<<<).
- alfred -
In this particular example, you could apply the same scale to the projected block as you applied to the original block and the results in TOP, FRONT, LEFT etc views would be the same as if FLATSHOT had projected the scaled block properly. Unfortunately, this is not so easy when projecting a non-orthogonal view.
Ahh, this looks interesting
I'll have a proper play later but it certainly handles the scaling correctly
Is there any way to get the projected views disassociated with the model and back into model space so that I can let people have 2D information withough giving 3D constructional information away?
Thanks for this
Russ
Hi,
>> Is there any way to get the projected views disassociated with the model and back into model space
Start command _EXPORTLAYOUT and you get a new drawing based on the (visible) content of the layout.
- alfred -
(Sorry for replying and then deleting the post - I answered the wrong post)
That would be a workaround, a little fiddly since I'd have to flatshot the coffee machine (scaled) on its own and then the counter on which it sits (unscaled) and then re-combine them
But it would work.
Thanks
Russ