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Creating a sketchy visual style for 2D plans

Anonymous — Mon, 22 May 2017 14:32:42 GMT

Hi All,

I'm trying to give my 2D cad plans a sketch / designer feel, ive added a £d visual style but then it plots as a raster (in colour & Poor quality). can you create a new 2 D visual style with Jitter?

Thanks All.

Re: Creating a sketchy visual style for 2D plans

pendean — Mon, 22 May 2017 14:46:39 GMT

like this perhaps http://www.cad-notes.com/creating-sketch-from-your-autocad-drawing/

Re: Creating a sketchy visual style for 2D plans

imadHabash — Mon, 22 May 2017 14:49:51 GMT

Hi,

maybe you should adjust the object properties directly.i suggest to follow this AKN article that it could help.

Re: Creating a sketchy visual style for 2D plans

Anonymous — Mon, 22 May 2017 14:58:34 GMT

Hi, I tried this but it plots as a raster image and in colour too. I don't really want to change my plotstyle table for this...

any other advice greatly received.

Re: Creating a sketchy visual style for 2D plans

Anonymous — Mon, 22 May 2017 14:59:54 GMT

this wants me to change my style table...any other, more efficient options?

thanks for your time

Re: Creating a sketchy visual style for 2D plans

pendean — Mon, 22 May 2017 15:47:47 GMT

Sadly that's the free method in AutoCAD. The other tip is also free.
AutoCAD Architecture, a vertical variant, offers a better ability called Napkin Sketch if you want to subscribe to another version https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-architecture/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2017/ENU/AutoCAD-Architecture/files/GUID-DCF352FC-E0E9-4CC6-835E-B678BB2B5A95-htm.html

otherwise you will need to purchase a 3rd party software like http://www.cadsketch.com/ or are nimble with and already have Adobe Illustrator https://medialoot.com/blog/create-a-convincing-hand-drawn-effect-in-illustrator/

Good luck.

Re: Creating a sketchy visual style for 2D plans

Anonymous — Mon, 22 May 2017 16:51:03 GMT

Never could understand making a precise drawing look cr4ppy.

Re: Creating a sketchy visual style for 2D plans

Anonymous — Tue, 23 May 2017 06:53:52 GMT

Haha,

I have two different types of client...

the detail and construction side which definitely calls for a precise line drawing.

and the visual client - likes to look and sign off pretty pictures!

thanks

Re: Creating a sketchy visual style for 2D plans

Anonymous — Tue, 23 May 2017 22:28:31 GMT

Are you showing him the cost difference in precise and cr4ppy?? I've never had a client choose expensive cr4ppy over cheaper precise.

Re: Creating a sketchy visual style for 2D plans

Anonymous — Wed, 24 May 2017 09:39:24 GMT

No, its to help the client understand the visual aspect of the detailing, a little more artistic / aesthetic. some of our clients cant read detail plans and elevations.

Cr4ppy is not the word I would use... artistic maybe.

Thanks

Re: Creating a sketchy visual style for 2D plans

pendean — Wed, 24 May 2017 13:05:26 GMT

Randall, it's "artsy", some people like that, let it go my friend LOL

Re: Creating a sketchy visual style for 2D plans

dieters — Wed, 24 May 2017 13:11:43 GMT

My neighbor is an architect and he sometimes prints out a clean copy to use as an underlay for his sketch. It's got an amazingly authentic look! 😉

Dieter

Re: Creating a sketchy visual style for 2D plans

Anonymous — Wed, 24 May 2017 16:48:53 GMT

Oh I let it go long ago, but still don't understand it.

And call it what you like, "artsy", "authentic", whatever, its still cr4ppy, and worse its COUNTERFEIT cr4ppy, a pretense, a sham.

Re: Creating a sketchy visual style for 2D plans

Anonymous — Sun, 28 Jan 2018 08:06:20 GMT

I used the sketchy visual style for my planning drawings, I was able to print it (black and white) by overriding the viewport layer properties. I also printed it as a pdf and then coloured it up adding shadow etc through photoshop.

Re: Creating a sketchy visual style for 2D plans

dieters — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 14:03:25 GMT

Good point, Sam. Color is visceral and stimulating, and a sketchy style can convey that a design is still not finalized, which can be an important underlying message.

Dieter

Re: Creating a sketchy visual style for 2D plans

ToddHarris7556 — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 16:12:40 GMT

I realize this is an old thread, but this debate occasionally surfaces in the Inventor / Fusion 360 forums as well.

One very real part of the design process that many folks might not be aware of is concept design.

At this stage, many of us rough out forms using our 'precise' tools, but we intentionally want to keep the focus on proportions, features and ideas. The last thing we want is to get hung up on details by showing a client a 'precise' drawing. There's very real value in being able to show a 'sketchy/artistic' rendering at this stage.

For those of us using Fusion/Inventor, it's a bit of a clutzy workflow at the moment. The choice is to either use some conceptual tool to rough out forms, which then get thrown away when we start detailing, or start off with our detail tools and try to figure out ways to 'sketchify' the output. AutoCAD at least has line styles.

Re: Creating a sketchy visual style for 2D plans

dieters — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 17:51:28 GMT

Hi Todd,

I completely agree with your perspective on the role of the "sketchy" visual style. I once had an interesting conversation with a Russian architect, who suggested that what AutoCAD was missing was a "fat pencil." In other words, AutoCAD demands more precision in the design process than desired at that stage. There are a variety of ways to approach the challenge of design versus documentation. But to your question, my best suggestion is to continue this conversation on forums focused on Fusion/Inventor workflows, specifically on how you want Autodesk facilitate your workflow and exactly why (think "use cases" that will help us prioritize your requests).

Best wishes,

Dieter

Re: Creating a sketchy visual style for 2D plans

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 14:32:45 GMT

Hi Sam, I know this is an old thread but this is exactly what I’m trying to do, is it possible to give me some pointers of how you do it please?

thanks