Flatten command

[mgnrr007]

So, researching the FLATTEN command I see a post where ( ) commends the user looking for the FLATTEN command to "enjoy the discount" or something like that for using the MAC LT version. Not a very cool response I'm afraid. 

I would have no other need to have the FLATTEN command were the program to not generate 3D objects. Why do this? Why have isometric views at all in a 2D program? This does not instill customer happiness, at least in this customer, I'm afraid. 

Does anyone have any work-arounds to FLATTEN a file without this command?

I've attach screen shots of the "3D" views showing the problem.

cheers and thanks,

Megan

[maxim_k]

Hi @mgnrr007 ,

You can find the answer here:

How to flatten a drawing in AutoCAD Products and AutoCAD LT

Try for example the macro with MOVE command:

^C^C_UCS;;_move;_all;;0,0,1e99;;_move;_all;;0,0,-1e99;;

[pendean]

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@mgnrr007 wrote:

...I would have no other need to have the FLATTEN command were the program to not generate 3D objects. Why do this? Why have isometric views at all in a 2D program? This does not instill customer happiness, at least in this customer, I'm afraid. ...

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AutoCAD, regardless of variant and operating system version (that includes LT) is a 3D program: in LT creating true 3D objects and scenes have been turned off by Autodesk, but nothing else has.

AutoCADLT is not a 2D only program, it's just been hobbled to feel that way superficially to us users.

AutoCAD's FLATTEN does way more than just change the Z elevation of objects, it is designed to collapse 3D objects flat as well. If you need this latter option, nothing in LT through the 2024 version will ever do that sadly.

If you only need to move content to Z=0, PROPERTIES command is one manual way to do that more easily than others, or you can create a button macro as @maxim_k has so generously linked to in that article (just keep in mind it's never going to be fool-proof 100% of the time).

HTH

[mgnrr007]

Thank you

[paullimapa]

You can also try using the Change command on All objects and set Elevation to 0 and Thickness to 0 to see if that helps

https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACDMAC/2024/ENU/?guid=GUID-0D1BC415-5CDC-449D-8019-885F654FB1B5