2001 3D modeling and layouts

[ronPQGXS]

How was 3D modeling and layouts done in ACad 2001?

[CGBenner]

@ronPQGXS 

Welcome to the AutoCAD Forum.  Did you mean AutoCAD 2002?  Or 2000?  They skipped a 2001 release.  Personally, I was still doing 2D design in those days.

[cadffm]

Hi,

in 2001, version 2000i/2002 was the current version:

Layouts same as today, BUT WITHOUT ANNOTATION SCALES (started in 2008)

and shaded viewes are different. But the main thing is 1:1 the same.

 3D, 3D-Solids same as today, but since 2007 a lot improvement and features how to create these.

If I am right, some Mesh options are new , SWEEP for example, PressPull..As far as the finished file is concerned, there is no difference from 2001 to today if you open the file in a current version.

[paullimapa]

I assume when you say 2001 you are referring to the year and not the AutoCAD version since there was no 2001 version but 2000i

From my recollection many of the same tools were used until 2007 came out which introduced a new graphics engine and a number of old visualization tools were dropped or replaced to make way for the new. Now you can stretch solids by grip points and get various 3d views like conceptual. Also by around 2008/9 the viewcube was introduced that made 3d view positioning so much easier than before. Nothings really changed with layouts since paperspace was and still is used the same way 

[lovecraft]

I started using AutoCAD 2000 way back in 2000.  My method of building 3D models in model space has evolved somewhat since then, but the way I present 3D objects in layouts (paper space) hasn't really changed that much. Paper space has been around since at least R14 (Maybe even R12 or 13....not sure about that).

Basically, what you can do is set up a user-defined coordinate system in your paper space viewport that let's you view your object(s) from whatever perspective you choose.  Then, when you are satisfied with the direction from which you're viewing your model (after panning and rotating to an isometric view for instance or other type of view), you can save that as a named view, which can be recalled when necessary, re-establishing that viewpoint. Fill the screen any way you want in this named view, so that the 2D generated objects fill as much of your layout as you wish, then lock the viewport.  Then you can run the SOLPROF command and blocks of solid and hidden lines will be created in this 2D view.  At that point, what I have done is explode those blocks and switch those individual lines/arcs/splines/whatever to layers that are appropriate to my plot styles, in order to have them represented properly when plotting, or just viewing.

Does this clarify things for you?

Cheers, LC

[ronPQGXS]

My apologies to all.... looking at the "about" in the menu bar....it shows AutoCad 2002. A better question I think is this...I am seeing where in newer versions you can go into 3D modeling "space", build your 3d model and then in layout grab the particular views you want rather front, top, side and dimension from there. It doesn't seem to have that option "yet" in 2002. Any assistance on how I achieve this? 

[ronPQGXS]

My apologies to all.... looking at the "about" in the menu bar....it shows AutoCad 2002. A better question I think is this...I am seeing where in newer versions you can go into 3D modeling "space", build your 3d model and then in layout grab the particular views you want rather front, top, side and dimension from there. It doesn't seem to have that option "yet" in 2002. Any assistance on how I achieve this? 

[ronPQGXS]

sort of...lol...lets me know I have a lot more learning to do. LOL

Thank you!

[cadffm]

a View is a View, nothing else than a View!

In modelspace or in paperspace(viewports), you are using ZOOM PAN PLAN ORBIT to set up the view you like,

since decades. I don't know what magic button you saw.

Turn on your -TOOLBAR VIEW or start command VIEW, perhaps you are missing such basic command/options?

If not, share a screenshot/Link to show what you mean.

[paullimapa]

Yep no viewbase command back then which that’s available now

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=05k4p4IIXqo

[ronPQGXS]

@paullimapa .... Paul thank you! I'm glad you understand what I was asking. How do I build my 3d model in model space but then also build my 2d multiviews in model space so that it all shows in paperspace correctly. Have you figured out I'm having to re learn all of this? lol

[paullimapa · Accepted solution]

You just have to do it the old fashioned way. Build your 3d model change to the view you want use the View command to save the view. Then in paperspace use Mview command to create vports then go inside the vport and use View command to restore the view desired

[ronPQGXS]

wow....eehh... or just buy a newer version. LOL....thank you sir!!

[paullimapa]

glad to have helped...cheers!!!