Hello, I'm new to the
forum, I'm a student and I take this opportunity to greet you and ask you my
questions and see if anyone can help me solve it, the question is:

 I have a 3D model of a
metal structure made with the help of Advance Steel, I need to generate the
blueprints of that model but for more than I searched on the internet and in
video tutorials I can not generate them, the last option that I have is to try
to make them in Autocad generating the views, but my problem is that when I
select the object it does not detect me as solid and therefore I can not
generate the views, someone knows if there is a command or some way to convert
that object into a solid or a Block to be able to manipulate it like I want?I really hope someone can help me and thank you for your time.
Al4n_rdz2016-12-14 20:05:10

If your model is a 3D mesh, there is a chance to convert it to a solid. But if it is only a wireframe, there is no automated way.  See also:http://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/3dconstruct-converting-a-3d-mesh-to-a-frame-construct-tip9711http://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/convert-surface-mesh-model-to-3d-solid-body-tip8183

Thanks for your answer and maybe it's very obvious or it sounds very silly my question, but I'm not very familiar with the program,  how can i check if my model is a mesh?  .. 

I like such models, I used it in many projects...

The question was, "How can I check if my model is a mesh?"  Do you have an answer or are you just here to talk about how much you like mesh models?

Hello Al4n_rdz, when in AutoCAD launch the command LIST on one of your 3D objects and get the answer of what the entity is.If it's a 3D "volumic" object the answer should be : 3DSOLIDIf it's a 3D wireframe or an other thing the answer should be 3DFACES or 3DMESHOn the other hand I think that you can dimension 3D wireframe directly in 3D.Please tell me ( us ) your method to generate your views ( on AutoCAD )."essayons" non, instead let us try and succeed.


philippe JOSEPH2016-12-15 07:45:52