3d drawing

[vitolongo]

i forgot how to change cursor direction while drawing with ortho on. I want to toggle to another plane ........ alternate something?..........ctrl something? help also after i draw an entity i turn it into a block if i want to drag it around right?

 

[Guest]

i forgot how to change cursor direction while drawing with ortho on. I want to toggle to another plane ........ alternate something?..........ctrl something? help also after i draw an entity i turn it into a block if i want to drag it around right?

The command is ucs. type it in if you cant remember.

Bob

 

[vitolongo]

The command is ucs. type it in if you cant remember.

Bob

no while i'm in line command i want to change drawing xyz directions

 

[vitolongo]

no while i'm in line command i want to change drawing  xyz directions

 

[vitolongo]

no while i'm in line command i want to change drawing  xyz directions

I want to change the crosshairs orientation as I draw dynamically

 

[John Callaway]

Just click on the 3 point ocs icon in the standard toolbar. Click on the x,y,z points in the plane that you want to use.

JPC

 

[P.C.]

i forgot how to change cursor direction while drawing with ortho on. I want to toggle to another plane ........ alternate something?..........ctrl something? help also after i draw an entity i turn it into a block if i want to drag it around right?

Best way is to make 4 viewports --- top front side and perspective, -- if you forgot how, you can set UCS for each window after using the Viewports function to make four windows. After that, you can travel the windows while you draw, --- try i, you can allway's use the 'xy to change the hight in each window, ontop.

 

[P.C.]

Sorry -- first you make 4 new windows with the Viewports function. Then point to first top left and use the vpoint command, -- answer 1,0,0. then use UCS command and answer View for what UCS you want in that window. Continue with next, top right window, type vpoint and answer 0,1,0, then remember use the UCS function and answer view. go to bottom left type vpoint, answer 0,0,1, again use UCS and answer View. --- Now go to bottom right and either ask viewpoint 1,1,1 and UCS view for that. Now you can travel the windows with line command and a number others.

 

[Yorx]

no while i'm in line command i want to change drawing xyz directions

I want to change the crosshairs orientation as I draw dynamically

I believe what you are remembering is the isometric mode. If you type in snap -> s (for style) -> i (for isometric) you can then use ctrl-e to dynamically "switch" between 3 "apparent" planes. However, the drawing is still 2D. I am not aware of any such ctrl or alt commands that allow dynamic rotating of your ucs for 3D drawing.

 

[John Callaway]

I change the plane ( rotate) the ucs for 3D drawings all the time.

JPC