#Plot hidden line problem
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Dave,
This is Steve Huycke. Thanks for your message concerning our little
problem with trying to plot a surfaced model with the hidden line removal
option.
No, my students are not plotting from paper space. I haven't taught that
concept yet. They are working strictly in model space from a single
viewport. I hope that the paper space concept doesn't throw another monkey
wrench into the mix. I am preparing to present that concept next semester.
As I mentioned to Craig Sharp, I guess for now, we will just have to pull
double duty and issue the HIDE command within the dwg editor then go ahead
and plot our constructions with the hidden line removal option on.
Once again, thanks for responding.
Steve
Steve – I tried to retrace this thread on the off-chance I could contribute
something of value, but I couldn't; there is no thread to follow.
When you reply to a message, please use Compuserve's REPly option. If you are
using naked Compuserve, do this… when you read a message, you will see at
the bottom a msg from the system:
Press <CR> for next or type CHOICES!
Enter CHOICES and you get a menu of options, #1 of which is REPLY with same
subject. If you use this option, your reply will automatically be linked to
the original message in a "thread", which makes it easy for anyone to follow
the conversation.
Using Compuserve is much easier, by the way, if you use a front end like ATO
or Tapcis. I don't know ATO, but to reply to a message in Tapcis, simply type
R and you are ready to go.
One more little thing… many people don't download full messages, only the
headers. Someone who knows all the ins and outs of plotting hidden line views
might pick up on a thread with the subject "Plot hidden line problem" where
they might just skip over a thread called "AutoCAD". I changed the subject
on this thread and your reply to Dave T-L.
Dave
Dave, Thanks for your info on the use of Choices at the end of a message.
I've obviously never used it before, but it sure makes sense.
As far as not teaching Paper Space in the first course, that is just the
way we set up the curriculum.
The first course is simply a 2D course teaching basic command structure,
geometry creation and editing and plotting. No need for Paper Space at
this point.
The second course is 3D wire frame modeling and surfacing, again no need
for Paper Space.
The third course is 3D detailing from surfaced models. In this course we
also teach introduction to solids modeling. Once the surfaced wire-frame
models and solid models are created, the students must now be able to
"Extract" the engineering data to create the engineering dwgs from the
database. It is in this course that we first use the concept of Paper
Space and multiple viewport plotting.
Steve
Steve – I see. The guys I teach have drafting backgrounds, and, while they're
interested in all the stuff they can do in 3D, their bottom line is getting
it out on paper, so I thought we should cover paper space and plotting pretty
early on.
Regarding Compuserve and CHOICES! and all that stuff… if you are going to
be spending *any* appreciable amount of time here, I strongly recommend you
to get one of the Compuserve front ends: either Tapcis or AutoSIG. The latter
is free and can be downloaded from the IBMCOM Forum. Tapcis costs $79 but is
infinitely worth it. It's shareware, and you get to try it for 21 days before
you're expected to register it. Tapcis has its own forum here (GO TAPCIS) and
you can download an information file, the program itself, and a documentation
file.
The best thing about these programs is that they let you read messages, write
replies, and browse library files OFF LINE. If your usage doesn't change,
they will save you a bundle, although what usually happens is that people get
a look at all the other stuff there is here and end up spending the same
amount, just getting more out of it.
Dave