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Create a Flattened View
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To create a flattened 2D view of a 3D model

  1. Set up the view of the 3D model.
  2. At the Command prompt, enter flatshot.
  3. In the Flatshot dialog box, under Destination, click one of the options.
  4. Change the color and linetype settings for Foreground and Obscured lines.
  5. Click Create.
  6. Specify an insertion point on the screen to place the block. Adjust the basepoint, scale, and rotation if necessary.

    A block is created consisting of 2D geometry that is projected onto the XY plane of the current UCS.