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Subject: HOW TO PRINT 2D IN 3D

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BUSTERCHOPS


10 Sep 2008 04:39 PM

I am copying a 2d veiw and pasting to a 3d scetch plane then trying to print. The line weight defaults to one size and all angular lines are hatched. Any one know how to correct this?


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JACK

11 Sep 2008 03:30 PM
If you copy the geometry from a drawing and paste it into a sketch, the geometry will take on the graphic properties of the sketch.

What exactly are you trying to do? A picture would help.
BUSTERCHOPS


11 Sep 2008 04:29 PM
Jack there is an attachment showing an example. If you still can not see I will repost. I am pasting a 2d view to a 3d screen as an overlay on the 3d model. This is a common practice in automotive packaging development. Just a way to maintain all Pkg info in one place. Prints need to be made from the 3d screen. V4 was capable of printing in the correct line weights along with fills and font. V5 defaults to one line weight and no fill or font. Modifying the rasterization will correct he fill and font and correct the line weights but will pixelate the lines making them jagged. Thank you
GSAUN


12 Sep 2008 07:49 AM

Looking at your attachment it is still not easy to understand the end goal.  So you develop the package geometry, or at least parts of it (ribs, etc?), in 2d and want to overlay it on the 3d model?  When you say "print" are you saying drawing or just pictures with views?  My off-the-cuff remark would be that it is easier to make 2d (drawing) views of the 3d model and overlay your 2d package geometry over them.

Also, I believe that in 3d sketch mode, the line weights and types are kept, but when you exit it they default to a solid line type with the same weight (at least they do for us).


Gary Saunders
JACK

12 Sep 2008 11:59 AM

Like Gary, I don't understand the picture that was attached to the original post, so I'm not sure what you're trying to do.

Is it something like the picture below?:

If so, check out these tutoriald on how to use 2D images with the Sketch Tracer tool

http://www.cadenv.com/Tutorials/catia_tutorials/Catia.htm






BUSTERCHOPS


17 Sep 2008 12:09 PM
Thanks guy's sorry I have been out of the office. Jack the example you sent is a print inserted onto a sketch plane. I do not have a license to bring one in to test but I am assuming the end result will still be poor. Basically all I want to do is "Print" a screen form 3D. As is, straight lines print clean, curves are pixilated as my example shows. Printing with the rasterization toggled cleans up the Crvs but Catia defaults all the line weights to one thk. Any 3D fills used are surfaces which are also then lost as are the text within them. V4 was capable of printing from 3D cleanly. A lot of the files are .model that we are bringing into V5 and the future is V5 .dwg but for now making a DWG for every 3D is something we did not want to have to do. Thanks for the help. MJ
JACK

17 Sep 2008 04:11 PM

I still don't understand what it is you want to print.  But, if you just want to print the 3D image on the screen, use File + Print. (it sounds like you might be using Image + Capture ?)

File + Print works differently when printing drawings and 3D parts/assemblies. Drawings are printed by processing the drawing to create actual plot data. 3D parts & assemblies are printed based on the screen image itself. If the screen resolution is poor, the print will be poor also.

To improve the quality, you might want to make the 3D as big as possible before you print it, Also, you might want to try different text fonts. Also, try changing the screen resolution on your computer settings.

If none of those provide the quality you want, you could make a drawing and use the ISO VIEW to project the 3D onto the drawing. Now you can change line types and line thicknesses and get good quality prints.

 

 

JSTRAWN


18 Sep 2008 08:08 AM
Capture your image using Vector Mode rather than Raster Mode. This will avoid the pixellation.

Jim Strawn
Cessna Aircraft Co.
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