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LARRY · Guest

When using Dview is ther a way to hatch the resulting view.
I thought you always needed to hatch when you section a solid.

OLD-CADaver · Guest

Hatching sections is annotation, and we place all annotation in PS.

Dean Saadallah · Guest

DVIEW generates a 3D visualization tool: BHATCH is a 2D drafting function.

What version and flavor of AutoCAD are you using?
What kind of view are we looking at?

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LARRY · Guest

I am using vanilla acad 2005.
I do annotate in PS but how do I hatch my section view
which was made with Dview.
I used to use Solview and Soldraw but was told Dview was better.
Because it wprks with blocks and xref's.

OLD-CADaver · Guest

In PAPERSPACE use FREEFORM HATCH from the HATCH command. When it asks you to select objects, press enter. It will ask you if you wish to retain the polyline boundary, I don't. Then you just use osnap to pick the intersection of the hatch boundary.

Here's an example lisp routine I have for checke3d plate.

(defun c:HAchk ()
(command "-layer" "m" "grtg" "")
(command ".hatch" "chkpl" "1." "0" "" "N")
)

LARRY · Guest

Could you explain FREEFORM HATCH I dont see that option
and cannot find it in help.

OLD-CADaver · Guest

Old term from long ago. It means you don't select object to hatch, but rather pick points that will define the limits of hatch.

Enter the HATCH command. When it asks you to select objects, press enter. It will ask you if you wish to retain the polyline boundary, I don't. Then you just use osnap to pick the intersection of the hatch boundary

LARRY · Guest

I am still not getting it
This is a dview of a solid object in modelspace
in paper space I made a viewport and used Dview
to clip the view in the middle (section view)
back in paperspace I am trying to hatch the resulting view
Acad wont let me pick an internal point
(picks viewport boundarys)
nor does it allow me to pick objects.

LARRY · Guest

Thanks for your replies
I think I understand what you mean.
But for now drawing out the bounderies would be
too time consuming. So i think Solview and Soldraw
are still my best options.

OLD-CADaver · Guest

NO, try it. unless you have a massively complicated section, it's really very easy.

OLD-CADaver · Guest

You DO know that you can osnap to modelspace elements from paperspace, don't you?

LARRY · Guest

Yes, I do know that what I can't
seem to snap to is a interior part of a pipe tee
at the junction of the outlet. I do appreciate your help
I am always looking for better ways to do things.
From another thread you mentioned that solview and soldraw were
outdated. I can't post the drawing I am refering too.
But it doesn't seem like dview will work for this particular
instance. I will keep it in mind though and i am glad
that I explored this option for it may come in handy
in the future.

OLD-CADaver · Guest

<<Yes, I do know that what I can't seem to snap to is a interior part of a pipe tee at the junction of the outlet.>>

XYZ filters .X of the center of the one end and .Y the center of the branch will find the intersecting point.

<<But it doesn't seem like dview will work for this particular
instance.>>

So far I've used DVIEW for everything from machine parts to entire refineries with little trouble.

The SOLXXXX commands are extremly limited in that they work on 3dsolids ONLY, nothing else. Even then they are no longer viewing the model, but a facsimile of the model that will need to be reproduced every time the model changes. DVIEW works on ALL elements, and is viewing the acutal model, so any changes to the model are reflected in the views.

LARRY · Guest

Yes I agree Solxxx commands are limited and
I didn't think of point filters. I never did like the way soldraw made
hatch. (you can't change the angle for different parts or
materials)
It still seems like alot of extra work to construct the outlines
which you would have to redraw if the part changed.
Thanks so much for your insight in this matter I do appreciate it.

TRJ · Guest

Won't FLATTEN allow the task at hand?

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