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[megaladon]

when starting a new project I usually have to come up with 10 ideas as i print these out the boss likes to see a sheet like this


View attachment 1726


my prob is he wants 4 views 2 iso 1 left 1 front


I print on same paper four times very annoying


1 idea i had was to create assy with 4 coordinates systems - part size will screw this up- but manageable


any other ideas?

 

[Werner.D]

I have not tried the method you described but the way I normally do composite views for preliminary lay outs is tosave the various desired viewsas JPG's and then make a composite in anyhalf decentgraphics programme (I use Corel 8 Photo Paint).


I have even managed basic animations using this method where I used the standard windows movie maker to set the display times for each frame. It was labourious but under the circumstances I was working under it worked fine.


Hope this was of some help.

 

[megaladon]

thanks for the response but im looking for a way to do this that will take me a minute or less


does any one know the angle of the isometric view is set at i think im going to play with the coordinates systems

 

[airion]

You could also use a program called SnagIt. It is very handy for getting quick snapshots of your screen. You could easily grab theview you want and pasteit intosomething like a Word documentandrepeat for the other views inless thana minute.

 

[dr_gallup]

With the shaded drawing views in WF3, you will be able to create a drawing template with all your favorite views predefined. It will be about 2 clicks.

 

[kschauer]

Maybe you could create an assembly and assemble the part in there 4 time. (all to the same plane)
Before you do this save the two iso views in your part (or even better, the start part).
Then add the part to a plane, like the front, and pick the different views for placement.

Does this make any sense to everyone?

 

[megaladon]

yes i cant wait for that DR_G


guess thats what ill have to do and hope the boss wants to get it because


the coordinates systems is definately the way not to go


would spend more time adjusting them than refeeding paper thru the printer


what i have been doing is inserting first part into assembly and leaving it at standard orientation then trying to get the next views flat to screen like above


not a bad way but i just wanted to get it perfect

 

[Isair]

The fastest way I see it is to use some screen capture program (Gadwin PrintScreen, or MWSnap 3, or anyone else), print every standard view, paste it into any graphic software (PS, FireWorks, Corel, or free onesPhotoFiltre), arrange your view there an print single pic. All that is done within one minute.

 

[pmack009]

Don't give up on the coordinates systems I was just trying them this week to.


If you save a asm with 4 or 5 coordinates systems you could just assemble the part to the coordinates systems itshould be very fast. part size no problem just change the offset.

 

[mfitch]

To create an isometric CSYS, the angles are:


X = 45
Y = -35.264
Z = -30


This explains it better: 2006-02-05_205751_4_view.zip


View attachment 1739


Transparency can also help...

 

[megaladon]

i have decided to do the screen shots for now because pro-e screens on paper only use an area of 8.5 X 6 roughly


so what i did was create a mapkey that prints in drawing mode and checks off Label/include then print off my screens

 

[ecirwin]

Just in case someone here finds it useful. I am posting two mapkeys that I developed a long time ago. The first creates all the standard views (right, left, front, back, top, bottom). The second creates all the standards as well as ISO views. In both cases, you should orient the model to the view that you would like to be the FRONT view.

Note: My ISO view is a little off of the standard ISO view. It just makes things clearer for me.

Mapkeys:
mapkey av @MAPKEY_NAMECreates all views from the \nview FRONT.;\
mapkey(continued) @MAPKEY_LABELAllViews;~ Select `main_dlg_cur` `MenuBar1`1 `View`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Close `main_dlg_cur` `MenuBar1`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `main_dlg_cur` `View.psh_view_orient`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Open `orient` `SetupOptions`;~ Close `orient` `SetupOptions`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Select `orient` `SetupOptions`1 `dynorient`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `NmViewCheckBtn`1 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `front`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `front`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox`90 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Update `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox`90 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `left`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `left`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox`180 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Update `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox`180 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `back`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `back`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox`-90 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Update `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox`-90 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `right`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `right`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Update `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox`0 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.XSpinBox`90 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Update `orient` `spinPH.XSpinBox`90 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `top`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `top`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.XSpinBox`-90 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Update `orient` `spinPH.XSpinBox`-90 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `bottom`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `bottom`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Select `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_List`1 `FRONT`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_SetCur`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `OkPB`;
!
mapkey aiv @MAPKEY_LABELSets up standard & iso views from front;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Select `main_dlg_cur` `MenuBar1`1 `View`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Close `main_dlg_cur` `MenuBar1`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `main_dlg_cur` `View.psh_view_orient`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Open `orient` `SetupOptions`;~ Close `orient` `SetupOptions`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Select `orient` `SetupOptions`1 `dynorient`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `NmViewCheckBtn`1 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `front`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `front`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox`-35.000000 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.XSpinBox`25.000000 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `iso_front`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `iso_front`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.XSpinBox`0.000000 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox`125.000000 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `left`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `left`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox`90.000000 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.XSpinBox`25.000000 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `iso_left`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `iso_left`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.XSpinBox`0.000000 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox`125.000000 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `back`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `back`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox`90.000000 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.XSpinBox`25.000000 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `iso_back`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `iso_back`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.XSpinBox`0.000000 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox`125.000000 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `right`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `right`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox`90.000000 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.XSpinBox`25.000000 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `iso_right`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `iso_right`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.XSpinBox`0.000000 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox`125.000000 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.XSpinBox`90.000000 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `top`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `top`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox`-35.000000 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.XSpinBox`25.000000 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `iso_top`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `iso_top`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.XSpinBox`0.000000 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox`35.000000 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.XSpinBox`180.000000 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `bottom`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `bottom`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.YSpinBox`-35.000000 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `spinPH.XSpinBox`25.000000 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Input `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `iso_bottom`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Update `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_IP` `iso_bottom`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_Save`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Select `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_List`1 `FRONT`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `namedviewPH.NameVw_PB_SetCur`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `orient` `OkPB`;