Printing 3D

[boliver]

How do I print 3D Shaded or Rendered with printer? All I get is wireframe 3D. Do I need to change printers?

 

[rKeyTek]

You need to render your view then save the view as a RASTER file. JPEG or TIFF should be fine. Then print image out or image-ref the file back into the DWG and print the file in AutoCAD.
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I think there's any other way to this.
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The rendered image might be too much memory to print straight out of AutoCAD.
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Hope that helps

 

[gesigner]

Boliver,

When you print, choose "Hide Objects" in the "Plot settings" tab (in bottom right of window).

Garry

 

[blutfort]

You can also use the SAVEIMG command. Then print out this image from Paint or photoshop or one of the other applications that you might have on your computer.

 

[chicopee]

Hide object can work for some uncomplicated drawings however when 3D drawings such as a bevel and hypoid gears are plotted, hide will not work well eventho a full preview may hide hidden lines. I found that using solprof and mview commands with the hide switch invoked will give you a mesh drawing which is more pleasing to the eye.