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Where is it supposed to show up, is it supposed to be right in the 'Model To Sheet' dialog? I guess I don't see it there either, maybe it's only available in the 'Pro' version. > Do others who have ViaCAD 2D3D v8 see the Precise method available in the Model to Sheet command? If you're getting something significantly different from the above screenshot, you might try using the current MoI v3 beta rather than v2.52, you can get the current v3 beta from here: To avoid that you can select all and then do a File > Export out from MoI rather than a 'Save As' - export will only write the selected objects out to the file you pick rather than writing all objects. One thing I noticed is that hidden objects show up in ViaCAD when you do a 'Save As' out from MoI, I hadn't really noticed that before.

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Using your posted model, I saved out to SAT format (SAT file attached here) and loaded it into ViaCAD v8.0 Windows version, and I can't seem to see any missing holes or badly formed areas, I get a result like this:ĭo you see something significantly different from that with your own import? Some of the other formats it seems to try to 'heal' the model which more often seems to mess things up I guess. Hi Larry, it seems that I've found before that SAT format tends to be the best way to transfer into ViaCAD, with that format it seems to mess around with things the least amount.

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Is there another alternative inexpensive CAD program for OSX to do this task?Īny other pointers or encouragement on how to accomplish this task? Is there a preferred format to use when exporting to ViaCAD?ĭo others who have ViaCAD 2D3D v8 see the Precise method available in the Model to Sheet command? It seems as though ViaCAD might be a good tool to do this with, particularly using its Model to Sheet command, but without being able to access the Precise method of translating curves, it seems broken. So while I'm babbling about my fumblings with ViaCAD, my real goal is to arrive at a clean process (without a lot of editing) of producing 2D construction drawings from MoI models.

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I don't know if it is a function of the trial copy, but in any of these formats, there is no option to use the Precise method for the Model to Sheet command, only Polylines which results in curves that cannot be dimensioned so I can't even dimension simple holes.

I'm using ViaCAD's Model to Sheet command to produce the 2D drawings. After trying DXF, IGES, SAT, and STEP, I have not found it yet. Next I began to run through the other file formats common to both programs hoping to find one that would result in a complete model and be easy to work with. 3dm file with OSX Rhino and the curved surface did not show up. Oddly there was part of one curved surface that had been deleted in MoI, but showed up in ViaCAD I opened the. I played with the import options and typically would find that two holes were missing, there were extra curves showing up, and many faces were missing (both curved and plane). 3dm files from Rhino, I figured that would be the best choice to get a faithful import of the model. Seeing several references to ViaCAD, I downloaded the trial of the 2D3D version (8.0.3, build 1016). Summary opinion of DraftSight: too cumbersome for the task at hand, particularly if I have to do a bunch of tinkering each time I import a revised model. Most of the drawing elements showed up with inches as intended, but the pivot hole in the knee seemed to trigger switching to millimeters which I couldn't get to switch back to inches. One very odd aspect was dimensioning units. While the model (attached) showed up, there were artifacts that needed to be cleaned up (curves showing up as polylines for example) and the dimensioning process was cumbersome (though I've only just downloaded the app). Initially I looked at DraftSight V1R3.2 (free from Dassault Systèmes), and used the DXF export from the MoI beta. While Rhino could do this, I don't want to use Windows, and the OSX beta has not yet addressed this area.

Thus far I'm just thrilled with MoI and its unique interface which makes the modeling process very intuitive-well done Michael! I want to be able to produce 2D construction drawings from my models for shop use so am looking for an inexpensive tool that does that task in concert with models created by MoI.

I am somewhat new to 3D modeling (via SketchUp and then OSX Rhino) and have recently purchased MoI for use on OSX.