Creating printout presentations with 3D previews

This video tracks how to create print presentations with an active 3D preview. We use the EVF 40101.

Visual: Creating printout presentations with active 3D previews

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PROCEDURAL STEPS

  1. Having your project open (including a 1up and a 3D drawing), adjust the preview in the 3D drawing as you want it to appear on the printout.
  2. To make a snapshot in the current 3D preview, in the graphical area, right-click in an empty space, and then click Make a Snapshot on the context menu.
  3. In the Select the scene's name dialog box that appears, enter a name for the snapshot.
  4. On the Print toolbar, click New Print Drawing .

The Print Frame Placement dialog box appears (the Select Print Frame step).

  1. From the Design Frame file list, select a predefined frame, and then click Apply to view it in the printout.
  2. Click Next.

The Setup Print Frame step appears.

  1. In the 3D Snapshots column, click the field for the Fold3D1 item, and then select the snapshot you have just made.

note: You can make any number of snapshots of a 3D drawing. They will appear in a dropdown list in the 3D Snapshots column, from which you can make a choice choose for the printout.

  1. (Optional) Select the Add Dimensions check box, and then click Finish.
  2. In the graphical area, right-click the 3D frame, and then click Object Properties on the context menu.
  3. To edit the 3D view, use the navigation buttons to adjust the 3D view, and then click OK.