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    • D Offline
      djh
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      May I easily convert a 3D object into a 2D object?

      Once I have the desired perspective and angle of the 3D object, it would be easier for me to work with it as a 2D object in SU.

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      • L Offline
        L i am
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        Your question sounds ambiguous, would you care to elaborate?

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        • Rich O BrienR Online
          Rich O Brien Moderator
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          • D Offline
            djh
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            Exported object as a dwg and imported it as a flat, 2D object. I would like only the profile, the outer boundaries of the flat image and the ability to color it with a material fill.


            3D to 2D.skp

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            • Dave RD Offline
              Dave R
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              It's possible to do it without any extensions. You just need to clean up the edges where there are overruns and gaps so a face can be formed.
              Screenshot - 1_31_2023 , 9_09_27 AM.png

              Your model would be easier to work with if you'd turn off Length Snapping.

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              • D Offline
                djh
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                @dave r said:

                It's possible to do it without any extensions. You just need to clean up the edges where there are overruns and gaps so a face can be formed.
                [attachment=0:3sy8c9gg]<!-- ia0 -->Screenshot - 1_31_2023 , 9_09_27 AM.png<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:3sy8c9gg]

                Your model would be easier to work with if you'd turn off Length Snapping.

                Dave R, thank you, but I was hoping for a solution that was a little less tedious.

                Good advice. It is much easier to work with Length Snapping turned off.

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                • Dave RD Offline
                  Dave R
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                  @djh said:

                  but I was hoping for a solution that was a little less tedious.

                  Understood. Many of the forks in the perimeter edges require decisions that a Ruby script can't make. Which leg of the fork gets deleted and which is kept.

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                  • BoxB Offline
                    Box
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                    I haven't tried it, but Tig's Shadow Projector may be the trick for this.
                    Position the object perpendicular to the sun and project the shadow to become geometry.

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                    • Dave RD Offline
                      Dave R
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                      @box said:

                      I haven't tried it, but Tig's Shadow Projector may be the trick for this.

                      Good thought. I just tried it. After about 5 minutes of processing I got a Bug Splat. Manually fixing the outline might have taken as much as a minute. Didn't time it when I did it.

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                      • BoxB Offline
                        Box
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                        Nothing like a good thought though. πŸ’š

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                        • Dave RD Offline
                          Dave R
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                          Indeed! If the 3D object was simpler it would work.

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