3D into 2D?

[djh]

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.

[L i am]

Your question sounds ambiguous, would you care to elaborate?

[Rich O Brien]

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[djh]

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.

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3D to 2D.skp

[Dave R]

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.

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

[djh]

@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.
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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.

[Dave R]

@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.

[Box]

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.

[Dave R]

@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.

[Box]

Nothing like a good thought though.

[Dave R]

Indeed! If the 3D object was simpler it would work.