topic Flat marquee in 3D in Modeling

Use of marquee in 3D window

Anonymous — Fri, 26 May 2023 13:26:53 GMT

I see that the marquee tool can now be used in the 3D window but I have not been able to determine what you can use it for. I would love to be able to stretch things with it but have not been able to find a way to do that. Is it possible to do that? Thanks in advance for any help in this matter.

Re: Use of marquee in 3D window

Djordje — Mon, 19 Apr 2004 17:42:55 GMT

jdrulon wrote:
I see that the marquee tool can now be used in the 3D window but I have not been able to determine what you can use it for.

Selection and Find and select come to mind!

jdrulon wrote:
I would love to be able to stretch things with it but have not been able to find a way to do that. Is it possible to do that? Thanks in advance for any help in this matter.

Nope, you will have to resort to doing it in the plan ...

Re: Use of marquee in 3D window

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Apr 2004 17:49:33 GMT

Thanks for the prompt reply. Maybe stretching with the marquis in the 3D window is in a future release??

Re: Use of marquee in 3D window

Karl Ottenstein — Mon, 19 Apr 2004 19:32:32 GMT

jdrulon wrote:
I see that the marquee tool can now be used in the 3D window but I have not been able to determine what you can use it for.

Hasn't it been there for quite some time?

In addition to Djordje's comments, note that you can have several options for the volumetric 3D marquee ... and also a flat marquee (last option in screenshot). The flat marquee lets you take snapshots from the internal engine 3D window (not OpenGL) to be pasted elsewhere as linework. You'll get a dialog as shown in the next message.

Karl

Re: Use of marquee in 3D window

Karl Ottenstein — Mon, 19 Apr 2004 19:33:17 GMT

Copy from 3D (internal rendering engine with flat marquee) dialog below.

Re: Use of marquee in 3D window

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Jun 2004 01:10:09 GMT

Karl wrote:
several options for the volumetric 3D marquee ... and also a flat marquee (last option in screenshot). The flat marquee lets you take snapshots from the internal engine 3D window (not OpenGL) to be pasted elsewhere as linework. You'll get a dialog as shown in the next message.Karl

This is a wonderful tool tool but I have two questions on it:
1. What is the difference between Drawing vs. Scaled drawing?
2. When I copy in 3d with flat marquee placed and paste to the floor plan the drawing does not fall to the correct location even though I use the option of "Paste to Original Location"?
Thanks,
Joseph Harouni
P.S. I am using this tool in conjunction with cutaway planes to paste a sloped wall located on 1st floor extended to upper floor and shown properly at each story.

Flat marquee in 3D

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Jun 2004 16:17:46 GMT

The flat marquee in 3D lets you take snapshots from the internal engine 3D window to be pasted elsewhere as linework. You'll get a dialog, under the drop-down window of Copy/Save As:

What is the difference between Drawing vs. Scaled drawing?

Thanks,
Joseph Harouni