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intro
ChiefSymbols®
3D Rotate
Power Tool for Chief Architect
Introduction
Chief
Architect® allows the user to create a 3D object of any shape inside Chief by drawing a closed
polyline, and then to convert the 2D profile to a “Slab” to give it depth in 3D - but
there's no way to orient a slab inside Chief Architect to any angle other than a multiple of 90 degrees. There are other methods, as well - such as revolving 2D
CAD profiles - to create 3D objects in Chief, but no way to tilt them, either. Instead, to use these 3D objects in
Chief in any position other than that in which created, the user must export the
object and rotate it using another, often expensive and complicated, CAD program.
Recognizing
the need for a simple and inexpensive solution to the rotation problem, Cardiff
Consultants developed ChiefSymbols® 3D Rotate. This easy-to-use, yet powerful, program allows
even
a novice user quickly and easily to reorient three-dimensional models, whether
created in Chief Architect or in another program, vastly increasing the ability
of Chief users to make their own custom symbols as needed. Chief users who are not proficient in an advanced
CAD modeling program, as well
as those who want to avoid the expense and learning curve associated with these
programs, will now be able to take full advantage of Chief’s 3D modeling
capabilities to create their own symbols quickly, easily, and
inexpensively - and to take full advantage of symbols available from other sources, as well.
Additionally,
3D Rotate is a full-featured
CAD viewer application for AutoCAD® Drawing files (.dwg) and for Drawing
Exchange Format files (.dxf), permitting inspection of 3D models from any
vantage point in four modes: Wireframe,
Hidden Line, Shaded, and Shaded with Lines Hidden.