Rendering - Introduction to AutoCAD 2011: 2D and 3D Design - page 315

Enter viewport confi guration name or [?]
<*Active>: right-click
Specify fi rst corner or [Fit] <Fit>: right-click
Command:
The drawing appears in Paper Space . The views of the 3D model appear
each within a cyan outline in each viewport.
4. Turn layer vports off. The cyan outlines of the viewports disappear.
5. Click the Plot tool icon in the Output/Plot toolbar. Make sure the
correct Printer/Plotter and Paper Size settings are selected and click
the Preview button of the dialog.
6. If the preview is satisfactory (Fig. 15.37), right-click and from the
right-click menu click Plot . The drawing plots to produce the required
four-viewport hardcopy.
Saving and opening 3D model drawings
3D model drawings are saved and/or opened in the same way as are
2D drawings. To save a drawing click Save As… in the File drop-down
menu and save the drawing in the Save Drawing As dialog by entering a
drawing fi le name in the File Name fi eld of the dialog before clicking the
Save button. To open a drawing which has been saved click Open … in the
File drop-down menu, and in the Select File dialog which appears select a
fi le name from the fi le list.
There are differences between saving a 2D and a 3D drawing, in that when
3D model drawing is shaded by using a visual style from the Home/View
panel, the shading is saved with the drawing.
Camera
Example - Camera shot in room scene
This example is of a camera being used in a room in which several chairs,
stools and tables have been placed. Start by constructing one of the chairs.
Constructing one of the chairs
1. In a To p view construct a polyline from an ellipse (after setting pedit to 1 ),
trimmed in half, then offset and formed into a single pline using pedit .
2. Construct a polyline from a similar ellipse, trimmed in half, then
formed into a single pline using pedit .