Phanos 4 Posted February 16, 2019 In the past and up to v.6, one could use the drafting module in FormZ to draw just about anything in 2D with accuracy and ease. With Layout (and unless I am missing something), unfortunately this is not the case anymore. I understand that FormZ is not a drafting program. Nevertheless, I only hope that AutoDesSys will consider restoring (and even improving) some of the older drafting capabilities that allowed us to draw anything (from annotated site and floor plans to construction details) in real and not scaled measurements. Having said this, I believe that creating frames and sheets in Layout with 3D views being directly linked to models could be a great feature to consider. 3 Mike_Concentric, CJTFORM-Z and jldaureil reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike_Concentric 4 Posted February 16, 2019 I would also like to see OpenClip working between FormZ and PowerCADD (the best 2d cad program in my opinion). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jldaureil 70 Posted February 21, 2019 hi Phanos I miss it tremendouslyit would be great, but I do not think that is envisaged ...and by the force of things I still use 6.7.3 daily Jean-Luc 1 CJTFORM-Z reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charles Freeborn 8 Posted February 22, 2019 Another vote for open clip / PowerCadd.... Or better yet figure out how to integrate the "Wild Tools" suite of tools into Layout. Then you'd really have a fluid way to generate working drawings. 1 Mike_Concentric reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AHTOH 244 Posted February 26, 2019 Hello Phanos. I have being expressing same ideas about Drafting module and huge downgrade of it towards Layout for about five years. I hope Autodessys will hear our prayers and finally fix it in FZ 9. At least in real scale part. Not telling about all the other features of Drafting module such as: Pane of any required shape, symbols system, proper hatching, proper text printing not those nearly invisible grey one, you name it. Meanwhile I have to use my 6.7 for daily drafting jobs and powerful and fluent FormZ 8 for modeling. It is good: I can quite easily switch between them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hugo 139 Posted February 26, 2019 In Januari 2017 I started a thread about the alternative way how to get 2D drawings. I also hope, like many others, drawing 2D will as rock solid as the 3D is, (more or less) Hopefully ADS will think about solutions to generate 2D output the way they did when developing the 3D modelling program. The 3D environment is very well developed in my opinion. Who thinks automation is the solution, 2D drawing will automatically updates when the 3D model changed? I do not believe in it, as long as it is not rock solid. With everything that is "automatically" done for you, you do not have control anymore. I like to see we could stay in the 3D modeller, then make 2D drawings as easy as it is to model 3D. I think it's a way of thinking. FormZ 3D is wonderful, compare to many other programs. It would be interesting to see if ADS develop 2D output as simple as to use the 3D modeller. If this can be done with plugins to use other CAD programs... why not? If not... ??? 1 CJTFORM-Z reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
