Timeline for Snap shapes to grid when using the perspective tool
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| S Nov 29, 2022 at 11:02 | history | bounty ended | CommunityBot | ||
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| Nov 21, 2022 at 21:04 | vote | accept | tush | ||
| Nov 21, 2022 at 21:04 | answer | added | tush | timeline score: 0 | |
| Nov 21, 2022 at 13:40 | comment | added | joojaa | But yes cad software dont deal with shading mostly line construction only. Theres several reasons for this but mainly because there is no mechanism for perspective divide in the vector standards that we use. Theres no good solution to what you want unfortunately. Yes its a entirely trivial problem form programming perspective... If you have 3D vector graphics programmers working for you (which are really rare) | |
| Nov 21, 2022 at 13:39 | comment | added | joojaa | The 3D grid tool of adobe illustrator is entirely botched. It solves the exact wrong part of the problem of drawing perspective. It solves the problem of perspective drawing for a real novice and neglects possibility of having multiple grids (say you want to draw a rooftop slope), it rejects the idea of having a horizon line that is not horisontal (no dynamic drawings like a car running on a oval for example).... All of which is easy to do. I recommend a 3d capable CAD, autocad works, but so does any number of cad applications. Youll find that something like Rhino in this case is a good value. | |
| Nov 21, 2022 at 11:31 | comment | added | Billy Kerr | I googled it. Apparently AutoCAD can export a 3D view of a drawing to a PDF containing vectors. There's a tutorial on youtube here | |
| Nov 21, 2022 at 11:17 | comment | added | tush | CAD software is the best for creating 3d objects. But the question is how to export the object as a vector graphics in perspective. | |
| Nov 21, 2022 at 11:15 | comment | added | Billy Kerr | Maybe possible using some CAD software, but I can't make any recommendations as that's not really my bag, sorry. | |
| Nov 21, 2022 at 11:10 | comment | added | tush | What I am looking for is a way to print to pdf an illustration of a 3d object, but in vector form. After my previous question, I decided to work with Adobe Illustrator to create an illusion of 3d as a 2d artwork, and then came across the perspective tool. Do you have another suggestion for me to achieve what I want? | |
| Nov 21, 2022 at 11:00 | comment | added | Billy Kerr | Illustrator has extremely limited 3D capabilities, ultimately it's a 2D tool. It might be better to use a 3D modelling application such as Blender if you want to change the perspective or view of an object. The only workaround for Illustrator that I know of is the one in my comment above. Sorry. | |
| Nov 21, 2022 at 10:56 | comment | added | tush | Well it is really nice to have a perspective grid. But this feature I am looking for seems to me to be quite obvious for the software to provide the users. Can you set some anchors on the canvas? Maybe that way I can achieve what I want in an "indirect" way. | |
| Nov 21, 2022 at 10:53 | comment | added | Billy Kerr | As far as I know, there is no way to move the grid and have the objects move with it. You will likely need to reapply the object to the grid. Sometimes it's better to draw your object flat (in 2D), make a copy of it, and then apply the copy to the grid. That way, if you change the perspective grid, you can delete the graphic and apply another copy of the original flat 2D artwork to the grid. | |
| S Nov 21, 2022 at 9:40 | history | bounty started | tush | ||
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| Nov 17, 2022 at 22:12 | history | asked | tush | CC BY-SA 4.0 |