How to Convert 2D Plan into 3D in AutoCAD

How do I change my plans from 2D to 3d in AutoCAD? Is this your question? Don't worry 😞 since this blog has rounded up the essential steps to convert 2D plans into 3D without any fault in AutoCAD.

So, be happy and read this blog till the end.

Steps to Follow are given below.

I chose a standard 30x40 sq. site, and I have done the project with interior design based.

I chose to have a sophisticated tropical theme look for this interior. In this project blog I'm going to show you that how I have converted a normal 30x40 site to a 3D model with the interior rendering. Lets take a look at it.

Step 1. Enable the Required Tools
The process from converting a 2D plan to 3D had some AutoCAD settings to begin with and that included the selecting of particular tools and they are modeling, orbit, solid editing, view and visual styles. After having all these option on, I got all basic and 3D modeling tools on the screen to begin the conversion.

Step 2. Press Pull Command
I had the 2D plan, the conversion needed a press pull command for the walls extruding, which builds up the walls. I applied the same to different object to extrude.

Step 3. Use Union, Substract and Intercept Command for Extrude the Doors and Windows

For having the doors and windows or any objects in the wall or between the walls to be fixed, I used Union, subtract and intercept command. The windows and doors were made the same way, but changing the UCS for a particular axis where the window or door has to be fixed. They were designed the same way I designed a 2D object, just that after designing it I extruded it to look 3D.

Step 4. Addind Textures
After having all the major designing of the 3D model, I had to put texture to the walls, floors and different objet to show how it looks, the texturing is what brings the building to life. This is my favorite part in the CAD as it is under my field and I love having to create a look for the interiors.

Have a look at the steps that I followed to add texture in my plan.

• I chose to have sophisticated tropical interior look as it is one of the most trending interior inspired looks in 2019.
  

• For doing the texturing work I had to go under 3D Modeling Tab which gave me different home tools on the top. Under visualize tool I found the texturing materials on/off tab, and a material browser from which I downloaded all my materials for the project, well I didn’t use any of the CAD materials, I used my own. As it was different theme for my interiors.
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  I textured different materials to different objects as kitchen floors had vinyl floor planks, stairs had hardwood flooring, rooms had vinyl planks and living area had marble flooring.
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  Wall paints go on with my theory of lighting. I chose shades of tropical green and which goes with it was shades of brown.

• Everything was under the material browser. I had to explode the walls as I had to put different wall paints to different faces of walls. After applying each material my texturing work was done.

Step 5. Adding Light in the plan

I had no lighting fixtures to it, as I am showing an open based project, I added more nature light way as wide windows allowing more light to enter the house.

Step 6. Render the Plan
After finishing the work I had to render the model, I chose a rendering size to Full HDTV, and added full shadows, sun status and added a quality to coffee break quality and rendered it. Then saved the file as jpg.

This project was fun to do, but I had a quite less amount of free time to add up more detailing to this project and I hope I have done good.

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Difference between Line and Polyline?

The Line and Poly line are two objects with difference properties in Auto-CAD. In the line command, every time we click, the part between two points are- an Independent unity but the part between the first point and the last point consist of multiple separated independent unities.

The Line command allows you to create single straight line or a chain of straight lines.

By using this command-

• We can make object where line is used.
• We can select one line among them to edit the drawing. However, In the poly line command- There is always a unity which cannot be separated. We can only operate the whole unity when executing attribute edition is done.
• With the Line command we can pick a start and end point and AutoCAD will draw a simple line connecting to 2 points. It can continue to pick points and AutoCAD will draw a straight line between the picked point and the previous point. Each line is an individual segment and can be modified independent of the other lines. 
• The POLYLINE command allows you to create “ground” objects that can be extruded, given line width on the screen, and can contain arc segments. In this command,
• We cannot give offset in single line. If we want to give offset in single line then firstly, we have to explode the poly line, and give the offset in single line. 
• The Poly line is clearly superior to the line and spline. It produces a joined line which is then easier to use for other functions like hatch boundaries and offsetting. It has the extra editing functionality of the multi-function grip. The poly line can provide all that the line and spline can – but without the associated inefficiencies. 

**For Example- In the specify object

• The Line specifies is only a part of it. While in the poly line it specifies the whole figure of drawing.
• The line command can only be used to draw lines and it is easy and simple to operate. " BUT " In the poly lines command, not only we can draw lines, but also we can draw arcs, besides we can add (Arc, Close, Length, Undo, Width)these options to the menu. 
• We can draw a poly line with changing - (Line weight and Arcs) 
• A poly line is just a series of line segments that are joined together to form a single object. 
• Line command can be use in 2D Drawings and Poly line command in 3D. 
• A rectangle created with the line command, consist of four separate entities. 
• In poly line command, A rectangle created with one continues poly-line would be treated as a single entity.

The distinction between line and poly line is-

LINE = 2D= OK

PLINE = 3D= OK

(CAN CONVERT POLYLINE BY COMMAND EXPLODE)

Therefore, If we use just  2D drafting will not have to use the poly line.