2d block to 3d model workflow

[Overcooked_75]

I am after a workflow or starting point for turning an object in 2d into a 3d draped object in another drawing. What would be the most efficient way to do this. For example if I set up the drawing correctly. When the drafter moves a signal pole, the dynamo script would be run in the 3d drawing. It would then retrieve the new x,y location of the block and update it’s location and drape it onto the surface.

Ideal I would need a way for dynamo to also recognize when new blocks are added, it would compare the block name to a model name and superimpose the 3d block in place of the 2d block. Information required from the 2d drawing would be rotation x,y (possibly tin offset for raised lanterns).

[zachri.jensen]

Hi @Overcooked_75,

Would something like this work for you?

Export corridor feature lines to another drawing

Hi @Overcooked_75, Yes, you can do this. Assuming that the 2D drawing is xref’d into the 3D drawing, you can take advantage of the fact that an xref is basically just a block reference. So, you can do this: Select the xref in Dynamo (this will return a block reference) Get the parent block definition using BlockReference.Block From there, you can get whatever data you want from the block just like you would from model space or some other block definition in the drawing. For example, you coul…