Using AutoCAD FLATSHOT Command to Create a 2D Representation of 3D Objects

This is a really simple, really cool, tool. And it has been around since AutoCAD 2007. It will create a model space 2D block of the 3D objects found in your drawing. You can insert that block into your drawing, replace one that is already there, or create a new drawing file of that block. I used the PUMPROOM.DWG from HydraTools->Tools->Training Drawings.

Type in FLATSHOT:

Select you options and pick your objects. In the example below, I chose to not show obscured lines. I set my current view at SE Isometric and did one FLATSHOT. I then went to a TOP Isometric view and did another FLATSHOT. This created two blocks of my pump room that I could annotate or add dimensions to.