Before calling the command, you need to rotate the object so that it is projected along the Z-axis. But you can reverse the coordinate system (UCS) for proper projection or select a new coordinate system. It is convenient to use the current view coordinate system (_UCS _V) or the face of the solid (_UCS _F).

Then select the objects. There can be many. And call FLT. If nothing else is selected, the program will prompt you to select the objects.

In the request, there are options for setting:

• SwitchStyle - quickly switch between 9 presets.

• TUNE - call the configuration dialog.

• DeleteSources - Delete objects from which the flatshot is made, or leave them in the drawing. By default, the source objects are deleted.

• MAxMesh - when working with meshes, Autodesk® AutoCAD® can hang for minutes and hours if the mesh is too complex. The MaxMesh parameter specifies the maximum number of triangles in the mesh with which the program will work. More complex meshes will be skipped. The default is 10000. Enter 0, in order not to limit the size of meshes and check AutoCAD for durability. This setting is common to all other mesh commands.

• LAYerManagement - enable or disable layer management. When the option is enabled, all new objects are redistributed to the MD_Visible and MD_Hidden layers. If there are no such layers, the program will try to load them from the template or create new ones. With the option disabled, the lines remain in the layer of the original object, and the invisible ones are repainted in green.

• HIddenShow - Show or hide invisible edges of solids and closed meshes.

• TAngentialShow - Show tangency edges of solids (imprinted in the plane).

• CONTOURS - Call the program Outside Loop to close and optimize the external contour of each part. The program will remove all curve overlays and replace the layers with the layers of the current NC Preparation settings. The program does not optimize invisible contours (rear edges of solids). The option will only work if you have a license for the program Outside Loop.

You can interrupt the delayed work by pressing ESC.

For some meshes, it is impossible to take into account the visibility of faces and edges and the program simply projects all the edges of the mesh as visible.

Annotations are not projected, but transferred to the XY plane and then unfolded into a plane. This is useful for texts, MLeader and tables, but it leads to a violation of the binding dimensions to objects. Do not use FLT to move the dimensions.

Layer management and a layer template can be specified in the Common Options.

You can also configure the program from the A>V>C> Options Palette.

The installer that ran when you downloaded this app/plug-in from the Autodesk App Store will start installing the app/plug-in. OR, simply double-click the downloaded installer to install the app/plugin. You may need to restart the Autodesk product to activate the app/plug-in. To uninstall this plug-in, exit the Autodesk product if you are currently running it, simply rerun the installer, and select the "Uninstall" button. OR, click Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features (Windows 7/8.1/10/11) and uninstall as you would any other application from your system. 

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