sliced cylinder

[BeccaCad]

okay this is the information i have:

Instruction is to draw a 2D net of the object described

this is the drawing i have of the top and the front view of the object. i really need some help

13-4.tut.dwg

[nestly]

I don't know what a "2D net" is?

 

[BeccaCad]

13-7.dwg such as this octagonal prism

[ReMark]

Are you trying to create a "development" (sometimes also referred to as a "pattern")?

[BeccaCad]

I'm trying to make one similar to the one of the octagonal prism. I'm in Drafting I so it isn't too complicated. lol.

[ReMark]

You're trying to do this in 3D? Are you trying to do something like this?

 

Edited November 22, 2013 by ReMark

[ReMark]

[ATTACH]45317[/ATTACH] such as this octagonal prism

 

As part as I know the drawing you reference is called a development. For a video about creating a development of a prism and deriving its true shape see this....

 

 

Development of a cylinder can be found here...

 

http://draftingmanuals.tpub.com/14040/css/14040_135.htm

 

So there you have it. Your posts mentioned the word prism and cylinder and I've given you links to both. If you know drafting then you should be able to handle drawing either (or both).

[ReMark]

And just in case you really were inquiring about slicing a 3D cylinder one option would be to use a surface which in the image above is just a line that was extruded. The SLICE command is invoked and the SURFACE option is used. Have we covered everything now?

[ReMark]

BeccaCad, where did you go? Did you achieve your objective?