# How to visualize a reference 3d in the 2d Drawing

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**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [September 27, 2024, 11:39am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-visualize-a-reference-3d-in-the-2d-drawing/33922 "2024-09-27T11:39:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 27, 2024, 11:39am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-visualize-a-reference-3d-in-the-2d-drawing/33922/1 "2024-09-27T11:39:35Z")

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How do i get this bottom right visualization in the drawing tool? Like, it seems that the isometric visualization is also “filled/colored”…how do you get that?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/6/4/648f828611c5ec2b81d5ae56d4b7b644e7595a1a.png)

> **[2D Drawings](https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/articles/7874466328348-2D-Drawings#title-blocks)**
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> The 2D Drawings space is where you can create 2D Drawings or technical drawings for your 3D models.
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> Add a 2D drawing
> To add a new 2D drawing:
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> From the Project Sidebar, select Create Drawing   un...

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**Post date:** [September 27, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-visualize-a-reference-3d-in-the-2d-drawing/33922/2 "2024-09-27T11:48:09Z")

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Hello,

First you need to make picture of that (Export Image \> Screenshot tool, turn on transparency and grid or Visualization mode \> select transparent Environment)

Than in Drawings import that picture

 ![IMG_1110](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/f/5/f58c4b35ff0385efe9dacb54aef5bbb0611ff954.jpeg)