Producing hand-drawn effects from 3D drawings

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Sketch > 3D Drawings

To apply sketch effects to 3D drawings, they first need to be saved as HPGL or HPGL/2 plot files (PLT).

To do this,

Using your CAD program, install an HPGL printer, such as HP DesignJet 750C.
Using your CAD program, print the drawing to file, selecting hidden line removal. This will produce a PLT file. The image will be in 2D with all hidden lines removed.
Open the PLT file in CADsketch. The file will be converted to DWG/ DXF for processing.
Create the sketched effects in the normal manner.