Line style changes between model and layout view?

[bobsun]

What does that matter? The Lineweight thickness changes when you zoom and regen anyways so it kind of defeats the purpose of having a variable that controls this setting.

 

I experimented and didn't see it changing with zooming. Lines with width set to 1.0mm can be clearly differentiated with lines having 0.5mm width in the layout view. However, zooming doesn't seem to affect it, and even if I zoom in 20× times, the displayed width is still the same 100% view.

[bobsun]

Re: LWEIGHT

 

.35mm is fairly narrow. If you don't have your paper pretty well maximize on the layout, and/or if you don't have a fairly high screen resolution. .35mm may well show up as only a single pixel high on your screen even when Lineweight is turned on. For testing purposes, zoom in on your paper, or increase the lineweight to .70mm or more.

 

If you're still not having any sucess, post a sample drawing

 

It did make the change. Lines with 1.0mm width now are displayed as wider than default lines in the layout view.

[tzframpton]

I experimented and didn't see it changing with zooming. Lines with width set to 1.0mm can be clearly differentiated with lines having 0.5mm width in the layout view. However, zooming doesn't seem to affect it, and even if I zoom in 20× times, the displayed width is still the same 100% view.

I said "zoom and regen" not just zoom. Did you REGEN after zooming? Or if you were in Paperspace, did you REGENALL?

[nestly]

I experimented and didn't see it changing with zooming. Lines with width set to 1.0mm can be clearly differentiated with lines having 0.5mm width in the layout view. However, zooming doesn't seem to affect it, and even if I zoom in 20× times, the displayed width is still the same 100% view.

 

Correct, the lines only get wider when you zoom in on the "paper", they should stay the same width when you zoom in Modelspace, or in a Viewport.

 

It did make the change. Lines with 1.0mm width now are displayed as wider than default lines in the layout view.

 

So are you good now? When you're in a Layout, the lineweight is displayed relative to the size of the "paper", so depending on how big your "paper" is, .35mm might only be one pixel on your screen.

[bobsun]

Correct, the lines only get wider when you zoom in on the "paper", they should stay the same width when you zoom in Modelspace, or in a Viewport.

 

 

So are you good now? When you're in a Layout, the lineweight is displayed relative to the size of the "paper", so depending on how big your "paper" is, .35mm might only be one pixel on your screen.

 

Good now:)

 

So paper and viewport are different? I remember hearing from someone that either one of paper space or layout view is a relatively newly introduced feature in latest versions of AutoCAD. Is paper space newer or layout view?

[tzframpton]

Good now:)

 

So paper and viewport are different? I remember hearing from someone that either one of paper space or layout view is a relatively newly introduced feature in latest versions of AutoCAD. Is paper space newer or layout view?

A Viewport is a "window" to Modelspace. Paperspace represents the plot area of a piece of paper. Paperspace and Viewports have been around for awhile. I believe since AutoCAD 14?? Or was it AutoCAD 2000?? I can't remember since I wasn't using CAD yet at that time.

[bobsun]

I need to study it further.

 

Bob

[irneb]

Firstly, the LWT as displayed in the viewport / on the paper space is as it would print (or at least as close as damit). In the Model tab the LWT isn't necessarily showing correctly, it's affected by how deep you've zoomed in as well as that adjust display scale thing in the lineweight dialog. Also the Model doesn't get a match on your CTB/STB as is possible with Page Setup for Paper Spaces, so even if you've zoomed in to the same factor it's next to impossible to get the exact same display.

 

Though your screen captures & casts show the CAnnoScale = 1:1 it's possible to have the VP zoomed off of 1:1 with the CAnno still showing 1:1. The PSLTSCALE=1 is governed by the zoom factor in the VP, not by its CAnnoScale, while the MSLTSCALE=1 is governed by the Model tab's CAnnoScale. The screencast shows something which "looks" like it's similarly zoomed, though then the "Adjust Display Scale" slider in the Lineweight Settings dialog is still affecting this, so you may want to adjust for that. Note though that in Model (tab) the lineweights stay constant for the screen - irrespective of the zoom factor, in PS the lineweights stay constant in relation to the "real-world" dimension it will be plotted to, irrespective of the zoom factor on the paper space. The viewports have a further adjustment of "real-world" dim / zoom factor.

 

And then to just throw another curveball you might have VP Overrides which can adjust the layer's linetype, colour, lineweight, etc. without affecting the layer's settings in the Model tab.