When I transparent XREF is slowing down my drawing

[mkiker07]

I have a master survey drawing xref in my proposed grading drawing and I am using the layer manager to set all the xref layers to 40 transparency. When I do my drawing becomes very slow.

Is there another option other than transparent settings for each layer?

[AllenJessup]

If you're using it only for the drawing you can set the XDWGFADECTL sysvar or set in on the display tab in Options. If you want it to plot it depends on what you're plotting and how you want it to look. Using screening is one option.

Allen

[mkiker07]

Thanks Allen I've never used the XDWGFADECTL before and I see that it "dims" the xref which is handy.

However I am wanting to plot it. How does the screening work?

[AllenJessup]

We use CTBs and screen by color.

If you use STBs you can screen by style.

A 50% screening lays down half as much ink/toner and 0% lays down none - creating a non-plotting color. It doesn't create a true transparency, especialy when you have lines set to overwrite. I use a non-plotting color with lines set to overwrite to create "white" text on aerial images.

A way to simpulate a transparent solid hatch is with as semi-dense Dots hatch pattern.

Allen