Line weights to heavy

[Anonymous]

I'm beginning to plot things out onmy first project and i'm noticing
lineweights are WAY WAY to heavy. I have some building sections that are at
1/4" and the "cut" lineweight is so heavy that the line work just runs
together and makes everything look extremely thick. Is there anything that
state at what scale a certain detail level should be used? Also is there a
way to globally scale down the line weights? It seems in general the
lineweights are to heavy in all my views, i like how they do step down in
sections and stuff but they are just to heavy. What is my best way to go
about controlling lineweights...???

Thanks everyone,
John Gray

[Anonymous]

Have you looked into Settings>Line Weights? This controls the thickness of
line "weights" 1 through 16, for every scale view, and for model objects,
annotatins, and perspective views.

The you use Object Styles to assign a Weight 1 to 16 to the individual
objects projection and cut styles.

"John Gray" wrote in message
news:5240393@discussion.autodesk.com...
I'm beginning to plot things out onmy first project and i'm noticing
lineweights are WAY WAY to heavy. I have some building sections that are at
1/4" and the "cut" lineweight is so heavy that the line work just runs
together and makes everything look extremely thick. Is there anything that
state at what scale a certain detail level should be used? Also is there a
way to globally scale down the line weights? It seems in general the
lineweights are to heavy in all my views, i like how they do step down in
sections and stuff but they are just to heavy. What is my best way to go
about controlling lineweights...???

Thanks everyone,
John Gray

[Anonymous]

So how many of you have had to go in and adjust what lineweight all the
object styles are using. OOTB everything seems to heavy.



"Scott Davis" wrote in message
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Have you looked into Settings>Line Weights? This controls the thickness of
line "weights" 1 through 16, for every scale view, and for model objects,
annotatins, and perspective views.

The you use Object Styles to assign a Weight 1 to 16 to the individual
objects projection and cut styles.

"John Gray" wrote in message
news:5240393@discussion.autodesk.com...
I'm beginning to plot things out onmy first project and i'm noticing
lineweights are WAY WAY to heavy. I have some building sections that are at
1/4" and the "cut" lineweight is so heavy that the line work just runs
together and makes everything look extremely thick. Is there anything that
state at what scale a certain detail level should be used? Also is there a
way to globally scale down the line weights? It seems in general the
lineweights are to heavy in all my views, i like how they do step down in
sections and stuff but they are just to heavy. What is my best way to go
about controlling lineweights...???

Thanks everyone,
John Gray

[Anonymous]

I agree that the OTB pens are too heavy. I've based mine on the good old
rapidograph pens from days gone by....

"John Gray" wrote in message
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So how many of you have had to go in and adjust what lineweight all the
object styles are using. OOTB everything seems to heavy.

[sbrown]

It depends what printer you are printing to unfortunately. I have found OCE's print very light(at least from 9600 on) where HP designJets 1055 or 5000 Print very "fat". So you need to adjust them to your firms printing. I did adjust every slot when I was in an HP environment.

[Anonymous]

I wonder why there is not a better way to control lineweight. I too, have
noticed the problem with different plotters outputting different line
weights. When we send drawings to consultants, the plots look horrible. I
feel this is an issue that needs to be resolved.

Joe Liston




wrote in message news:5241362@discussion.autodesk.com...
It depends what printer you are printing to unfortunately. I have found
OCE's print very light(at least from 9600 on) where HP designJets 1055 or
5000 Print very "fat". So you need to adjust them to your firms printing. I
did adjust every slot when I was in an HP environment.