topic Re: What variable is causing this display behavior? in AutoCAD Forum

What variable is causing this display behavior?

Neilw_05 — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 22:35:52 GMT

Somehow I changed a setting in my drawing file that is causing line work to not display properly. In the attached screen capture I am showing how the line work is displayed in the problem drawing (left) and how it displays when I bring it into a new drawing (right).

I have checked: Line weight display toggle is off, Display plot style toggle off in page setup, 2d wireframe visual style is current (matches visual style in new dwg). No viewport overrides in effect (both views shown are model space tab). I recall changing something related to transparency before this happened because I was having issues with imagery in an XREF that was masking the line work. Unloading the XREFs makes no difference.

What else can it be?

Re: What variable is causing this display behavior?

john.vellek — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 22:46:12 GMT

Hi @Neilw_05,

Are you displaying Plot Styles in your page setup? That is my first guess. Can you attach your problem drawing?

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Re: What variable is causing this display behavior?

Neilw_05 — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 22:55:16 GMT

Display Plot styles is off in page setup.

DWG is attached. Note the color overrides on the objects are not being displayed.

Re: What variable is causing this display behavior?

Neilw_05 — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 22:56:36 GMT

I just updated the CAD file in the last post by removing the Civil 3D pipes. Please update if you already downloaded.

Re: What variable is causing this display behavior?

john.vellek — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 22:58:42 GMT

Hi Neil,

Can you run AUDIT, PURGE, -PURGE>Regapps on your file?

This is what I am seeing on my screen.

Should it look different than this?

Is this happening in core AUtoCAD or just in Civil 3D?

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

Re: What variable is causing this display behavior?

Neilw_05 — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 23:00:46 GMT

Audit and purge are clean. It must be machine specific. However when I paste into a new dwg on the same machine it displays properly. I'm baffled.

Re: What variable is causing this display behavior?

john.vellek — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 23:02:44 GMT

Hi Neil, When I AUDIT your drawing, it finds 12 errors in your last file and 71 regapps are removed.

Are you running in AutoCAD Civil 3D or core AutoCAD?

Re: What variable is causing this display behavior?

Neilw_05 — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 23:04:36 GMT

The only other thing I can think of is a toggle in the drawing environment.

Re: What variable is causing this display behavior?

Neilw_05 — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 23:07:26 GMT

I purged 71 regapps too. I didn't have any audit errors. I am running Civil 3D.

When I open in plain AutoCAD everything is fine. It is something in my C3D environment. I'll post to the C3D forum.

Re: What variable is causing this display behavior?

BeKirra — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 23:52:51 GMT

Sorry I can't open your file as I am on 2016.

Here is my guess.

Is your drawing created from the template which is the same as "Drawing2" on right-hand side of the image?

And in your case the 1st thing I would do is comparing the layer properties (e.g. Color, Linetype, Lineweight, Transparency, etc.) between 2 drawings.

HTH

Re: What variable is causing this display behavior?

Neilw_05 — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 23:57:28 GMT

I am opening the same drawing in 2 apps, C3D and plain ACAD. Thus all drawing settings are identical.

Re: What variable is causing this display behavior?

BeKirra — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:22:10 GMT

As I can see you are not a beginner.

This may be a silly question: Are "color" and "linetype" of the lines set to "bylayer"?

Re: What variable is causing this display behavior?

Neilw_05 — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 17:26:28 GMT

Problem solved in C3D forum.