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Ploting from dwg to pdf doesnt show the desired lineweight thickness

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 17:01:32 GMT

Hi !
I have e problem plotting from DWG to PDF, I have created some layers with differnet lineweight but when i plot the layouts and I select the "plot lineweight" I see that all the lines, even that they are in different layers with different lineweight, when I plot them they look in the same weight 😞 i try to change the layers lineweight ( for example from 0.19 to 0.15 etc) but still the same... I've chaecked dhe lineweight of objects at the properties and they are all "by layers", i dont know whats the prob, why the lineweight doesnt change 😕

Re: Ploting from dwg to pdf doesnt show the desired lineweight thickness

Alfred.NESWADBA — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 17:24:50 GMT

Hi,

please show us your drawing so we can see what your settings are, if you have a CTB or STB selected, then upload that too (or use command _ETRANSMIT and upload the resulting ZIP-file so we get all referenced data with your drawing together.

>> i try to change the layers lineweight ( for example from 0.19 to 0.15 etc)

Which resolution have you set in the "DWG to PDF.pc3"? Because I guess you won't see a difference between 0.15 and 0.18 (0.19 is no valid line-weight), not on your display and not on the printer.

When you do test to see if line-weights are working then change e.g. from 0.09 to 1.00 ==> then you can see if the output changed or not, so if your values are working.

- alfred -

Re: Ploting from dwg to pdf doesnt show the desired lineweight thickness

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 19:03:08 GMT

this is my drawing...
I know there is no much difference between 0.13 and 0.15 but there are some layers with 0.25 and 0.13 but when i plot it they look the same

Re: Ploting from dwg to pdf doesnt show the desired lineweight thickness

Alfred.NESWADBA — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 19:23:02 GMT

Hi,

I opened your drawing, first layout, plotted to PDF and got a result where I can see different lineweights.

Compare that cutout with the PDF you create from your system, open the PDF and zoom to 400% ... don't you see different line-weights?

- alfred -

Re: Ploting from dwg to pdf doesnt show the desired lineweight thickness

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 19:30:32 GMT

the lineweight of brown lines is 0.09 and for some black lines is 0.25 and some 0.35 but they look the same... I can se the diference only if i make some lines 0 or 0.05

Re: Ploting from dwg to pdf doesnt show the desired lineweight thickness

Alfred.NESWADBA — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 19:37:13 GMT

Hi,

>> the lineweight of brown lines is 0.09 and for some black lines is 0.25 and some 0.35 but they look the same

"some black lines", sorry, this does not help, how should I find "some black lines" that you are referring to?

Please let us know which lines exactly, mark them in a screenshot and upload the screenshot ... or erase all other objects in the drawing, leave only that 2-5 objects in the drawing that you think should show a real difference and you can't see them. Then upload that drawing + a PDF you get from that drawing/first layout (you can also delete all other layouts which we don't need for that test).

- alfred -

Re: Ploting from dwg to pdf doesnt show the desired lineweight thickness

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 20:14:01 GMT

I'll prit any page and see what happens, maybe there isn't any prob... than I'll ask if there's a prob with them.... however thank u very much