topic Re: Line Weights in Modelspace in AutoCAD for Mac Forum

Line Weights in Modelspace

bretwieseler — Tue, 23 May 2017 13:12:10 GMT

Suddenly Autocad will not display line weights in Modelspace. They display correctly in paper space, and print fine, just not model space.

The "Show/Hide Lineweight" button is checked. I created a new ctb file to test whether the current one is corrupt. At this point I'm at a loss.

Coincidentally, I installed a new printer on my system. I don't know if or how that would affect the issue.

Let me know if I should upload anything to better illustrate the problem.

Thanks in advance.

-Bret

Re: Line Weights in Modelspace

pendean — Tue, 23 May 2017 13:24:21 GMT

LWDISPLAY variable does not use plot style tables, never has: which do you want to use, plot style tables or LWEIGHT settings in your file?

Re: Line Weights in Modelspace

bretwieseler — Tue, 23 May 2017 13:27:50 GMT

@pendean wrote:
LWDISPLAY variable does not use plot style tables, never has: which do you want to use, plot style tables or LWEIGHT settings in your file?

LWDISPLAY is set to ON. I would rather use the plat table styles so I can estimate how my drawing will look when printed.

Re: Line Weights in Modelspace

pendean — Tue, 23 May 2017 14:29:52 GMT

If you only wish to use plot style table settings, you need to turn off LWDISPLAY and turn on lineweight display in pAGESETUP in modelspace.

Re: Line Weights in Modelspace

bretwieseler — Tue, 23 May 2017 14:51:46 GMT

In the past, I would control the display of line weights by checking/unchecking the "show/hide lineweight" button. I would still like to control it this way. However, whether I set LWDISPLAY to on or off, it makes no difference. The line weights will not show.

I'm confused as to what has changed. None of my settings have. I've been known to "fat finger" a change to the settings every now and then, but I don't think that's what's happened, Is it a bug with the latest update? I should say I'm using the most up to date version of Autocad for Mac 2017. Like I said, the only change that I am definitely aware of is installing a new printer, but I don't know what that would affect lineweight display.

Re: Line Weights in Modelspace

maxim_k — Tue, 23 May 2017 14:57:52 GMT

Hi Bert,

Switching LWDISPLAY ON and OFF is the same as using "show/hide lineweight" button.
If you want to see line weight settings from Plot Style table in Model space, you need:
- turn on "Display plot style" in page setup
- turn on "Show lineweight" (or set LWDISPLAY to ON)
- in paper space lock viewport you are working with (if you don't want to loose scale settings)
- activate viewport and work in model space from Layout.

Maxim

Re: Line Weights in Modelspace

Emmsleys — Wed, 24 May 2017 22:36:53 GMT

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