topic Re: Drawing Line Weights in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

Drawing Line Weights

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 16:37:01 GMT

This is my third request - as an engineer I am creating a minimum of 10 drawings daily...

Can you please change the default line weight of 0.50mm to a more reasonable thickness like 0.20mm.

Every drawing I create I have to export as DWG - Open in TrueView - Change Line Weight - Export PDF

Please make this simple change.

Re: Drawing Line Weights

PhilProcarioJr — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 16:57:09 GMT

@Anonymous

I share your frustration with line weights...I know the team in charge of drawings is aware that people want this feature and I to wish they would hurry up with it's implementation.

Currently it's status is Future Consideration....

For any kind of fine details the .pdf drawings look like blobs on the print...I still don't understand why this was not part of the initial implementation...

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/ideastation-request-a-feature-or/changing-line-weight-and-font-size/idi-p/5883126

Post from @TimeraAutodesk in the IdeaStation:

"- The ability to assign layers that define line weights and styles is definitely on our roadmap, and I anticipate we will get to delivering that functionality in the spring of 2016. "

I guess they missed that deadline.

Re: Drawing Line Weights

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 18:42:12 GMT

Thanks for the reply and support -

"- The ability to assign layers that define line weights and styles is definitely on our roadmap, and I anticipate we will get to delivering that functionality in the spring of 2016. "

This would be a nice feature but if the Devs could just change the default to something less coloring book like it would save me a ton of extra work.

🙂

Re: Drawing Line Weights

vikas.vaishnav — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 03:18:02 GMT

Hello,

Thanks for bearing with us on this request, changing line weight and other object properties is a major project and we are currently looking in to it.

Is it possible for you to share with us an example dwg file that will help us understand where exactly are you facing problem? Generally all the default line wt values are as per the ISO and ASME standards which seems to be working fine with most of the customers. Our default values are different wrt different edges like - Annotations 0.25, BOM 0.25, Border 0.25, Center Lines 0.25, Dimensions 0.25, Hatching 0.25, Titleblock 0.35, Visible 0.5, Visible Narrow 0.35. An example drawing would be nice to look which ones are really causing the problem.

Regards,

Re: Drawing Line Weights

PhilProcarioJr — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 10:29:30 GMT

@vikas.vaishnav

"Generally all the default line wt values are as per the ISO and ASME standards which seems to be working fine with most of the customers."

Here is the problem.....every company I have ever done prints for has done them their own way and not always by/to the standards. The whole point of a print is to convey design and manufacturing intent and anyone making prints for that knows that sometimes the standards get in the way of that. Don't get me wrong I support the standards whenever possible. You have had quite a few voice their opinion on the current line weights not working for them....over 100 I believe...

Re: Drawing Line Weights

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 14:13:02 GMT

Here is an image describing the problem

Re: Drawing Line Weights

vikas.vaishnav — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 09:16:52 GMT

Hello,

@Anonymous Thanks for sharing the drawing, this will help us to create a better design to solve such cases. Hopefully some enhancements in near future will help you retain the drawing details you are loosing.

@PhilProcarioJr I really appreciate your concern about ability to change the line weights and assure you that we are working towards it. It is definitely a big chunk on our roadmap. Please stay tuned.

Regards,

Re: Drawing Line Weights

PhilProcarioJr — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 10:16:28 GMT

@vikas.vaishnav

@Anonymous posted a good example here too.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/design-validate-document/the-2d-drawing-lines-issue-after-output-pdf/m-p/7002188/highlight/false#M106778

Both examples shown here are what I deal with almost everyday...then my customers want me change it so they can actually see what is going on with the part being manufactured and it is a real pain to do as @Anonymous has illustrated. If you have to do the line conversion in a separate app for 20-30 prints a day it's a huge waste of time. Then to make matters worse if you need to make changes to a print you have to repeat the time wasting conversion. My boss is not a big fan of wasting time.

Re: Drawing Line Weights

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 12:00:12 GMT

Yes, I agree completely.

The lines are too thick, but it's for me and severl other people. The right thing is to be able to change the thickness of the lines in a dialog box or via the preferences.

Please add soonest as possilble!

Regards

Marco

Re: Drawing Line Weights

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 12:26:11 GMT

Good Morning 🙂

Exactly !! This is the option I vote for.

Re: Drawing Line Weights

vikas.vaishnav — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 03:40:54 GMT

Thanks for all the feedback and requests. We totally understand the problem you are facing. I assure you that it is next thing coming up on our roadmap, so soon you shall be able to features to change line weights and other object properties.

Regards,

Re: Drawing Line Weights

phillips1.michael — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 20:27:26 GMT

See attached image

This is an example of the ridiculous line weight settings of Fusion 360. This, and all other drawings are useless because they do not convey an acceptable level of detail. In every drawing I create there are areas of pure black where all readable lines are lost. I have read a message from 2015 from another Fusion 360 customer regarding the same problem. Please explain how seriously the Autodesk team is "looking into" this issue on their "roadmap".

Re: Drawing Line Weights

sabadell — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 18:21:43 GMT

Hi, It is now possible to turn line weights off, entirely, in PDF output. Can you try that and let us know if the results are acceptable?

Re: Drawing Line Weights

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 18:27:10 GMT

While in a Fusion 360 drawing, select Output to PDF. You can now deselect Lineweights to print drawings without the thick lineweights that Fusion has specified.

Re: Drawing Line Weights

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 10:14:43 GMT

Still can't believe you guys don't offer a different line weight option.

Re: Drawing Line Weights

Anonymous — Sun, 11 Nov 2018 00:10:37 GMT

Is this still that case? I am searching now for a solution. I was looking for in-sketch line weight, cause I can hardly see the lines, I've got 20/20 vision! I'm coming from SW and they have a much heavy default lines. Makes is much easier to spot things. Now, without customizable line weights (like SW cough cough) the default settings just don't work for me. I am primarily on a 1600x900 display (I know, I know) but even on my 1920x1080 laptop it isn't any better.

I like "simple" selection display style over "normal". Normal has the line changing color completely and that is distracting. Also, smaller constraints would be nice. I turn them off by default too. Maybe I should start a new topic with all my gripes...

I do really love this platform, and I am using it alot to get used to it because I really do see it's potential. I don't plan on investing in any other platform even as is. I still need to dive into CAM too, I am coming from MasterCAM (X4 yikes) there so we'll see how that goes too.

Re: Drawing Line Weights

Alessandrodileo — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 21:52:38 GMT

@sabadell It's been 6 years... has the team put it on the roadmap yet? Is there a solution implemented that I don't know about? Thanks!

Re: Drawing Line Weights

jhackney1972 — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 22:15:08 GMT

Is this what you are looking for. These settings can be found under Document Setting in a 2D Drawing and can also be place in your drawing template is desired. They also can be controlled from your Fusion Preferences.