AUTOCAD - Emulate Unsupported Hardware Effects in Software When Plotting

[kdominickDBDQP]

Hello,

I have upgraded from autocad 2013 to 2026. I used to have an option to enable "Emulate Unsupported Hardware Effects in Software When Plotting" on the graphicsconfig menu on the 2013 AUTOCAD. However, I am unable to find this option anywhere on the 2026 version. This option helped a bunch when plotting PDF files by thickening the lines properly for visual appearance.

Was this function removed? There is no manual tuning option in my graphicsconfig control menu.

[BhaskarMurari · Accepted solution]

@kdominickDBDQP  The option was removed in newer AutoCAD versions, Its behavior is now handled automatically (and differently).

To fix line thickness in PDFs, focus on CTB/STB + PDF plot settings.

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