Dashed Lines Appear Solid

[Anonymous]

Hi, 

I am using AutoCAD 2018 and can not seem to figure out what is going wrong with my lines. I am no beginner but by no means an expert. All posts about this issue seem to be solved with line scaling with LTSCALE. This is not my issue.

No matter what scale I set my line to it will either appear completely solid, or have some kind of erratic dashed line with no discernible pattern.

When i select the line, there appears to be a highlighted dashed line on top of a continuous line. Sometimes when I pan around model space or zoom in and out, the dashed line decides to show up. This is the exact same problem in paper space however for some reason they become visible SOMETIMES for no apparent reason with no way to replicate the solution.

Whats even more strange is that by selecting the line and viewing the weird highlighted dashed line, i can choose a proper scale, and even though in paperspace it looks totally wrong, when i print it, its fine! 

Has this happened to anyone before? It is happening with every single linetype also by the way.

Thanks

Sandro

[TheCADnoob]

Have you tried MSLTSCALE or PSLTSCALE?

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Linetype...

[john.vellek · Accepted solution]

HI @Anonymous,

From the description you provided, it sounds as if the linetypes do print properly so perhaps the errant behavior is just a result of a graphics issue.  Have you tried toggling Hardware Acceleration in your GRAPHICSCONFIG to see if it changes the behavior?

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

[Anonymous]

John, 

Thank you so much. This is exactly what I had to do last time and I completely forgot how I figured it out. Now at least there is a searchable thread in case I forget again. My office just purchased this computer about a year ago and I thought everything in it was top of the line considering everything was purchased as per the minimum requirements for Autodesk Inventor or higher.

Thanks for the help!

[Anonymous]

@john.vellek 

Hi,

I'm currently having the same issue with my co-workers computer. The hidden line  in the drawing shows up perfectly fine on my machine, but when he opens the same drawing on his machine, the hidden line appears solid. He is currently running AutoCAD Electrical 2018 while I'm running AutoCAD Electrical 2015.