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Topic: printing line weights
Posted By: mrmwood568
Subject: printing line weights
Date Posted: 14.Apr.2013 at 14:48
I am wondering if there is a solution to my problem. I work for a company that requires that on full scale views i need to have a line weight of 40 to make sure the details are outlined. So in my drawing i have a layer for Obect that has that line weight. It looks fine when i print full scale but when my view ports that are less than that the lines all blend and i have no detail of the parts. is there a way of scaling my line weights so in full view they are 40 but in 1/4 scale they are lighter?
Hope this makes sense.
 


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Mike Wood


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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 15.Apr.2013 at 11:49
You can't just use a different .pc3 file?


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Posted By: mrmwood568
Date Posted: 15.Apr.2013 at 18:16

The company has made a PC3 file which we are all to use and can not modify, I was thinking if i just use the plot option plot object line weight. I would have to assign lines weights to the lines and not use the Plot with Plot Style. I would have to modify each page inwhich i do not want to use the plot style. I was looking for an easier more universal way. Do you agree?



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Mike Wood

Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 16.Apr.2013 at 11:42
That sounds like more work rather than less work.

I have a pc3 file called MyFineLine where are the lineweights are set to be much thinner so when I take a 24x36 drawing and print it on an 11x17 sheet of paper it is still readable.

Have you discussed the problem with your supervisor?


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Posted By: heinsite
Date Posted: 18.Apr.2013 at 13:46
Do you have the Scale Lineweights box checked in the Plot dialog?

Dave.


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Dave Hein, P.E.
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