Line Segments show correctly in ModelSpace but not in PaperSpace

[Alvin.Williams]

Good Morning!

Not sure how to word this question, but here goes! I received a CAD file from and engineering firm and layed out how I want my underground utilities installed. I drew a line segment with a long dash then three dots, then a long dash and on and on. In Model space I can see my line the way I want it to appear, but when I switch to the layout view, the line appears solid. It does not matter how I play with the property setting, the line still appears solid. Any idea on how I can fix this? Hope that I explain this enough for you to understand what it is I need help with. Thanks in advance.

Alvin

[amsterdamn]

Welcome to AUGI. You're in the wrong forum though. Try posting here: forums.augi.com/forumdisplay.php?f=120.

(Linetype scale is what you want to change. Also, go into paper space and regen all to see if it shows up properly.)

[H'Angus]

It's to do with the line type scale, have a look in the help file for the system variables LTSCALE & PSLTSCALE.

[Wanderer]

Hi there, I'm going to move this thread from the New Users forum to this one, as it will be better served here (both for finding answers, and for providing a reference to future questions on this topic).

Good Morning!

Not sure how to word this question, but here goes! I received a CAD file from and engineering firm and layed out how I want my underground utilities installed. I drew a line segment with a long dash then three dots, then a long dash and on and on. In Model space I can see my line the way I want it to appear, but when I switch to the layout view, the line appears solid. It does not matter how I play with the property setting, the line still appears solid. Any idea on how I can fix this? Hope that I explain this enough for you to understand what it is I need help with. Thanks in advance.

Alvin

[ccowgill]

It's to do with the line type scale, have a look in the help file for the system variables LTSCALE & PSLTSCALE.

and in 2008 and above dont forget msltscale and the annotative scale setting.

[MikeJarosz]

One more thing to look for: engineers often set units to decimal so that they can use decimals of a foot, which are not available in architectural units. This means that the engineering files will be 1/12 the architectural dimension. You will have to scale data accordingly to have a meaningful coordination.