Lineweight/linetype newbie problem.

[daniel.harvey741834]

Hey AUGI-World,

First off I should say that I am VERY new- both to AutoCAD and this community. I have been learning on the fly in the drafting department of a glazing company, but I have run across a problem I haven't been able to google-fu my way out of.

The problem: my lines are far too thick on paperspace/plotted sheet.

What I have tried:
Checking that the lines I am working with are set to ByLayer, they are.
Checking that that layer is set to default, it is.
Adjusted my default thickness, which DID lessen the problem, however I had to set my default to .05 MM in order to get lines that were drawn close together to become noticeably separate.

I am using a company specific CTB file, and previously this drawing had plotted just fine with this CTB file. One reason I don't think this is the issue is the lines appear too thick in just plain old paper space, let alone when I go to plot.

If there is anyone feeling like life has been a bit too easy lately please, drop a reply and help me with this!
I am sure it's something like "turn this off, ya big dummy", but I don't know what it is so I figured I would turn to the experts in the hopes someone has had this problem before.

Thanks!

Daniel Harvey

[tedg]

Hey AUGI-World,

First off I should say that I am VERY new- both to AutoCAD and this community. I have been learning on the fly in the drafting department of a glazing company, but I have run across a problem I haven't been able to google-fu my way out of.

The problem: my lines are far too thick on paperspace/plotted sheet.

What I have tried:
Checking that the lines I am working with are set to ByLayer, they are.
Checking that that layer is set to default, it is.
Adjusted my default thickness, which DID lessen the problem, however I had to set my default to .05 MM in order to get lines that were drawn close together to become noticeably separate.

I am using a company specific CTB file, and previously this drawing had plotted just fine with this CTB file. One reason I don't think this is the issue is the lines appear too thick in just plain old paper space, let alone when I go to plot.

If there is anyone feeling like life has been a bit too easy lately please, drop a reply and help me with this!
I am sure it's something like "turn this off, ya big dummy", but I don't know what it is so I figured I would turn to the experts in the hopes someone has had this problem before.

Thanks!

Daniel Harvey
Can you post a sample drawing that has this problem and a copy of the CTB file you're using?

[daniel.harvey741834]

I can't actually replicate the problem, it is only happening on one file in particular.

I saved a copy of this file and drew a little sample for you on it, then deleted everything else. I can't attach the file, as it is too large, even after stripping off every imaginable piece of information.
I can put it in a Dropbox for you?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ljfyax12d0na5a6/250-4TH_2.00_011617_FIXEDloljk.dwg?dl=0

[Brian C]

A couple of things you can check for is that in the Layer Properties Manager that the VP Lineweight is is to default, in addition to the overall lineweight set to default.

Also check the properties of the individual lines to make sure they have not been set to a certain thickness.

[tedg]

I don't get the problem you describe, given the example dwg and CTB file you sent.

If it's the red boxes, they appear to be ok, the color "Red" has a lineweight of .0900mm which is pretty thin.
If the "Lineweight" value was something thicker before (if you or someone adjusted it), that would be your problem.
there are multiple lines that make up the boxes and so would be "thicker" than one line.

Sorry I wasn't much help..

BTW the lines are set with lineweight to ByLayer and the layer is "default" line weight... so that doesnt seem to be the problem.

[daniel.harvey741834]

Hi Ted,

Thanks for taking a look, let me do some more explaining:

The red lines are simply a sample I drew right now to show you the problem. For example, when I go over to paper space there is no gap between the lines that make up the diagonal lines, when I drew them 1/2" apart. I set my pen to .09 MM right then before drawing those lines, they were never changed from or to anything.

[tedg]

Hi Ted,

Thanks for taking a look, let me do some more explaining:

The red lines are simply a sample I drew right now to show you the problem. For example, when I go over to paper space there is no gap between the lines that make up the diagonal lines, when I drew them 1/2" apart. I set my pen to .09 MM right then before drawing those lines, they were never changed from or to anything.

Yes you are correct, given the distance apart of these lines and the scale of the viewport, these lines would appear as one thick line (when LWTDISPLAY is "on" and zoomed out a bit) and plot as one thick line with the CTB file.
My screen shot was in paper space.

A side note (helplful cad-tips):

Just so you know, (and maybe you do) although CTB files can be modified, they are usually a "company standard" and aren't meant to be modified so everyone is using the same ones.
You are supposed to pick a layer (or color) that gives you the desired line weight, not adjust the CTB file.
I'm not sure if that's what you meant by setting the pen to .09mm before you drew the lines?

What is your company standards for lineweights?

For most of us, there are standards we follow, such as items to be printed with certain line weights in certain scales, and so we have company plot styles that accommodate that.
It also depends on your industry and drawing/sheet size etc.

I use these lineweights (mostly): .18mm, .25mm, .35mm .5mm, .7mm and 1.0mm and of course there colors/layers for gray scales/screening.
Also, everything we do is ByLayer with the exception of a linetype change now and then, we don't assign a different color to items, we keep them on a layer and color ByLayer, that way they can be changed in the layer dialog, especially xrefs.

[Julesagain]

A few more variables to check -

LTSCALE (model space) we use 48 for a 1/8"-1' viewport.
PSLTSCALE (paper space)
page setups (plot configurations that are saved in the drawing, I have an empty drawing with saved page setups for various sizes of paper and customers)
http://forums.augi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=104648&stc=1
Ask someone using a computer that is printing this drawing the way you expect, to open their plot dialog and screencap it. Make yours match all the various settings (make sure you expand the arrow next to the help button for all the options).

http://forums.augi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=104647&stc=1