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    Default Help with contour line widths

    having a bear of a time trying to figure out how line widths/weight works in map 3d. i have a themed map from which i have created a contour layer.
    the text is showing up okay, but the contours are not. when i go to print, they display fine on screen, but when it comes out of the print they are so thin and light that you can
    barely see them at all. i'm on a 500' scale on a letter size sheet. i'v tried tweeking the style. if i change the line thickness to anything other than 0, the lines are huge and fill the entire viewport. also have changed the width to no avail.

    any suggestions or help?

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    Default Re: Help with contour line widths

    Hi
    it depends are you plotting by color or line thickness. You also should check you surface style the contour line thickness maybe controlled here if you are controlling the plot of the contour by the layer set the style to plot by layer

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    Default Re: Help with contour line widths

    Are these contour lines Map features (data connect) or autocad plines? If they are feature ojbects are you setting the size to use Device or Map?

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    Default Re: Help with contour line widths

    they were created from a data connect to a geotiff and the style line is set to device with units on millimeters.

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    Default Re: Help with contour line widths

    Try setting it to Map and set the size to 500 (or your plot scale) You may need to play around with the size to get it right.

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