linetype question

How to really set up linetype good? I sometimes can see my dash line good in
MS, but just couldn't print it right in PS. Also, if it is possible that
the printed out correctly dash line is not seen correctly in PS?

thanks,

 

The generally accepted method is that LTSCALE should be set to half of the
DIMSCALE. If your DIMSCALE is 1, then LTSCALE should be 1/2 (.5).

 

If you only have one viewport in PS, or multiple viewports with the same
scale, you can set the PLTScale to equal 0. This way the linetype will
maintain the MS LTScale.

If you have multiple viewports, but they are different scales, such as on a
detail sheet for example, you should set the PLTScale to equal 1. This will
allow each viewport to plot the linetype at the viewport scale, however, to
do this, you must change the ltscale to 1, or as Walt Engle said, .5 or even
..3. Keep in mind that as you reduce the ltscale from 1, the white spaces
between line segments get smaller as well as the line segments themselves.
Eventually you are back to seeing a continuous line.

Also, look at using linetypes that are predesigned for various scales, such
as Dash, Dash2X and Dash2. you can do the same with your own custom
linetypes.

That is actually a better way to go, because you can use different linetypes
instead of having to change the ltscale for a particular line.

I think your problem as you stated it is that your PLTScale is set for 1 and
you need to set it to 0.

Another problem to be aware of is if you set the PLTScale to 1, you will not
see the correct linetype in MS. It will usually appear as a continuous line
unless you utilize one of the third party lisp programs to change ltscales
automatically from PS to MS.

Linetypes can be fun if you are a masochist, or truly enjoy a good
challenge.

Jack Talsky

 

Sorry, but I think Dimscale shouldn't do anything with linetype.

Based on my current experiment, I think the commands to do with linetype
issue are:
ltscale, celtscale, and psltscale.

I set psltscale=0 for least problem, that meas every dashed line would be
shown in dash if ltscale and celtscale is setup right.
I set ltscale and celtscale based on my needs,

Then use Regenall to show the changes.

I can see the dashed line in PS now. I Think I am doing the right
procedure.

What is your opinion?

 

thanks. You have more thorough knowledge than me. You also points out we
can use Dahs2x, dash2...

For my case, I think use Regenall is key too. I bet many times the line
setting is right, but it didn't show correctly. So thanks God, I found
regenall today.

 

Well, you didn't read. I said the LTSCALE which affects the linetype is
generally one-half the dimscale. Dimscale affects ONLY the size of arrowheads
(or tick, etc) and size of your dimension text. I will repeat: GENERALLY,
ltscale is ond-half dimscale.

 

I do not mean to be rude, but perhaps you could think about taking an update
class for AutoCAD 2004, or even just a basic Level 1 class in AutoCAD 2004.

There could be many small, but useful production related tools that you
would not learn on your own, but would learn in a class.

Many times I get a student who comes into a beginning class because his
employer sent him, and he thinks he already knows all about AutoCAD, but
after awhile he starts saying, "Wow, I didn't know I could do that", or
"Wow, that pays for the cost of the class".

One day as a consultant to an engineering department, where the people had
been using AutoCAD for a few years, I did an Array, and a Cad operator
behind me suddenly said, "How did you do that? Could you do that again?" I
was a little surprised that he didn't know about Array, but then in my
classes sometimes a student will tell me a way to do something that I did
not know. So humility is a great idea around AutoCAD.

Glad you solved your problem.

Jack Talsky

different scales, such as it is that your PLTScale is set for > > >