PSLTSCALE, 1 or 0?

I typically like to have my psltscale and ltscale set to1 in paperspace but
I have talked to others that say setting it to 0 and the ltscale set to 20
(for example) is best.

Can anyone tell me what the benefit is to having the psltscale set to 0 is?

Thanks!

 

<<I typically like to have my psltscale and ltscale set to1 in paperspace but I have talked to others that say setting it to 0 and the ltscale set to 20 (for example) is best.>>

Best for what??

PSLTSCALE controls the "look" of linetypes in PAPERSPACE. With it set to 1, linetypes look the same in all viewports with out regard to the zoom scale factors of the viewports.

With PSLTSCALE set to 0, linetypes will "look" longer in viewports that are zoom in closer, and shorter for viewports that are zoomed out.

LTSCALE is a multiplier applied to the linetype definition in ACAD.LIN

For PAPERSPACE drawing in Layout tabs with a Layout scale of 1:1, we use an LTSCALE of 0.375

In the old days when we did everything in Modelspace, we set LTSCALE to 0.375 "times" DIMSCALE.

Clear as mud yet?

 

The benefit of having a larger LTSCALE (than say 0.5 or 1) is that it's
easier to view dashed lines in modelspace when you're drawing at large
scales.

The disadvantage arises when you try to print two views at different
scales -- the size of the patterns will be different. This is where
PSLTSCALE = 1 comes in handy.

I've set up everybody's PLOT button here to include commands to set the
LTSCALE to 0.5 and PSLTSCALE to 1 when they plot -- that way they can draft
using whatever LTSCALE they want, but it'll still print correctly (from
paperspace, anyway).

Unless you can guarantee that you'll *never* have two differently-scaled
views on a sheet, I'd stick to PSLTSCALE =1.

 

for those of us still in the old days(model space)
we use:
dimscale=1/2 of drawing scale,
ltscale=1/4 of drawing scale,

 

Not trying to start a "my way is better than your way" argument, but I'm
curious... why do you use dimscale = 1/2 drawing scale?

 

all drawings here are done in modelspace, but.....
with the intetion that a d size drawing would be plotted b size, for books and such. the dim values are actually 2x the target, hence 1/2 of drawing scale. not my system, was in place when i got here, as per corporate directives(41 plants world wide, common standard). plots at "1/2 scale" are still readable.

 

The benefit of having a larger LTSCALE (than say 0.5 or 1) is that it's easier to view dashed lines in modelspace when you're drawing at large scales.<<

ltscale isnt really a "view" tool, but rather, a plot tool.

i know from my format, what the linetype is, regardless of display at the moment.

 

a benifit of setting PSLTSCALE to 0 is that whatever the LTSCALE is set at in model space well take the same effect in paper space. lines in model space will look the same as lines in paper space. that way things look consistent from model to paper. when it comes time to plot (at least for me anyway) i know what my lines will look like wether im in model space or paper space, they look the same.

 

Un fortunately, the dashes will be longer in "zoomed in" views than they
will in views at a larger zoom scale. As we only plot from PAPERSPACE
Layouts, I don't care what the linetypes look like in modelspace.

at in model space well take the same effect in paper space. lines in model
space will look the same as lines in paper space. that way things look
consistent from model to paper. when it comes time to plot (at least for me
anyway) i know what my lines will look like wether im in model space or
paper space, they look the same.