Different LTSCALE in different viewports?

[Siberian]

Is it at all possible?

[Alan Cullen]

absolutely....

[chulse]

Using 2008, wouldn't you just use the annotation scaling of the viewport? (set to scale to paperspace?)

[Alan Cullen]

Chulse, annotation scaling doesn't work on linestypes. :( At least I don't think it does...... :lol:

Select the viewport, then go to PROPERTIES, and set your LTSCALE for that viewport there.

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[NBC]

Hmmmm.
I'm not convinced it is possible to set different LTSCALE's per viewport.
What you have described there Alan will only affect the viewport boundary, not the contents of what can be seen 'through' the viewport.

Where viewports are of different scales, it is possible to set PSLTSCALE to a value of 0; this will give the effect of the viewports showing LTSCALE differently.

[chulse]

Hmmmm.
I'm not convinced it is possible to set different LTSCALE's per viewport.
What you have described there Alan will only affect the viewport boundary, not the contents of what can be seen 'through' the viewport.

Where viewports are of different scales, it is possible to set PSLTSCALE to a value of 0; this will give the effect of the viewports showing LTSCALE differently.

That was my understanding:
PSLTSCALE = 0, means linetypes scale to match the VP annotation scale.

YIPPEE - 501 posts :)

[NBC]

That was my understanding:
PSLTSCALE = 0, means linetypes scale to match the VP annotation scale.

YIPPEE - 501 posts :)

almost right. PSLTSCALE with a value of 0 means linetypes are scaled to the VPSCALE of each individual viewport multiplied by the global LTSCALE value.

For instance, let's say you have LTSCALE with a value of 10.
One viewport has a VPSCALE of 5.
Setting PSLTSCALE to a value of 1, would have the same visual effect as setting PSLTSCALE to a value of 0 AND setting LTSCALE to a value of 2.

[Alan Cullen]

Well done Super Member chulse.

Blue I deliberately left out the PSLTSCALE issue. Which we set to 1.

Believe me, we use lots of viewports, up to 8 per layout tab (details etc), and we do not have a problem. We just set out the viewport scale per viewport as explained above. o:) :P

AND it works for us. :lol:

[chulse]

almost right. PSLTSCALE with a value of 0 means linetypes are scaled to the VPSCALE of each individual viewport multiplied by the global LTSCALE value.

For instance, let's say you have LTSCALE with a value of 10.
One viewport has a VPSCALE of 5.
Setting PSLTSCALE to a value of 1, would have the same visual effect as setting PSLTSCALE to a value of 0 AND setting LTSCALE to a value of 2.

I should have added LTSCALE=1 to my previous post (that is what I meant)

[smorales02]

Maybe Im confused but why not just set both PSLTSCALE and LTS=1 and than each viewport would show them the same no matter what scale the vp is at......

Or Im I misunderstanding the problem??????

[chulse]

Maybe Im confused but why not just set both PSLTSCALE and LTS=1 and than each viewport would show them the same no matter what scale the vp is at......

Or Im I misunderstanding the problem??????

In 2008 Anotative scaling added another whole set of variables to scaling things...
Upgrade if you can as it's a great feature - when you figure it out... :)

[NBC]

Yes Cary, it did; but as far as I know Annotative Scaling does not affect linetypes though (yet !)

[chulse]

Yes Cary, it did; but as far as I know Annotative Scaling does not affect linetypes though (yet !)

It should (I think)-

If PSLTSCALE=0, MSLTSCALE=1 and LTSCALE="whatever",
AND the Annotation scale in Model space is the same as the viewport in paper space,
THEN the linetypes should display the same in the model as they do in the paper space viewport.

At least this is what I meant by my previous posts...

[smorales02]

Its just like in any version of ACAD....
If LTS=1 and PSLTSCALE=1 than each VP will show the lines all the same as it is shown in modelspace.

In addition if your only using one VP than set your PSLTSCALE=0 and your LTS= whatever scale you are showing your VP at.

Either way the lines will print correctly