ReMark Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 I just did. Post #19. Let's tackle one problem at a time.
3dDetailer Posted August 27, 2012 Author Posted August 27, 2012 Way too much visual information. Disable LINEWEIGHT in your Task Bar. There is NO LINEWEIGHT in my Taskbar. I haven't got a clue what you are telling me. With all due respect, maybe if you weren't so condescending I might. It appears you think everyone should be as enlightened as you, and if I were...I wouldn't be here.
ReMark Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 Yes there is an icon for HIDE/SHOW LINEWEIGHT in your Taskbar.
eldon Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 I thought that the lineweight display had nothing to do with the lineweight specified, but with the number of pixels as a percentage of the screen display.
ReMark Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 (edited) Please see post #23. Edited August 27, 2012 by ReMark
ReMark Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 Well, I tried it. Didn't do a thing.(sighs) You replied with this post after I suggested disabling Hide/Show Lineweight. Thus my response to you was it had nothing to do with the topic at hand. No need to get upset.
JD Mather Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 What does that ^ ^ ^ have to do with lineweight? Answer: nothing. The advice by JDM was in response to you complaining about how small things looked. He was showing you a way to zoom in on an area of your drawing. No. He was showing way to zoom in on web page (Help files). (maybe if you zoom in on this forum LOL)
ReMark Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 I thought that the lineweight display had nothing to do with the lineweight specified, but with the number of pixels as a percentage of the screen display. If you find this feature useful then by all means use it. Any visual inconsistencies could be as a result of your graphics card and/or your screen resolution. If it is too distracting then you have no choice but to disable the Hide/Show Lineweight option.
ReMark Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 No. He was showing way to zoom in on web page (Help files). (maybe if you zoom in on this forum LOL) Well whatever you were zooming in on (could be the moon for all I care) had nothing to do with lineweight as it appears on the OP's screen.
JD Mather Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 Lineweight is not WYSIWYG, that is not - What You See is What You Get. It is set as a percentage thickness (when displayed). As noted: most people do not display lineweight. It is set in their layers and plots out correctly - but not displayed on screen as it actually confuses.
3dDetailer Posted August 27, 2012 Author Posted August 27, 2012 Yes there is an icon for HIDE/SHOW LINEWEIGHT in your Taskbar. Ohhhhhhh, THAT Taskbar..I didn't know it was called a "taskbar". I just assumed you were talking about Windows. Unfortunately, you must be using a different version of Acad. MINE doesn't have that icon. No WONDER I couldn't find it. You replied with this post after I suggested disabling Hide/Show Lineweight. Thus my response to you was it had nothing to do with the topic at hand. Isn't participating in a forum fun. No need to get upset. Well if you talk to me as if I was a human adult instead of your subordinate.. I might not. I don't like being talked down to from an ivory tower like you talked to the author of 24. Please see post #24.
3dDetailer Posted August 27, 2012 Author Posted August 27, 2012 As noted: most people do not display lineweight. It is set in their layers and plots out correctly - but not displayed on screen as it actually confuses. Well I'll be a monkeys uncle. Thank YOU. Finally. Unfortunately...that doesn't solve my problem. IF, a PLOTTED line, of linewidth X OVERLAPS another close adjacent line of linewidth Z...I wasted my time plotting. That is WHY I want to see EXACTLY on my screen...what PLOTS. sheeezus , ...sometimes I...nevermind. Guys. Thanks.
ReMark Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 Use the same layers in both drawings and set their layer properties the same (i.e. - lineweight) and stop the worrying. Oh yeah, and make sure you plot both to the same scale. Re: That post should have read "See post #23" which included a graphic. Not sure how that equates to "talking down from an ivory tower" but whatever as the commercial once said, "Have it your way."
JD Mather Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 (edited) .... IF, a PLOTTED line, of linewidth X OVERLAPS another close adjacent line of linewidth Z...I wasted my time plotting.... Usually someone knows if they are creating lines so close that plotting lineweight becomes a problem. I have never had a problem where I didn't know what was going to plot. For example - using the Simplified Representation for threads the dashed line is shown at a nominal distance rather than the actual distance as actual distance would place the dashed line so close to the solid line that it would not look aesthetically pleasing when plotted. This all goes back to CAD 101. (or Drafting 101 for those of us who learned on the drawing board) What Standard are you using for your lineweights? I use ANSI/ASME. (I don't recall if you stated what fied (arch, mech, civil...)you are in.) Edited August 27, 2012 by JD Mather
3dDetailer Posted August 27, 2012 Author Posted August 27, 2012 For example - using the Simplified Representation for threads the dashed line is shown at a nominal distance rather than the actual distance as actual distance would place the dashed line so close to the solid line that it would not look aesthetically pleasing when plotted.ummm, say what??? Usually someone knows if they are creating lines so close that plotting lineweight becomes a problem. I have never had a problem where I didn't know what was going to plot.Good for you. Must be nice. In my case, the plotter is 5000 miles away, and I didn't have time to jump on a plane and check my hypothisis. Hence coming here and asking questions, which I can see now was my second mistake. This all goes back to CAD 101. (or Drafting 101 for those of us who learned on the drawing board)Well, for those that remember that far back, good for you. Frankly son..1958 is a long time ago for me to remember. After board drafting for 7 years prior to ACAD10...I DON'T remember. But it didn't seem to bother my employer. ...nor the designers at FEDERATED DEPT STORES..IE...MACY'S..or they wouldn't have adopted hundreds of my details for their Project spec books over 10 years. Drafting 101 indeed. Spare me. Ya know...I must have missed something..I could have sworn the name of this place was CADTutor...not CADdoctorateschatroom.com That was my first mistake.
Tcntygrl21 Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 the song had a bad day comes to mind. these guys on here do this on there own time and have helped sooo many over the years. get over yourself and listen and be nice.
ReMark Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 3d: The answer to the question you asked in post #16 was provided in post #17. Disable Hide/Show Lineweight. We're just going around in circles here. Follow JDM's advice also and set your lineweight in the Layer Properties Manager then forget it. It's done. Use these lineweights as you standards in your template file and you'll always have them at hand. You won't require a cheat sheet, a block, or whatever you want to call it, to remember. Print a sample drawing using all these standard lineweights and tack it to the wall to one side of your monitor. You can dress it up by putting a nice wood frame around it. Art is in the eye of the beholder.
JD Mather Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 Grasping the whole ball of wax is a lesson in..wtf? Compare this one to the first one. WTF?? Guess what..the linewidths "appear" to be the same. W T F? I don't get it. Bafflingly WTF? What does that stand for? Is that some of that new-fangled text speak? What are you really trying to say? This stuff (AutoCAD lineweights) hasn't changed as far back as I can remember. AutoCAD is a professional program and deserves (demands?) a professional level of preparation. Is there a community college or ATC in your area that offers a update class?
JD Mather Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 Well I'll be a monkeys uncle. Unfortunately...that doesn't solve my problem. Post an example file. We spend all this time learning to communicate with geometry - let's communicate with geometry.
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