Enter 1 or 0 (change to whichever value is not current). When I set up a viewport in a layout, these dashed lines are solid. Quick Tip: View Dashed Lines in a Viewport In the hands-on lab—"Click My Ride: Customizing Autodesk® AutoCAD® for How You Work"—that I presented at Autodesk University 2013, we took a look at a few fundamental approaches to customizing, and adjusting the viewport display of non-continuous linetypes such as Dashed, Center, Hidden, etc. The Scale setting does not affect printing. Here is an example. "While in model space invoke the Ltscale system variable by typing it in at the command line and pressing enter; for a value enter 1. Try this. Context-click the SketchUp viewport and select Explode. Controls the scale used to display linetypes in the viewports. I've created a dash line type (Format -> Style). I copied the viewports to the left to show each one individually. Perform a regeneration of the drawing (REGEN or REGENALL command). Lines from the SketchUp model viewport become vector shapes. Relationship lines shows what objects are parented to other objects by displaying a dotted line. In other words, to make sure enough dashes are showing. If you need a different scale for a single line, you can change its linetype scale using the Tools > Properties window (Ctrl + 1) and change the linetype scale there.. Ralph’s video starts simply, helping you create and move viewports in a new layout tab. – LTSCALE & PSLTSCALE are currently set to use the default values for drawings created from scratch. I want to hide the shape of hte light in the vewport. Set LTSCALE to 0.5 and PLTSCALE to 1 but only showing dashed lines in plot space. All selected Items should now be removed from view. 2. By default, PSLTSCALE is set to 1, which means all linetypes are scaled to the paper space viewport scale factor. RE: Dashed Lines Not Showing in Paperspace zdas04 (Mechanical) 31 Jul 08 13:20 See thread555-168990: Line Weight in Paper Space for the last time this came up. How long is the line? So I can now see your point! You could also try using the model space scale to preview what the line type scale will look like when you plot it, or create a viewport in … I tried adjusting the line type scale but it only affected the appearance of the other dashed lines in the drawing. Select the second line you drew and right-click. They also plot solid. The scale factor that you set when you did MVSETUP established the drawing scale factor and knowing the scale factor will help your linetype to appear correctly. I do not have the right vocabulary to find the answer on google. Even though these viewports use different display magnifications (1:2 for the main viewport and 1:1 for the Detail A viewport) – the linetype scale for Hidden Lines is the same in both viewports. First, my dashed lines aren't showing up. I use hidden line mostly but I'm finding that with version 21 the lines aren't crisp lines anymore, they are slightly fussy with the hidden line render. is just squirrely enough to warrant some automation. These two viewports below are showing identical objects. The dashed lines … If it is very small you may not see the dashes. Click the Hide Selected Objects in Viewport icon . to show the item is hidden.In Another viewport i freeze all layers 'above' this item leaving only the item in the dashed line. As shown above, LTSCALE not only scales the dashes in dashed lines but also the spaces between them. This scale factor is, as the name suggests, global for all line types and all lines. If you have a dashed pattern (for example) defined as 1/2″ line followed by 1/2″ break, repeated; that is how it will appear on paper, when printed, without regard to print scale. Right click the Make2D hidden lines layer and choose ‘select objects’ in the Layers panel. I want to see the same dashed lines that I can already see in the viewports, also dashed in modelspace. You could set up the viewports to do a hidden-line removal at plot time, but this would not create the effect you want. You can adjust line weight and the dashes scale in the SketchUp Model panel … In the layout, create a viewport with a zoom factor of 1x, make that layout viewport current, and then draw a line using the same dashed linetype. In one viewport i have a contour drawn as a dashed line. I already tried MSLTSCALE = 1 in model space and PSLTSCALE = 1 and LTSCALE = 1 in paperspace. I end up with the illustration in the center of the page. Select the Items you wish hide. There are 2 ways to test it: Go to your A4 sheet, double click inside the viewport to make it active. Choose Fit to view in the prompt menu or type F, then press Enter. Fortunately, AutoCAD offers the Setup Profile tool to quickly generate a proper Orthographic Projection view of your solid model Any other ideas? Click the Show All Objects Icon . All I did was draw a rectangle and extrude it. The nice thing about annotation scaling is: it has the intelligence to show how your objects should look like in different scales. LTSCALE can be any value, tied to an actual scale. A single viewport which fits in the current drawing display window is created. This region manifests as that mysterious red dotted line. While in model space, my dashed lines are dashed lines. Linetype not showing up in viewport Sign in to follow this . It's a good idea to familiarize yourself with these important settings on a general level. 1. This has other effects that anything below the slab will now show solid, and not just the beams. I want to hide the lines. As a result, lines that appear dashed in Model Space – that is, in your working drawing – may appear solid in Paper Space. Can line types be scaled correctly in different scaled viewports. Linetype not showing up in viewport. See that the line type appears exactly at the same size on both viewports! At the command line, enter PSLTSCALE. Change the Dashed Line Scale to suit the scale of the viewport to make sure that the Dashed line is showing as I need it. AutoCad :: Different Linetypes In Different Viewports Dec 7, 2011. Edit the dashed lines via the Shape Style panel. Archived. The dash line doesn't show up in any of the viewports nor the model space. Close. Another option is use the line over-ride button (under the modify ribbon) to set the individual lines as solid. Then, he’ll show you how you can modify, scale or change the properties of each individual viewport in a layout tab. i am changing the dashed line 'dashed line scale' and ... tried several DL line thicknesses & line types also. Yes I did notice you had viewport overrides for the 2 layers in question. Rhino help explains scale as below Scale Controls the scale used to display linetypes in the viewports. 0. My drawing is set up with a colour based print style table and I have edited the print style to get the line weights I want and this has worked but I cannot get the dashed and centre lines to print to the scales I want. In order to see the dashed line, you need to adjust the LTSCALE (Line Type Scale). For instance, your hidden lines look great in model space but when you switch to paper space they appear to be continuous line! There just seems to be a specific issue of these lines that I have hidden inside the components appearing in hybrid and vector views (but not raster). That layer could be frozen in the viewport only. I can not make good design choices if those lines … When you are in Model-Space, and place a dashed line, you may not see the dashed line. When I go to properties, and select the layer that has the rectangle on it, the properties menu will not allow me to select dashed lines. Nukecad - thanks, but maybe I have not explained it clearrly. Please notice that there are several types of dashed line types, also in different scales (e.g: DASHED, DASHED2, DASHEDX2). A single viewport which fits in the specified rectangle is created. Link to post. I immediately change the viewport to the dashed line scene. Select the viewport you want to explode.Select Vector or Hybride from the rendering mode drop-down list. Quote; Share this post. I am an AutoCAD beginner and I have been googling this issue for days and cannot find a solution that works for me. Another option is set the cut and projection lines of beams to solid. Dotted lines from model/viewport show as solid lines in plot preview and print solid as well. If the viewport needs to be re-rendered, click the Render button that appears. I use viewports to bring the drawing into paperspace and print out dimensioned drawings. If the steps linked above fix your issue, you can continue designing. If the layer is set to Continuous (in MS) and some other line type (I even tried Center) in the viewport, the LTGen seems to happen whether you've got it turned on or not. All previously hidden objects should now be displayed. John R - I'm not trying to change a tool. By simply toggling the viewport back to raster the lines will disappear. Next, you’ll see how to change what you see in each new viewport. With PSLTSCALE set to 1 (default), set the current linetype to dashed, and then draw a line in a paper space layout. Followers 1. The extras checkbox will hide or show objects that only have a placeholder in the 3D viewport but isn’t actually a physical object. I've adjusted the Dash from 0,0.25 to everything inbetween 0,5.0 and none of them show up. The Scale setting does not affect printing. the dashes are not showing up in the VP. Things like, lights, cameras and empty objects fall into this category. For the type of projects I do it is most efficient to model the building out of several unit components stacked together. I noticed by searching the forum there are alot of questions about linetypes not showing up correctly, but I could not find someone with my exact problem. Posted by 2 years ago. Try changing that dimension to another layer that is already being displayed in your A4 sheet viewport, such as the walls layer. [/U] Every line looks a solid line when I go to model space. AutoCad :: Getting Dotted Lines To Show Up From Model Space Into Viewport Jul 18, 2011. Frustrating, I know. Try drawing a line 100mm long to test the linetype scale. I want the lines of the rectangle to show in paperspace as dashed lines, not solid lines. In the Top viewport, zoom in on the Make2D result and hide other layers. I do not want the dashed lines to show in my viewport for design choices in vewport mode they are in the way. Then check to see if the layer is frozen in this viewport only. (option) To create 2 viewports, do one of the following: Choose Create 2 viewports in the prompt menu. I cannot get my dashed lines in my model space to show up dashed in my viewport. This means no matter what it will show as solid. Dotted lines from model/viewport show as solid lines in plot preview and print solid as well. Am I doing something wrong or is there a fix you can recommend? Switching the viewport into rendered mode will show us only the contents of that small area fully rendered, while the rest of the viewport remains in preview shading (or at least that’s the plan I believe, because it’s not actually working for me): I am a new user to Progecad 9 Pro ver. If not, please move on to Step 2. it did not work. 9.0.20.2 I cannot get linetypes to print as set up in the screen view. It seems to be something to do with viewport-layer overrides. If I remember correctly, in the last version of Layout, once this Dashed Line Scale was set, it stayed the same while zooming in and out of the Layout Page. Not the custom line I've created. In Object Properties, change the linetype to dashed; In Options>Document Properties>Annotation>Line types, change the scale for the dashed … If you have a dashed pattern (for example) defined as 1/2" line followed by 1/2" break, repeated; that is how it will appear on paper, when printed, without regard to print scale. 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