Question
Which Pen weight option (Hairline, Bitmap, Actual) do you use and why? I like to use the Actual option, but I don't like distortion of the line when you're zooming in and out.
Pen Weights
I sometimes use the Print Weight but mostly use hairline because I find that the heavier weights change too much with zooming in and out.
I must admit that I do not work too much with line weights like I used to with autocad and line colors. Now, pretty much all my lines are black with exception of particular construction and guide lines.
I find that I'll use the sheet translucency more often to distinguish between sheets.
I must admit that I do not work too much with line weights like I used to with autocad and line colors. Now, pretty much all my lines are black with exception of particular construction and guide lines.
I find that I'll use the sheet translucency more often to distinguish between sheets.
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Pen Weights
ybalx - I too, coming from autocad, used to use many line weights. How many line weights to you use with HD in your architectural drawings?
2 is probably the average with most lines at the finest setting. I use an ink jet plotter which doesn't do that well with line wights that are close to one another. I seem to use more colored translucent fills to provide more graphic understanding.
For instance, rather than increase the line weight for walls, I find myself filling in the entire wall (outside to inside) with a color overlay hatch.
For instance, rather than increase the line weight for walls, I find myself filling in the entire wall (outside to inside) with a color overlay hatch.
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