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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Start and Save Drawings
- Control the Drawing Views
- Organize Drawings and Layouts
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Use Coordinates and Coordinate Systems (UCS)
- Use Dynamic Input
- Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps)
- Restrict Cursor Movement
- Combine or Offset Points and Coordinates
- Specify Distances
- Extract Geometric Information from Objects
- Use a Calculator
- Draw Geometric Objects
- Change Existing Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify Objects
- Modify Complex Objects
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Overview of 3D Modeling
- Create Solids and Surfaces from Lines and Curves
- Create Solids
- Create Surfaces
- Create Meshes
- Create Wireframe Models
- Add 3D Thickness to Objects
- Modify 3D Models
- Create Sections and 2D Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- Tables
- Dimensions and Tolerances
- Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning
- Use Dimension Styles
- Set the Scale for Dimensions
- Create Dimensions
- Modify Existing Dimensions
- Add Geometric Tolerances
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Save Plot Settings as Named Page Setups
- Reuse Named Page Setups
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for a Layout
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Set the Plot Area of a Layout
- Adjust the Plot Offset of a Layout
- Set the Plot Scale for a Layout
- Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout
- Select a Plot Style Table for a Layout
- Set Shaded Viewport and Plot Options for a Layout
- Print or Plot Drawings
- Overview of Plotting
- Use a Page Setup to Specify Plot Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter
- Specify the Area to Plot
- Set Paper Size
- Position the Drawing on the Paper
- Control How Objects Are Plotted
- Preview a Plot
- Plot Files to Other Formats
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Collaborate with Others
- Render Drawings
- Draw 2D Isometric Views
- Add Lighting to Your Model
- Materials and Textures
- Render 3D Objects for Realism
- Glossary
- Index
Scale Linetypes in Layout Viewports
You can scale linetypes in paper space either based on the drawing units of
the space in which the object was created or based on the paper space units.
You can set thePSLTSCALE system variable to maintain the same linetype
scaling for objects displayed at different zoom factors in a layout and in a
layout viewport. For example, with PSLTSCALE set to 1 (default), set the current
linetype to dashed, and then draw a line in a paper space layout.
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. The
dashed lines should appear to be the same. If you change the viewport zoom
factor to 2x, the linetype scaling for the dashed line in the layout and the
dashed line in the layout viewport will be the same, regardless of the difference
in the zoom factor.
With PSLTSCALE turned on, you can still control the dash lengths with
LTSCALE and CELTSCALE. In the following illustration, the pattern of the
linetypes in the drawing on the left has been scaled to be the same regardless
of the scale of the view. In the drawing on the right, the scale of the linetypes
matches the scale of each view.
See also:
■ Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout on page 853
Quick Reference
LINETYPE
Loads, sets, and modifies linetypes.
PSLTSCALE
Controls the linetype scaling of objects displayed in paper space viewports.
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