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Control Lineweights | 201
To change the linetype display of existing polylines
1 Double-click the polyline whose linetype display you want to change.
2 In the Properties palette, click Linetype Generation and select Enabled or
Disabled.
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PROPERTIES
Control Lineweights
You can further differentiate objects in your drawing by controlling the
thickness of their lines both in the drawing display and in plotting.
Overview of Lineweights
Using lineweights, you can create heavy and thin lines to show cuts in
sections, depth in elevations, dimension lines and tick marks, and varying
object thicknesses in details. For example, by assigning varying lineweights
to different layers, you can easily differentiate between new, existing, and
demolition construction. Lineweights are not displayed unless the Lwt
button on the status bar is selected.
All objects except TrueType fonts, raster images, points, and solid fills (2D
solids) can display lineweight. In a plan view, wide polylines override any
width value applied by a lineweight. Wide polylines display lineweights only
when the polyline is being viewed in a view other than Plan. You can export
drawings to other applications or cut objects to the Clipboard and retain
lineweight information.
In model space, lineweights are displayed in pixels and do not change when
zoomed in or out. Thus, you should not use lineweights to represent the
exact width of an object in model space. For example, if you want to draw an
object with a real-world width of 0.5 inches, do not use a lineweight; instead,
use a polyline with a width of 0.5 inches to represent the object.
You can also plot objects in your drawing with custom lineweight values. Use
the Plot Style Table Editor to adjust the fixed lineweight values to plot at a
new value.