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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 - Find the Information You Need
- Part 1 - The User Interface
- Part 2 - Start, Organize, and Save a Drawing
- Part 3 - Control the Drawing Views
- Part 4 - Create and Modify Objects
- Chapter 14 - Control the Properties of Objects
- Chapter 15 - Use Precision Tools
- Chapter 16 - Draw Geometric Objects
- Chapter 17 - Change Existing Objects
- Part 5 - Hatches, Notes, and Dimensions
- Chapter 18 - Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Chapter 19 - Notes and Labels
- Chapter 20 - Dimensions and Tolerances
- Part 6 - Create Layouts and Plot Drawings
- Chapter 21 - Create Layouts
- Chapter 22 - Plot Drawings
- Part 7 - Share Data Between Drawings and Applications
- Chapter 23 - Reference Other Drawing Files (Xrefs)
- Chapter 24 - Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Chapter 25 - Work with Data in Other Formats
- Chapter 26 - Access External Databases
- Overview of Using AutoCAD with External Databases
- Access a Database from Within AutoCAD
- Link Database Records to Graphical Objects
- Use Labels to Display Database Information in the Drawing
- Use Queries to Filter Database Information
- Share Link and Label Templates and Queries with Other Users
- Work with Links in Files from Earlier Releases
- Part 8 - Work with Other People and Organizations
- Chapter 27 - Protect and Sign Drawings
- Chapter 28 - Use the Internet to Share Drawings
- Chapter 29 - Insert and View Markups
- Chapter 30 - Publish Drawing Sets
- Part 9 - Create Realistic Images and Graphics
- Glossary
- Index
204 | Chapter 14 Control the Properties of Objects
Regeneration time increases with lineweights that are represented by more
than one pixel. Turn off the display of lineweights to optimize AutoCAD
performance. On the Model tab, you can turn the display of lineweights on
or off by clicking Lwt on the status bar.
Display Lineweights in Layouts
In layouts and plot preview, lineweights are displayed in real-world units,
and lineweight display changes with the zoom factor. You can control line-
weight plotting and scaling in your drawing in the Plot dialog box, Plot
Settings tab.
In layouts, you can turn the display of lineweights on or off by clicking Lwt
on the status bar. This setting does not affect the plotting of lineweights.
To display lineweights
Use one of the following methods:
■ Toggle Lwt on the status bar.
■ Select or clear Display Lineweight in the Lineweight Settings dialog box.
■ Set the LWDISPLAY system variable to 0 or 1 to turn lineweight display off
or on.
Command line
LWEIGHT
Set the Current Lineweight
All objects are created using the current lineweight, which is displayed in the
Lineweight control on the Properties toolbar. You can also set the current lin-
eweight with the Lineweight control.
If the current lineweight is set to BYLAYER, objects are created with the line-
weight assigned to the current layer.
If the current lineweight is set to
BYBLOCK, objects are created using the
default lineweight setting until the objects are grouped into a block. When
the block is inserted into the drawing, it acquires the current lineweight
setting.
If you do not want the current lineweight to be the lineweight assigned to
the current layer, you can specify a different lineweight explicitly.
Objects in drawings created in an earlier release of AutoCAD are assigned the
lineweight value of
BYLAYER, and all layers are set to DEFAULT. Lineweight
assigned to objects is displayed as a solid fill drawn in the object's assigned
color.