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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 the
PSLTSCALE system variable to maintain the same linetype scal-
ing 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 line-
type 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 line-
types 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.
To scale linetypes globally in paper space
1 From the Format menu, choose Linetype.
2 In the Linetype Manager, choose Show Details.
3 Under Global Scale Factor, enter a global scale to apply to the linetypes.
4 Choose OK.
Command line
LINETYPE
PSLTSCALE=1, dashes scaled to paper
space
PSLTSCALE=0, dashes scaled to space
where they were created