Erwin wrote:Exactly. So even if we had automatic scaling in Layouts we would still want to have special pen sets for many things, and for many reasons.
In the world of A-size sheets, I generally keep a lot of my layouts on A1 sheets, which means I can print them on A3 at 50%, which is generally usable (can still read the text) and that does scale the weight in the way you describe, allthough at some point the printer just cannot print lines at a smaller weight.
However, if I would be producing a 'tiny' set of drawings on regular basis, and would consider a custom pen set for that, I would just copy my cloned views and assign the pen set and name this set for the 50% printing. Put some standard layouts for this in my template and every project I start has this workflow set up.
As an example, when I do the BIMx with floor plans, sections and such included, I find that the presentation trick of showing your drawing in the 3D works best when all the drawings are on their own sheet. I don't generally print out the projects this way, but I have created a BIMx layout set in my template for this reason only.
But I still think it would be useful for many situations.
I find that I am having to print out odd scale drawings for people more, sooner and sooner in the process of producing the final set of working drawings. I just don't like having to fuss with drawings I already have perfected at the end use scale for the sake of all the requests for drawings along the way to the final set. Why can't they just wait until I am finished
!!! Make just one set and if they can use it fine, if not, too bad.
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