display options - line weight

[Anonymous]

when i set line weight in display options to "true weight" the effect is miniscule compared to when set at "hair lines". its a useless setting to me because when i get to plotmaker and view line weights there they are represented correctly and its always a surprise.

this is a real problem for me.

donald mac donald
mac, g5, OX 10.3 V9

[Anonymous]

Remember that he screen is a low res device compared to printed matter. You need to zoom to 2 - 4 time actual size the really see line weights accurately on screen.

[Anonymous]

Matthew Lohden said:

Remember that he screen is a low res device compared to printed matter. You need to zoom to 2 - 4 time actual size the really see line weights accurately on screen.

I don't accept your explanation.

It is true that in archicad you have to zoom way in o see any line weight differences but even then the weights are not accurately presented.

I don't have to zoom in like that in other programs like say illustrator, photo shop, rudimentary 2d drawing programs.

Also, isn't it interesting that that in plotmaker, on that same low res screen, i don't have to zoom in at all : the line weight differences are completely apparent.

Its a problem that should be fixed.

donald mac donald
mac g5, archicad v9

[TomWaltz]

Donald wrote:
Matthew Lohden said:

Remember that he screen is a low res device compared to printed matter. You need to zoom to 2 - 4 time actual size the really see line weights accurately on screen.

I don't accept your explanation.

It is true that in archicad you have to zoom way in o see any line weight differences but even then the weights are not accurately presented.

I don't have to zoom in like that in other programs like say illustrator, photo shop, rudimentary 2d drawing programs.

Also, isn't it interesting that that in plotmaker, on that same low res screen, i don't have to zoom in at all : the line weight differences are completely apparent.

Its a problem that should be fixed.

donald mac donald
mac g5, archicad v9

At 100% Zoom, the screen should look almost like the actual plot. 100% Zoom is a litte closer than most people work, but it works fine for me. Does yours not work?

That's assuming that your pen weights are actually set up in Archicad as well as Plotmaker. Have you checked that they are set the same yet?

[Anonymous]

at 100% zoom, display options set to true line weight all the line weights look the same even though the pen weights as set in archicad are very different. i've checked the manuel and it says i should see the difference. i do not.

in plotmaker i see the difference. but not in archicad. i don't see how setting archicad and plotmaker pen weights the same would change this situation. my problem is in archicad, not plotmaker.

donald mac donald
mac g5 archicad v9

[TomWaltz]

Donald wrote:
at 100% zoom, display options set to true line weight all the line weights look the same even though the pen weights as set in archicad are very different. i've checked the manuel and it says i should see the difference. i do not.

in plotmaker i see the difference. but not in archicad. i don't see how setting archicad and plotmaker pen weights the same would change this situation. my problem is in archicad, not plotmaker.

donald mac donald
mac g5 archicad v9

The pen settings in Archicad would need to be the same as Plotmaker's in order for them to look the same. It's kind of a reverse matching: Make sure Archicad's pen weights/thicknesses match the ones being used in Plotmaker so that they look the same.

Are you saying that when you zoom in, the lines look correct in Archicad? Or they do not look correct in Archicad ever?

[Anonymous]

they do not look correct in archicad ever. that is the problem.

[TomWaltz]

OK. Are you sure the Pen Weights are set in Archicad? (found under Options > Attribute Settings > Pens & Colors)

That seems like the most likely culprit.

[Anonymous]

yes, they are all individually set to different wieghts. that is how come they read as they should in plotmaker.

they just will not read in archicad, even w/ true line weights set.

is there any other possible setting that would cause this?

thanks,
donald mac donald

mac g5, cinema display v9

[Dwight]

Drawing scale - if you are working at 1:1, different line weight is hard to see.