24D. Plot Inward Colouring Thickness Lines
How to Plot inwards Color together with Thickness of Lines on printed newspaper inwards AutoCAD.
If y'all belike receive got a work amongst the Thickness Line (not to tell the width of the line of piece of work because merely about usage this expression) on the drawing or the Color Line on the drawing.
If y'all are bespeak whatever of the next questions:
If y'all are bespeak whatever of the next questions:
- Why are all the lines of the same thickness?
- How to alter the thickness of the line of piece of work on the drawing nosotros impress to the printer (plotting on the plotter)?
- AutoCAD does non impress Color on the drawing?
Why these questions? Well at that topographic point is reason.
- Print dark together with white drawings are done over pre-prepared CTB file (also inwards color).
- To receive got the lines practise non await similar a toe, y'all demand to experiment amongst the thickness of the line.
- If y'all desire to impress a drawing Floor excogitation of a edifice together with y'all desire to distinguish it from outer walls of interior, portions of drawings that display windows, doors together with the like. Then y'all volition laid dissimilar line of piece of work thicknesses inwards the CTB file that volition serve y'all for plotting.
- If y'all are going to the kickoff steps of geodesy or y'all may live working inwards Geodesy, when printing a digital re-create of the excogitation (black together with white), y'all desire the objects (buildings) to live copied to the thicker lines.
Then y'all demand to await at the Plotter (Printer) settings every bit good every bit the Plot Style Manager.
Set the Thickness of Lines inwards the Draw inwards AutoCAD
I would similar to refer immediately, to plot the drawings on newspaper amongst dissimilar thicknesses of lines, it is necessary to modify the '*.ctb' file.
This file contains settings for line of piece of work thicknesses when plotting on paper. In Autocad 2007, at that topographic point are several of them together with are located on the path of C:\Documents together with Settings\User\Application Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2007\R17.0\enu\Plot Styles\
You every bit good demand to proceed inwards hear that these paths are non the same for all versions of AutoCAD.
For example: if y'all are using the 2006 MAP or another (for geodesy) thus it is inwards the 2d place. In essence, search your estimator together with find, for example: 'acad.ctb'.
This file contains settings for line of piece of work thicknesses when plotting on paper. In Autocad 2007, at that topographic point are several of them together with are located on the path of C:\Documents together with Settings\User\Application Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2007\R17.0\enu\Plot Styles\
You every bit good demand to proceed inwards hear that these paths are non the same for all versions of AutoCAD.
For example: if y'all are using the 2006 MAP or another (for geodesy) thus it is inwards the 2d place. In essence, search your estimator together with find, for example: 'acad.ctb'.
In principle, y'all tin re-create from a friend the already configured 'acad.ctb' file together with rename it to, for example: 'MyAcad.ctb' but y'all demand to receive got attention of the plotter (printer) that your friend used. Perhaps the settings inwards it volition non live the same together with the same every bit for your plotter (printer)
In this representative I volition endeavour demonstrate how the Line Thicknesses for a detail drawing tin live set.
Notice the drawing below where the lines are inwards color but are all over the same thickness. Of course of written report I tin laid me to depict a line of piece of work amongst a thicker line of piece of work (LWT push inwards Autocad at the condition bar) when drawing a line, but it has aught to practise amongst plotting (paper - paus). Distinguish drawings together with lines when drawing from impress drawings on paper.
In this representative I volition endeavour demonstrate how the Line Thicknesses for a detail drawing tin live set.
Notice the drawing below where the lines are inwards color but are all over the same thickness. Of course of written report I tin laid me to depict a line of piece of work amongst a thicker line of piece of work (LWT push inwards Autocad at the condition bar) when drawing a line, but it has aught to practise amongst plotting (paper - paus). Distinguish drawings together with lines when drawing from impress drawings on paper.
Why is the '*.CTB' file important?
Example: I desire my yellowish lines on dark together with white printing to live thicker than Dimensioning Lines. To accomplish this I receive got to alter the line of piece of work thickness inwards my default file '*.ctb' to print/plot (or practise a novel one)
In Autocad 2007, it is necessary to practise the following:
Find '*.ctb' files together with re-create 'acad.ctb' files somewhere else on the difficult drive. Rename the copied file inwards eg: '3Dmodel.ctb'
Now, this renamed file should live returned inwards to the folder where the other '*.CTB' files are.
Run AutoCAD together with opened upward the Draw that y'all desire to laid upward for. This drawing is irrelevant, the of import affair is that nosotros volition usage it to laid the settings inwards the '3Dmodel.ctb' file, which nosotros tin usage for all hereafter 3D printing drawings.
Open the drawing that volition serve us to edit the Line Thickness settings.
Before nosotros tin fifty-fifty laid the line of piece of work thickness setting, nosotros demand to await at the color that nosotros desire to edit before. So, let's become to our drawing together with click on the push to demonstrate all Layers together with opened upward Layer Properties Manager. We uncovering the Layer inwards which nosotros receive got drawn the main purpose of the drawing inwards yellowish together with regime notation (remember) the color code. In our instance it's number 50. It looks similar the painting demonstrate below.
Example: I desire my yellowish lines on dark together with white printing to live thicker than Dimensioning Lines. To accomplish this I receive got to alter the line of piece of work thickness inwards my default file '*.ctb' to print/plot (or practise a novel one)
In Autocad 2007, it is necessary to practise the following:
Find '*.ctb' files together with re-create 'acad.ctb' files somewhere else on the difficult drive. Rename the copied file inwards eg: '3Dmodel.ctb'
Now, this renamed file should live returned inwards to the folder where the other '*.CTB' files are.
Run AutoCAD together with opened upward the Draw that y'all desire to laid upward for. This drawing is irrelevant, the of import affair is that nosotros volition usage it to laid the settings inwards the '3Dmodel.ctb' file, which nosotros tin usage for all hereafter 3D printing drawings.
Open the drawing that volition serve us to edit the Line Thickness settings.
Before nosotros tin fifty-fifty laid the line of piece of work thickness setting, nosotros demand to await at the color that nosotros desire to edit before. So, let's become to our drawing together with click on the push to demonstrate all Layers together with opened upward Layer Properties Manager. We uncovering the Layer inwards which nosotros receive got drawn the main purpose of the drawing inwards yellowish together with regime notation (remember) the color code. In our instance it's number 50. It looks similar the painting demonstrate below.
After remembering the color number, merely click on File => Plot Style Manager
In the novel opened upward window y'all tin meet all '*.ctb' files together with amidst them an of import file '3Dmodel.ctb'. Double click the mouse on it. Now a novel dialog window opens where y'all demand to laid sure enough parameters. On the General tab, laid a description for the respective CTB file.
In the novel opened upward window y'all tin meet all '*.ctb' files together with amidst them an of import file '3Dmodel.ctb'. Double click the mouse on it. Now a novel dialog window opens where y'all demand to laid sure enough parameters. On the General tab, laid a description for the respective CTB file.
The side yesteryear side Table View Tab displays all the colors amongst their parameters. On this tab nosotros tin laid the Thicknesses of the Paper-Pause Print Line. We uncovering our (remembered) color expose 50 together with thus we're editing it. (btw: written report the settings). On the side yesteryear side Form View tab nosotros tin every bit good alter the thickness of the line of piece of work together with I by together with large practise this on this tab. Consider printing standards for a detail branch (engineering, building, geodesy ...).
If y'all desire inwards the MODEL, piece drawing to demonstrate the Thicker Lines thus click the condition bar on the LWT button. Also inwards the travel of Drawings, it is desirable to practise styles together with specify styles of lines for each style.
NOTE: There are merely about standards when printing a drawing. So, inwards the structure industry, sure enough colors are laid for sure enough thicknesses (although all color is printed)
NOTE: There are merely about standards when printing a drawing. So, inwards the structure industry, sure enough colors are laid for sure enough thicknesses (although all color is printed)
Technical Drawing line of piece of work Thickness
Thickness standards when drawing inwards structure (thickness of lines for technical drawings). Do non receive got this criterion below every bit serious. I practise non know perchance something has changed over the yesteryear time.
MAGNETA: 0.2 mm
RED: 0.3 mm
YELLOW: 0.5 mm
BLUE: 0.2 mm
GREEN: 0.3 mm
WHITE: 0.2 mm
CYAN: 0.25 mm
MAGNETA: 0.2 mm
RED: 0.3 mm
YELLOW: 0.5 mm
BLUE: 0.2 mm
GREEN: 0.3 mm
WHITE: 0.2 mm
CYAN: 0.25 mm
And finally relieve all changes yesteryear clicking the Save&Close button. If y'all want, y'all tin practise a few CTB files inwards this way, thus usage them for specific purposes when drawing.
So, when PLOT from LAYOUT of a drawing inwards plotting settings, y'all demand to pick out a (pre-prepared) CTB file from the drop-down carte (see 'Page Setup Layout1').
It looks similar this inwards the painting demonstrate below.
You are inwards "Layout1" (or your Layout Name) of your drawing. Right-click on the 'Layout1' tab thus click on the Page Setup Manager.
After clicking on MODIFY button opens a novel dialog window where y'all demand to pick out the settings a together with CTB file. Also pay attending to the Properties Plotter (printers). For each case, meet them.
See how it looks on newspaper later printing (click on the Preview button). Notice the deviation betwixt the Line Thickness of the main object line.
This is an picture below, is an preview of 'acad.ctb' file without editing it.
This is an picture below, is an preview of 'acad.ctb' file without editing it.
This is an picture below, is an preview of '3Dmodel.ctb' file later editing.
All of this, previously written, tin live used to laid color when printing on paper. Pay detail attending to the lastly steps inwards Plot Style Manager.