Dimension Line weights

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I’m wondering if there Is a way to adjust dimension and leader line weights In layout So that they are lighter than my Drawing line weights. I think It will make complex shop drawings easier to read.

Couldn’t find an easy solution via a forum search. So I bet there isn’t one! Maybe we will see an option in V6?

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Hi Adam, this should be possible in V5, but it is not visible until you print the layout page. Some info & tips:

  1. Enable _PrintDisplay so you can see different line widths in general
  2. Create a dimension, then apply a thicker LineWidth from the properties dialog
  3. If you are in a Layout page, _PrintDisplay needs to be enabled for it too

@dale not shure but there is probably a small bug or oversight if you repeat below steps:

  • create a test drawing, assign different line widths and enable PrintDisplay

  • create a Layout from your test drawing, enable PrintDisplay for the Layout page

  • double click on the Layout page, the display looses the print width (bug?)

  • it comes back if you double click the Layout page again

c.

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Looks like a bug to me…

http://mcneel.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/issue/RH-29128

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Thanks for the tip on _PrintDisplay

I Still don’t see anywhere to adjust the line width for dims and leaders. I know you can adjust print line widths in the print dialog, but it just changes everything. what am I missing here?

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Hi Adam,

once you have _PrintDisplay enabled, select the dimension and open the _Properties dialog. From there you can adjust the print width for curves and dims:

@dale, thanks !

c.

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Hi there, is this possible to do as discussed above? so something

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Hello - you can adjust the individual object print width in the Properties of the dimension object.

-Pascal

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Hey Pascal, Sorry im a bit thick here! looking at the dimension tab under the properties in v6 where is the adjust print width tab? Thanks

Alex

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Hi Alex - it is not specific to dimensions, it is just print width on the general page of Properties.

-Pascal

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Hi Pascal, thank, so your saying its just under the properties on the side? if so, its something different I need help with, I wish for the a thinner line weight on the guide and a bit thicker on the head. and if there’s a way to do it naturally when you create dimensions?

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Ah, OK, no, sorry - I do not know of a way to make different parts a different weight. I misread your image.

-Pascal

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so its not something that can be done currently in rhino v6? if so is it possible to add it to a future version of rhino?

Thanks for your advice, spent a couple of hours looking fir an answer and thought i was going mad hahaha