Hi Fernando,
I’m assuming you are talking about controlling the print width of the lines via the properties settings? Anything that will display a curve should indeed be affected by the print width settings. Sample print image attached of a pipe on different layers with different print width settings.
I think you are using wireframe display, however i want to control the real visible edges from this pipes in a Technical display mode, i can make it in Autocad in a simple way, i create tow layers and then printing i set the line width for each layer.
I send a picture maybe is better to explain…
I want to have this print but with Rhino, is possible? I dont find the way
You should be able to do that, yes. I remember running into issues with that a while ago but don’t remember what they were. In your technical display mode, did you turn up the line widths for Edges and Sihouettes under
[mode name] > Objects > Lines?
If that doesn’t’ work, you’ll have to be more specific as to which settings you are using where and if possible send a model for others to look at.
I modified in properties>view>technical>objets and here i can set a general width for all the edges, silhouettes and curves but i want to control it by layer becose i dont want all with the same width… i know rhino is not autocad but i guess there is some way to control it accurater.
Sadly trough the layers i dont think this is possible. I don’t know if Rhino has any option to have custom line widths for objects.
The only cheat, I could think up quickly would be putting curves with the correct thicknesses over the objects, but this only works from 1 view, and only if you have just a couple of objects, else it is just too time consuming.
You can make copies of your display mode and modify thickness for each. Then assign a specific mode to a specific object. If you don’t have too many different modes that should be doable.
Peter, this cheat works better than you think. Can work from any view. DupFaceBorder, put those curves on new layer with proper line width settings. Print. voila.
After a good night of sleep, I also figured out that of course if you leave the mesh in too, it will of course cover the ‘backsides’ of the lines.
For now I hope you’ll be able to work for now with these solutions, I would advice the DupFaceBorder way since make2d removes the option to change things easily.
There is a problem with dupfaceborder, in one pipe there is two circles as facesborder, but still missing the real boundary that its depended from the view…
The only other way I would know is the one I proposed, Putting curves at the missing parts manually I’m afraid, perhaps someone else has any other ideas.
Correct, it’s a very limited solution as I was afraid of earlier in this topic. I had hoped the surface borders would help, but these do not suffice for your cause.