We had really good autocad training at uni and were given useful information on standards of practice.
Autocad floor plan line weights.
The default line weight in both autocad and inventor is 0 25mm.
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This process of using line weights is expressed in all of my drawings even my sketches.
Control fill style for cabinet plan view display.
Adjust line weights in plan and elevation views.
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For example take a look at the vertical joint between the cased opening and the floor base trim.
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However as soon as you get out into the.
I m not sure how this fits in.
The out of the box revit line weights settings are bad and they are not easy to customize.
Add cad detailing to views and change layers fill and line styles to create space planning indicators and material patterns.
It also recommends that dashed lines center lines dimension extension leader lines be thin too.
Click output tabplot panelpage setup manager.
The line weight for the equipment is 25 mils versus 13 mils for the cabinetry.
P en wieghts in autocad are measured in mils which are thousandths of an inch on the other end of the spectrum all details wall and building sections interior and exterior elevations are all drawn purely by line weight and as a result are not on a.
My method is to xref the floor plan into the site plan and then create a layer state for the site plan that changes the layer colors of the walls windows and doors to colors associated with very thin line weights.
Lineweights and colours in autocad can be a bit of a minefield when you first start out.
The lineweights in the current layout are scaled in proportion to the designated plot scale.
In other words the walls layer might be green in the building plan but red in the site plan as controlled by the layer.
Click the layout tab for which you want to scale lineweights.
It is difficult to find standard colour weight assignments and therefore you find yourself wondering if you are doing things correctly and have set things up ok.
The recommended line weight for the drawing frame border for engineering drawings is 0 7mm.
Technically these are in the same plane but i want the line that indicates how they are to meet to be apparent so i use the lightest pen weight setting.
In the page setup dialog box under plot scale select scale lineweights.
Find in the page setup manager page setups area select the page setup that you want to modify.
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