Comments on: Lazy System Variables: LTSCALE, PSLTSCALE, & MSLTSCALE http://www.lazydrafter.com/autocad-tips/lazy-system-variables-ltscale-psltscale-msltscale AutoCAD tips for the lazy drafter. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:34:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Josh Jones http://www.lazydrafter.com/autocad-tips/lazy-system-variables-ltscale-psltscale-msltscale/comment-page-1#comment-8406 Josh Jones Thu, 11 Aug 2011 23:36:10 +0000 http://www.lazydrafter.com/?p=224#comment-8406 Excellent tips Randy! Thank you! Excellent tips Randy! Thank you!

]]> By: Randy http://www.lazydrafter.com/autocad-tips/lazy-system-variables-ltscale-psltscale-msltscale/comment-page-1#comment-8405 Randy Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:48:29 +0000 http://www.lazydrafter.com/?p=224#comment-8405 There are two methods that I find to be the most helpful. Method 1 PSLTSCALE and MSLTSCALE set to 0. LTSCALE set to the drawing scale that your drawing is in (say 1" = 60', so your LTSCALE=60). This will display your linetypes the same whether you're in MS or PS. Method 2 PSLTSCALE and MSLTSCALE set to 1. LTSCALE set to 1. Annotation Scale (I always set mine at the bottome of ACAD) is set to the desired viewing scale (lets say 1" = 40', pick 1:40). Then your View Port should be at 1" = 40' zoom. Linetypes should be the same for all drawings that have a 40 scale. This is generally a better method for drawings with details, profiles, plan views, etc. that are not always the same. The PS will look as intended for plotting purposes, but you will have to adjust the MS Annotation Scale to know what it will look like in PS. Clear as mud right?!?!?!? Note: If you have a dashed line that is not looking as intended, you can also pick the line and adjust the linetype scale of the object directly in the properties to say (0.5) to effectively double the numbe of dashes, OR you can make a new linetype in your .LIN file. Feel free to email if you have questions or disagree. Randy There are two methods that I find to be the most helpful.

Method 1
PSLTSCALE and MSLTSCALE set to 0. LTSCALE set to the drawing scale that your drawing is in (say 1″ = 60′, so your LTSCALE=60). This will display your linetypes the same whether you’re in MS or PS.

Method 2
PSLTSCALE and MSLTSCALE set to 1. LTSCALE set to 1. Annotation Scale (I always set mine at the bottome of ACAD) is set to the desired viewing scale (lets say 1″ = 40′, pick 1:40). Then your View Port should be at 1″ = 40′ zoom. Linetypes should be the same for all drawings that have a 40 scale. This is generally a better method for drawings with details, profiles, plan views, etc. that are not always the same. The PS will look as intended for plotting purposes, but you will have to adjust the MS Annotation Scale to know what it will look like in PS. Clear as mud right?!?!?!?

Note: If you have a dashed line that is not looking as intended, you can also pick the line and adjust the linetype scale of the object directly in the properties to say (0.5) to effectively double the numbe of dashes, OR you can make a new linetype in your .LIN file. Feel free to email if you have questions or disagree.

Randy

]]> By: Nina http://www.lazydrafter.com/autocad-tips/lazy-system-variables-ltscale-psltscale-msltscale/comment-page-1#comment-611 Nina Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:31:56 +0000 http://www.lazydrafter.com/?p=224#comment-611 Hi! I just found your post hoping it would help me. And it has but still have to questions marks.... Maybe you can help. Have a MVB that sometimes needs to appear as hidden. Have been fiddling around with ByLayer and ByBlock. This is done in one file.(F1) F1 is then used as xref in F2. Managed to get the MVB to dashed lines (but totally different scale?) Finally F2 is xref into s1 for publish etc. Cannot for the life of me figure out how to get the dashed lines to show up in the view port. So many steps and so many sources of errors... Any help would be grateful. Nina   Hi!
I just found your post hoping it would help me. And it has but still have to questions marks…. Maybe you can help.
Have a MVB that sometimes needs to appear as hidden. Have been fiddling around with ByLayer and ByBlock. This is done in one file.(F1)
F1 is then used as xref in F2. Managed to get the MVB to dashed lines (but totally different scale?) Finally F2 is xref into s1 for publish etc. Cannot for the life of me figure out how to get the dashed lines to show up in the view port.
So many steps and so many sources of errors… Any help would be grateful.
Nina
 

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]]> By: Josh Jones http://www.lazydrafter.com/autocad-tips/lazy-system-variables-ltscale-psltscale-msltscale/comment-page-1#comment-88 Josh Jones Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:04:13 +0000 http://www.lazydrafter.com/?p=224#comment-88 I know! Here is what I do for my projects: I have one template for drawings in model space (let's call this one DWT-1), and one template for title blocks to be used with Sheet Set Manager (let's call this one DWT-2). I never draw directly in a drawing created from DWT-2. I only draw in drawings created from DWT-1 and xref those drawings into my sheets created from DWT-2. Does that make sense? In your drawing template (DWT-1) set MSLTSCALE to 1 and LTSCALE to whatever you use most of the time. If you are big on using Annotative scales in your drawings then you should set MSLTSCALE to 0 so that your linetypes adjust accordingly. In your Sheet Set Manager template (DWT-2) set PSLTSCALE to 0 and LTSCALE to 1. If I were you, I would leave CELTSCALE set to 1 in both templates. I know!

Here is what I do for my projects:

I have one template for drawings in model space (let’s call this one DWT-1), and one template for title blocks to be used with Sheet Set Manager (let’s call this one DWT-2). I never draw directly in a drawing created from DWT-2. I only draw in drawings created from DWT-1 and xref those drawings into my sheets created from DWT-2.

Does that make sense?

In your drawing template (DWT-1) set MSLTSCALE to 1 and LTSCALE to whatever you use most of the time. If you are big on using Annotative scales in your drawings then you should set MSLTSCALE to 0 so that your linetypes adjust accordingly.

In your Sheet Set Manager template (DWT-2) set PSLTSCALE to 0 and LTSCALE to 1.

If I were you, I would leave CELTSCALE set to 1 in both templates.

]]> By: bert http://www.lazydrafter.com/autocad-tips/lazy-system-variables-ltscale-psltscale-msltscale/comment-page-1#comment-87 bert Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:45:34 +0000 http://www.lazydrafter.com/?p=224#comment-87 Massively confusing! Not your explanation, but the concept. Who can know what to use when? Much less why? Massively confusing! Not your explanation, but the concept. Who can know what to use when? Much less why?

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