Detail view

[geo12]

Hi,
How to change the line type of the detail view?

I made a detail view of a particular area.

When it is printed,it is showing dotted lines in the detail view,dark lines in the original view.
How to change these dotted lines in the detail view to thick lines.

Thanks

 

[swertel]

That's a bug that I've been trying to work out for a long time. Do other users have this same problem? I'm the only one at my office with this problem and we run identical systems. I end up having another user print out the drawing for me.

The detail view shows up fine on screen, though, right? If so, we definitely have the same problem. If I ever figure it out, I'll be sure to let you know.

--Scott

For some pleasure reading, try FAQ731-376

 

[fwc]

swertel

Could you brief us on what have you tried so far on solving this issue?

 

[swertel]

What haven't I tried?

This happens on two HP plotters that use the same driver. I tried the newest drivers (mine wasn't the latest at the time). I tried older drivers. That didn't work so I'm now on the latest driver. (Funny thing is I can print to our HP Laserjet just fine. Great if I only want an A size. But then again, it may just be scaled so small that I can't tell if the line is broken or not.)

I recently got a new computer. Went from Windows 2000 to Windows XP. Still the same problem. That elimates a corrupt Windows user profile as the culprit.

My coworkers don't have this problem so we are looking at what software is different. So far, the only software "extras" that I have that others don't are:

Seti@home
Adobe 5.0 Print Drivers

I'm afraid that's all the information I have. SE v14 SP9.

--Scott

For some pleasure reading, try FAQ731-376

 

[SteelWheels]

I've had this problem for the past year. I have a HP 430 D and V15. It's maddening to have to touch up the detail views with a pencil.......

One workaround is to plot to an Acrobat file, and then plot the Acrobat .pdf.

 

[matt007]

We started to experience this problem as soon as XP was loaded onto our workstations. Not only did this happen with Detail Views, but it also happened when creating Broken Views using any of the break lines other than the default setting. Same as you, the printed version works fine, but when it goes to the HP DesignJet 700 plotter, it gets nasty. At first I thought it was individual users messing with templates, but determined that indeed it was a bug. If I'm not mistaken, the PDF files created plot OK. This looks to be the easiest workaround for now.

On a separate, but similar HP issue, someone in our local user group is having problems with his workstation's graphics card since updating to XP. HP recommended he buy a new on for his "under warrantee " machine.

 

[cfee]

Workaraounds and bugs galore! Does anyone have word on S.E.'s attention to this?

I have a similar problem with views I'm working with. My boss doesn't believe it is in the software,is CERTAIN that I'm erring somehow. My job may be at stake. Suggestions (short of returning to ACAD 3D which would eliminate these and a HOST of related issues, and return me to a 3D environment that altho's basic, it's COMPLETELY STABLE). He's SOLD on S.E., and has alot of reputation momentum with his upper management, so software (bugs, workarounds et-al) is locked in. Only my job isn't. I don't know how many guys he'll go through until he admits its the software, but that's guys (gals) too many.

Thoughts?

Thanks-
C. Fee