Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 2.12 Line Pattern Properties dialog box
It is good practice to test your line patterns as you create them. You can do
so by creating a drafting view and drawing some parallel lines. As you create
new patterns, you can assign them to the lines to see how the variations
appear and make adjustments to dash or space values as necessary. Figure
2.13 showsthemultiplevariationsofacenterlinepattern.Thevariationsyou
create do not have to match the view scales. You can create variations that
slightly modify the lengths of dashes and spaces so that the line pattern is
more usable in certain situations. The 3/8″ and 5/8″ patterns in Figure 2.13
are examples of line patterns that may be used at any view scale, depending
on the length of the line.
Figure 2.13 Line pattern variations
Line Styles
With line weights and patterns defined in your template file, you can create
line styles that can be used for model or detail lines in your projects. Line
stylesareseparatefromobjectstylesbecausetheyapplyonlytolinescreated
 
 
 
Search WWH ::




Custom Search