GeneDavis Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 I have a remodel job in layout and want to show the existing building as if in the fog, with thin light gray lines, and the shadows in light gray. Beginning with the elevation in the asbuilt plan file, I make sure I am in vector view, shadows on, pattern lines off, and do the export to layout using plot lines, checking ON for use edge line defaults, and for use pattern line defaults. The pattern line check is not really needed, I guess, as patterns are OFF. So off it goes and appears on the layout page. I select the view, and go and change the edge lines to something like a line weight 3 and color to a light gray. And get no change. Why no change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Plot lines need to be refreshed. Click Update View. Also, I would recommend you control those Edge Lines at the layer level, not by using Edge Line Defaults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 Thanks but still no workee. I selected the layout box containing the elevation that came in as plot lines. Changed the edge lines to thickness 1 and color to white, just to go extreme, and got nothing, even after updating view. Images: the asbuilt elevation in the plan file, shown vector view. The layout with the elevation brought in as plot line image, point to point positioned, brought front forward. The spec I did to try to make it a fade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 And need more explanation on how to control lines at layer level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 If you actually refreshed that view, then my guess is that you failed to check Use Edge Line Defaults when you originally sent to layout. Send it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, GeneDavis said: And need more explanation on how to control lines at layer level. Change the line style, weight, and color as desired for the various layers. Same way you control line display for plan views. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawdzira Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Polylines with semi transparent fill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 I am doing all the pattern line checking, etc., to no avail. Gonna have to do the fog masks and get this job done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 13 hours ago, GeneDavis said: I am doing all the pattern line checking, etc., to no avail. Gonna have to do the fog masks and get this job done. do you have Color enabled in Layout? .......as your pics tell me No..... ie hit F8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 COLOR! That did it. Thanks a bunch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 6 minutes ago, GeneDavis said: COLOR! That did it. Thanks a bunch! I forget to consider that setting sometimes for things like this because I have mine set (in Preferences) to Color Off is Grayscale (yours is set to Color Off is Black and White). You may want to consider changing that setting if you prefer to see Grayscale in your drawings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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