The Line Weight command controls the thickness of lines displayed on screen and in printed output. This helps create visual hierarchy and technical drawing standards.
🔹 How to Use
- Optional: Select objects: Choose objects to change, or select none to set default.
- Activate the command: Select the Line Weight tool from the toolbar.
- Enable display: Check "Display thick lines" to see weight differences on screen.
- Choose weight: Select the desired line thickness from the list.
- Apply changes: Line weights are applied to selected objects or set as default.
🔹 Two Usage Methods
- Selected objects: Changes line weight for currently selected objects only.
- Default setting: With no selection, sets the default line weight for new objects.
🧠Tips
- Screen display: Must enable "Display thick lines" to see thickness differences on screen.
- Layer control: "By layer" option uses line weights assigned to object layers.
- Print output: Line weights are most important for printed drawings.
- Visual hierarchy: Use different weights to emphasize important elements.