Wireframe view

[Ed.G]

How do you change the view of the wireframe? When turning off the solid shading I would like to adjust the spacing of the lines. I am using Mastercam 9

 

Ed

[crazy^millman]

Do you mean the size of the line? You can go to the attbutries and change the size of lines there if it is not a solid. If it is a solid then I am not sure if you can change the wirefram shown on the screen to repsent the shape of a 3d shape or not.

[Ed.G]

I am trying to change the distance from line to line.

 

Ed

[jax]

good luck

[Richard Thomas - Mastercam UK]

Ed,

 

There are "surfaces", and "solids". Correct me if I'm wrong, but I suspect that what you are referring to are the spacing of lines on surfaces, as opposed to solids when the shading is off. If you go to Analyse, and select one of the faces of your component, I think it would be described as a surface, rather than a solid.

 

If that's the case, then I'm afraid that as far as I know, there is no way to adjust the spacing of the lines upon surfaces that have already been created (either by yourself, or as an imported file).

 

There is an option to adujust the "surface drawing density" (through the Screen, Configure, Screen page), but that will only affect the spacing of lines on surfaces you create *after* you change that setting, sorry.

[Ed.G]

Rich,

 

You are right, it's a surface and the line spacing can't be changed. Thank you all for the help.

 

Ed

[camguy]

Ed, If you go to Screen, Surf disp, Density, you can choose density of any or all surfaces that are on the screen

[Thad]

+1 to camguy. It can be done. Change the density, OK, then click All surfaces.

 

Thad

[Ed.G]

It worked, thank you!

 

Ed

[Richard Thomas - Mastercam UK]

OMG, 6 years and I've never noticed that one... well you live and learn