Hidden line printout

[Slydman]

I am X_MR2 user. Sorry for my english but i will try to explain correctly.

 

I want to make printout of my drawing and solid view with hidden lines in it. The result is bad because, it looks like solid line instead of dashed line (the spacing is very very small and the line lenght is also very very small).

 

Anybody can help me to find out witch setting i need to adjust.

 

window xp pro

carte video quadro fx1400

 

Many thanks

[Guest]

you might look at the change attributes and make your hidden lines thicker.

[jeff]

Do you mean that when you have a solid shaded you don't see hidden lines?

If that's the case, you can change this from wireframe to hidden in your solids configuration page.

I can't remember where it's at in X tho, sorry

[Slydman]

Sorry for the delay i went for my lunch

 

Del

 

I can't change the thickness in the case of a solid

[Slydman]

Jeff

 

No, i mean when i do the printout of the drawing the hidden does not show up like a hidden, it look like the contour of the part

[Slydman]

I am try trying to create a picture

[jeff]

Try increasing linewidth for printing purposes only.

When at the hardcopy screen, change linewidth to something like 7.

HTH

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

Did you try the Solid Layout function? It lets you control this fairly well.

[Slydman]

Yes, and the hidden line from there looks good on the screen, when i send it to printer it still bad.

 

I can't control the lenght of the line (dashed line) neither the spacing between line

[Slydman]

[Kannon]

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it looks like solid line instead of dashed line

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if you have a color printer change the color of your dotted lines so it is easier to tell the difference.

Just a temporary work around

[Gramby]

Slydman I to have noticed that my print outs of hidden lines on MCX look alot like a solid line. In ver 9 it was just fine. I assumed this was something mastercam changed and I was just going to have to live with it. Much like mastercam changing the number 1 which now looks like a 7.

[Slydman]

Kannon

 

No, my printer is black ink only, so as gramby is saying i will try to live with it and hope that cnc software will work to make this feature better on the future. Personnally i beleive that should be a good upgrade for mastercam.

 

Thanks for the response everybody

[Slydman]

Gramby

 

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I assumed this was something mastercam changed and I was just going to have to live with it. Much like mastercam changing the number 1 which now looks like a 7.

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I agree with you, for thie hidden also the 7.

 

thanks