AutoCAD, changing line thicknesses in already existing lines?

Question

I have already drawn some items, but some things need to be different line thicknesses. How do I change them. I am already using layers but have never used them before.

Answer 1

It depends on your version of autocad and how you are set up, but in general the procedure is: Select the line, enter the command PE (polyline edit), enter W (width), enter a new line width, and then press enter or R mouse click.



Remember that the default line width is 0, so it always shows a narrow line regardless of your scale. Changing it from 0 will make the line width dynamic as you change the scale.



Hope that helps!

Answer 2

Simple....



Right click on any existing toolbar & get " Properties" Toolbar.



In Properties toolbar u have three controls

1. Color

2. Line Weight

3. Line Type



Now select the existing lines, those required to change the line thickness, Then go to the Line weight control & select the thickness u require. Then a Esc..Thats it.



The applied line weights can be seen through a Print Preview

Answer 3

In AutoCAD there is always more than 1 way to do everything. Commonly there is a button and a typed in command - remember the commands and it is quicker to draw than looking for buttons.



Depending on your AutoCAD verson, put on the properties tools thing (ctrl + 1, or 'properties' or just find the button). Then when you select any item its properties will be displayed in it and you can adjust any of them - for example about the 5th option down is lineweight



So easiest way, select all the lines that you want to be the same thickness and just change the lineweight once after that

Answer 4

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Answer 5

(You have a little icon to show/hide width or you can view thickness with Plot preview)



Select objects and open Property panel, then change thickness

When you plot uncheck box Use plot style, this permit plot with thickness assigned to objects



If you plot with Box checked, you assign tickness based on .CTB table

Each color in Autocad take a pen with color and thickness,you can use existing .ctb or make a new .ctb

Example

Color 1 Red = Pen color 7 width 0.1 mm

Color 2 Yellow = Pen color 7 width 0.5 mm

......

In this case, all lines with color red are plotted with pen black and witdh 0.1 mm, independent from width assign to lines. If you have line line with property red and width 0.4, one circle red with width=bylayer in one layer with width=0.5, when you plot width is 0.1 because lines are red and box "Use plot styles" is checked.

Naturally, if you uncheck box, circle are plotted with color red and width 0.5 and line with color red and width=0.4

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