Frequent question: Autocad viewport not showing dashed lines?

In most cases, your issue will be related to linetype scale (LTSCALE) as it relates to Paper Space linetype scale (PSLTSCALE). However, you may have your measurement units mistakenly set to Metric when your drawing is meant to be in Imperial units (or vice versa), which can also affect the appearance of dashed lines.

You asked, how do I show dashed lines in AutoCAD layout?

1. Enter LINETYPE to open Linetype Manager.
2. Click Show Details.
3. Deselect Use Paper Space Units for Scaling.
4. Click OK.
5. Double-click into the viewport to activate it.
6. Enter REGEN.

Similarly, how do you make a dashed line in paper space in AutoCAD? If you changed the linetype scale in the properties manager you should change it back to 1.0. This will make it appear a solid line in model space. While you are in paper space you will be able to see the dashes. If you haven’t changed the linetype scale go to paper space and type “ltscale” it should be set at 1.0.

Also, how do I make my viewport lines visible?

1. In the Layer Properties Manager, make sure the layer that contains the viewport geometry is not turned off or frozen.
2. Go to the layout tab that contains the problem viewport.
3. From the Properties palette, select the Quick Select button on the top right.

Additionally, how do I make lines visible in AutoCAD?

Why are my Linetypes not showing in Paperspace?

Linetype may not be appearing in Layouts due to several reasons: 1) linetypes in paper space viewports display either as continuous or the spaces between line segments are too big.

How do you show a dotted line in paper space?

How do I fix dashed lines in AutoCAD?

To adjust the scale, open the Linetype manager through Format > Linetype. Change the Global scale factor. Changing it from 1 to 0.5 will make your dashed line twice as dense. You can also change it using the command LTSCALE.

Why is my Linetype not changing in AutoCAD layout?

If you change the linetype of a layer or an object but the object remains a continuous line, check the Ltscale system variable. It should be set to your drawing scale factor. If this doesn’t work, set the Viewres system variable to a higher value.

How do I change the linetype scale in viewport?

1. With PSLTSCALE set to 1 (default), set the current linetype to dashed, and then draw a line in a paper space layout.
2. In the layout, create a viewport with a zoom factor of 1x, make that layout viewport current, and then draw a line using the same dashed linetype.

How do you activate a viewport in AutoCAD?

How do you activate model space viewports?

Click the – or + control, and then the Viewport Configuration List to change the number and arrangement of viewports. Press CTRL while dragging viewport boundaries to display the green splitter bar and create new viewports. Alternatively, you can drag the outermost splitter controls.

How do you manipulate a viewport in AutoCAD?

1. Click a layout tab.
2. Click Layout tab Layout Viewports panel Clip.
3. Select either an existing object to designate as the new viewport boundary, or specify the points of a new boundary.
4. Click OK.

Why is Linetype not showing?

If a linetype contains text characters and those do not display at the correct size in a drawing, most likely the text style that the linetype uses has a defined height applied to it. Enter the STYLE command. Select the text style. Change the height to 0 (zero).

Why are Lineweights not showing in paper space?

In Paper Space layout tabs you are likely using Viewports. The lineweight display can be activated on a layout tab by simply using the lineweight toggle button. However, the lineweight toggle button is not shown by default install of ACAD.