LWeight

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Classic, Pro and Platinum, Bricscad (Linux) Classic and Pro

Controls the display of lineweights in the drawing through the Settings dialog box.

Accessing the Command

command bar: lweight

toolbar: Entity Properties |

status bar: LWT

: lweight

Displays the Lineweights section of the Settings dialog box:

Change settings, and then click X.

Lineweights can also be specified by the following commands:

Command Options

Option	Description
Entity Lineweight	Specifies the lineweight for entities drawn from now on; choose a preset lineweight from the droplist. This sets the current lineweight in the Entity Properties droplist and Properties palette. Lineweights cannot be customized, unlike linetypes.
Default Lineweight	Specifies the default lineweight for all new drawings; choose a preset lineweight from the droplist.
Lineweight Display	Toggles the display of lineweights: On - displays lineweights. Off - does not display lineweights; all entities have the same lineweight.
Lineweight Units	Specifies the unit of measurement: Millimeters - measures the width in millimeters. Inches - measures the width in inches.
Lineweight Display Scale	Specifies the relative scale of lineweights; applies to lineweights in Model tab only.

Status Bar Menu

Right-click LWT on the status bar for the shortcut menu:

Shortcut Menu	Description
On	Turns on lineweights.
Off	Turns off lineweights.
Settings	Opens the Lineweights section of the Settings dialog box.

Related Commands

Settings - sets lineweight parameters.

Layer - assigns lineweights to layers.

Properties - change lineweight through a palette.

Change and ChProp - change lineweight through the command bar.

Plot and Print - optionally plot entities with lineweights.