Can I display actual lineweights

[Dwight]

All

I'd like to display on my screen the true lineweights in a drawing regardless of how much my display is zoomed in. I doubt this is possible, but I thought I'd check. Adobe Illustrator does display lineweights according to their actual thickness, so they appear thicker on the screen as you zoom in. When using Solidworks, it is a little frustrating to zoom in, get a detail to look right, then zoom out and see that lines now overlap.

Just checking.

Thanks

Dwight

[Frederick_Law]

I think there is a setting.
You might need to set up lineweight first.
By default, SW use all the same.

[Dwight]

I have control of the lineweight settings, and they turn out to be correct in a drawing print. It's the display during editing that is the issue.

[jcapriotti]

No, the onscreen line thickness display is fixed relative to the screen. The line thickness values are only for printing.

[DanPihlaja]

All

I'd like to display on my screen the true lineweights in a drawing regardless of how much my display is zoomed in. I doubt this is possible, but I thought I'd check. Adobe Illustrator does display lineweights according to their actual thickness, so they appear thicker on the screen as you zoom in. When using Solidworks, it is a little frustrating to zoom in, get a detail to look right, then zoom out and see that lines now overlap.

Just checking.

Thanks

Dwight

Not sure that i understand. I can see line weights no problem:

Wait...I think that what you are asking is that you don't want the line to scale with the zoom level.

In other words, if you have a thick line weight, you want the line to fill the view when you zoom in closely.

Hrmm. If that is indeed the case, then I don't believe that this is possible.

https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... xj9s7rupBQ

[Dwight]

Thanks, everyone. It would be nice if SW were more WYSIWYG. I may put in a request.

Dwight

[jcapriotti]

I think all CAD tools operate this way don't they. Autocad for a long time didn't show line weight on screen but added the option later. I believe it works the same way......unless you use polylines with thickness.

[Frederick_Law]

Thanks, everyone. It would be nice if SW were more WYSIWYG. I may put in a request.

Dwight

SW is WYSIWYG.
There is not much to see .....

[Frederick_Law]

Can't resist.

[Frederick_Law]

Can't resist.
Lineweight-01.jpg

PS
I have that off.
It's looks great at first.
When you got busy assembly drawing, those thick line will be annoying when you need to pick something to dimension.