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Change the pen numbers (line thickness) for colors (old printing)

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Modified: 16 Jan 2023
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Change the pen numbers (line thickness) for colors (old printing)

You can change the pen numbers for colors in Printer Catalog to show and print lines with different thicknesses. This applies to printing when the advanced option XS_USE_OLD_PLOT_DIALOG is set to TRUE.

The instructions below apply when you are printing using Printer Catalog printer instances, which means that you have set the advanced option XS_USE_OLD_PLOT_DIALOG to TRUE in File menu > Settings > Advanced options > Printing.

  1. Open a drawing.
  2. On the File menu, click Printing > Printer catalog, and select a printer instance.
  3. Click Color table
  4. Enter or change a pen number.

    For example, to get line weight of 0.25 mm, enter 25.

    You can change the default line thickness 0.01 using the advanced option XS_BASE_LINE_WIDTH.

  5. Click OK.
  6. In a color drawing, on the File menu, click Settings and select Printer line widths, otherwise you cannot see the changes on the screen.
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