Using line styles

Using line styles, you can control how elements are displayed in accordance with the reference scale or drawing type. Requirements: the format properties are taken from the layer (in a fixed manner) and the use of line styles is selected.

The drawing type defines how elements are displayed on screen and in the printout. The display of the elements varies depending on the selected drawing type. Requirements: the format properties are taken from the layer (in a fixed manner) and the use of line styles is selected. In document mode, drawing types can be selected in the status bar, and in the Layout module, you can make a selection when you place layout elements.

The format properties (pen, line, color) you define for a layer can be saved in a named line style. Elements can then assume the format properties of this layer. You can define different line styles for various scale ranges and/or drawing types so that the elements are displayed and printed differently, depending on the reference scale or drawing type set.

Several predefined line styles that are based on DIN 1356-1 are shipped with the program.

Line styles are project resources. When creating a project, you can thus specify whether you want to use the line styles in the office standard or project-specific line styles.

You can also apply the As construction lines setting to a scale range or drawing type. Elements with this layer are then displayed using the line type and color of construction lines. However, these elements are not ‘real’ construction lines and they are not found by the Construction Line Format filter.

Line styles cannot be set to hidden. To hide a line style, you need to hide the relevant layer. But, for example, you can define a print set with the same name as a line style. You can then use this print set to hide the corresponding layers.

Important: working with line styles and different settings for various scale ranges and/or drawing types requires a carefully thought out approach!