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Title: (Microstation) Width of a Smartline
Post by: PHX cadie on August 27, 2007, 06:24:01 PM
I'm working a dgn file that has been converted from AutoCad.
My best guess is the plines have been given a width, because now in MS when I place a smartline it is ~ 1/8" thick. I don't see any options on smartline, when placing or under element format.

How do I get the smartlines back to 0 width?
Title: Re: Width of a Smartline
Post by: kindra on August 28, 2007, 01:59:27 PM
Just a guess....

If you go under Element-Line Styles-Custom, you can change the origin and end width of lines (this is also where to change the scaling of line styles).

Let me know if this works out - this is a problem I have not yet run into, but we do our fair share of conversion work here, and I'm interested.
Title: Re: Width of a Smartline
Post by: LE on August 28, 2007, 02:05:21 PM
Don't know.... but I remember when using IMS 4.0 and 5.0 - there was a little letter size manual with all the short cuts and descriptions of each command.... sorry, all what I did in this app..... is 100% forgot/lost...

BTW, are you the only one in your office using this app?
Title: Re: Width of a Smartline
Post by: PHX cadie on August 28, 2007, 02:47:27 PM
If you go under Element-Line Styles-Custom, you can change the origin and end width of lines (

Awesome! Thanks.
I did notice the Element Line Styles, but never thought of..........plines as "custom". Thats the ticket!

BTW, are you the only one in your office using this app?

No I'm one of ~15. Most  new to MS except the Boss and he is pretty busy, but thanks for the reply. I was gettin lonely  :-D
Title: Re: Width of a Smartline
Post by: kindra on August 28, 2007, 03:32:19 PM
No problem atall. I'm just glad I could help someone else, being as that I'm usually on the receiving end of said help.

And you're right, it does get pretty lonely in here.

*pauses to watch tumbleweeds blow by*
Title: Re: Width of a Smartline
Post by: Maverick® on August 28, 2007, 04:35:44 PM
*pauses to watch tumbleweeds blow by*

*chases after tumbleweed wearing a pirate hat and Dutch wood clogs*
Title: Re: Width of a Smartline
Post by: Arizona on August 28, 2007, 07:38:57 PM
*chases after tumbleweed wearing a pirate hat and Dutch wood clogs*
With a wooden leg?
Title: Re: Width of a Smartline
Post by: kindra on August 29, 2007, 04:46:22 PM
must.....resist.....mental.....image......
Title: Re: Width of a Smartline
Post by: Maverick® on August 29, 2007, 05:25:12 PM
*chases after tumbleweed wearing a pirate hat and Dutch wood clogs*
With a wooden leg?

  Tumbleweeds don't have legs.

  If you meant me.......

 Must ...... resist...... joke.....
Title: Re: Width of a Smartline
Post by: Arizona on August 29, 2007, 06:41:44 PM
*chases after tumbleweed wearing a pirate hat and Dutch wood clogs*
With a wooden leg?

  Tumbleweeds don't have legs.

  If you meant me.......

 Must ...... resist...... joke.....

Oh, go ahead... :-)
Title: Re: Width of a Smartline
Post by: M-dub on August 29, 2007, 09:01:16 PM
must.....resist.....mental.....image......

Good Luck! He had me at "*chases after tumbleweed..."  :-D
Title: Re: Width of a Smartline
Post by: Maverick® on August 30, 2007, 10:03:21 AM
Did I mention I once dated this hippy girl named Tumbleweed?   :lmao:
Title: Re: Width of a Smartline
Post by: Arizona on August 30, 2007, 10:13:07 AM
Now it's my turn to resist any comments regarding... rolling tumbleweeds... :-)

Title: Re: Width of a Smartline
Post by: kindra on August 31, 2007, 11:18:36 AM
Now it's my turn to resist any comments regarding... rolling tumbleweeds... :-)




 :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

Title: Re: Width of a Smartline
Post by: PHX cadie on March 11, 2009, 03:19:29 PM
OK, months later and now I need the reverse.

Going back to element>line styles custom and setting the "continuous" to a origin and end width of 5' is not working

How would one draw a line 5' in width?  (Showing asphalt in profile, exaggerated scale)
Title: Re: Width of a Smartline
Post by: wannabe on March 12, 2009, 05:00:19 PM
Is line weight not good enough?

EDIT: It could also be a "view attributes" setting that needs toggling i.e line styles, line weights, possibly even level symbology.
Title: Re: Width of a Smartline
Post by: PHX cadie on March 12, 2009, 09:38:01 PM
no, sorry, for a .5' chuck of asphalt on a x10 scale would be 5' and no pens are even close, brought in on a 1"=40'.
Used a very close hatch, which is ok, but the big sales pitch was MS could do anything Acad can.   

<edit>
and then a line that thick would have to be drawn 1/2 the thickness lower in order to flush on the top.......

still would like know for gp, don't understand why the reverse of the original post doesn't work?

Title: Re: Width of a Smartline
Post by: wannabe on March 13, 2009, 08:25:33 AM
Is your signature up-to-date? i.e are you still using XM? If you want to apportion some of the drawing and send it to me I can see if it will work in V8i?
Title: Re: Width of a Smartline
Post by: PHX cadie on March 13, 2009, 03:27:50 PM
Appreciated, but I think I just talked myself out of it, (with all trouble it would be to match elevations).

Thx's!