Topic: Plotting Line Weight issue from different platforms

[Krushert]

I run 2011 ACAD ACA and the other three designers run 2011 ACAD Vanilla.  When I plotted from ACA the line weight thickness is twice that of what is plotted from their three ACAD Vanilla seats.  I have ACAD Vanilla and I plotted the sheet and got the same result (and desired) results that they did.

• Same ACAD File
• Same CTB File.
• Same Plotter.
• Same PLOT Settings 
• Same Lineweight Settings
• Same Channel
• Same BAT Time

Similar Computers

I believe it is a issue with ACA.  I have checked and compared the usual settings and found dissimilarities.

[mjfarrell]

Are they perhaps hitting the little toggle that reads: SCALE LINE WEIGHTS?

Also you might be fighting Visual Display Styles
versus
Layer Line Weight

those are not the same animal

[Krushert]

Are they perhaps hitting the little toggle that reads: SCALE LINE WEIGHTS?

We check that and all was the same. But how it scale line weights if the plot is ebing plotted at 1 to 1   

Also you might be fighting Visual Display Styles
versus
Layer Line Weight

those are not the same animal

Where would I check for that?

[Krushert]

Also you might be fighting Visual Display Styles
versus
Layer Line Weight

those are not the same animal

Where would I check for that?
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Okay that was a Stupid question.  Both platforms are set for 2d wireframe.  **sigh**

[Keith™]

Check that the same plotter driver is being used for both applications. I once found that the plotter drivers were updated in one version of AutoCAD and it plotted differently despite using the same plottign tables and settings.

[Krushert]

By George, I think you've got it!!!!

One driver and dialogs for the same plotter for one version is totally different that the version.  Totally!.

Good night!

[Matt__W]

You lost me at "ebing".   

We check that and all was the same. But how it scale line weights if the plot is ebing plotted at 1 to 1   

[Krushert]

You lost me at "ebing".   

We check that and all was the same. But how it scale line weights if the plot is ebing plotted at 1 to 1   

Freak if I know.  That's what happens after 3.5 days of working to midnight.  But how is that post any different than any other post of mine. 

A follow up:  Still waiting for the head honcho on this special KIP plotter software to come around and take a look.  It looks like a reinstall.

[Keith™]

You lost me at "ebing".   

We check that and all was the same. But how it scale line weights if the plot is ebing plotted at 1 to 1   

Freak if I know.  That's what happens after 3.5 days of working to midnight.  But how is that post any different than any other post of mine. 

A follow up:  Still waiting for the head honcho on this special KIP plotter software to come around and take a look.  It looks like a reinstall.

You didn't say it was a KIP ... what model?

[Krushert]

KIP 6000 400DPI Series. 

Takes up a lot of floor space.  Seems to work pretty sweet.  Everybody is pretty protective of it.