Changing Dimension Line thickness

[giridhar_tech]

hi there,

i am using Pro/e Wildfire.

Is there any method to change the thickness of the dimensions line. as
beacuse when I try to print the drawing file the thickness of the
dimensions line & the line of the part are both
same. so there is no difference between them both.



I want to keep the line thickness of part more than the thickness of the dimensions line.



can some body help.

 

[rmatija]

Hi


You can define line weigt in config.pro lilke this


or in plot file


try


rmatija





!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


! Printing & Plotting


!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


delete_after_plotting yes


pen1_line_weight 3


pen2_line_weight 2


pen3_line_weight 2


pen4_line_weight 1


pen5_line_weight 3


pen6_line_weight 1


pen7_line_weight 1


pen8_line_weight 1


plot_file_dir $temp


plotter ms_print_mgr


plotter_command windows_print_manager


postscript_compression yes


!pro_plot_config_dir d:\users\plot_config_dir


raster_plot_dpi 300

 

[dr_gallup]

You can also make a pen table file (or more than one) and have your plotter config file call it. Here is my postscript.pnt pen table file:

!Pro/E geometry lines are white on the screen, plot with broad pen (0.250mm)
!
pen 2 thickness .025 cm; drawing_color attention_color
!
!Everything else plots with fine pen (0.125mm)
!
pen 1 thickness .0125 cm; half_tone_color
pen 3 thickness .0125 cm; dimmed_color
pen 4 thickness .0125 cm; edge_highlite_color
pen 5 thickness .0125 cm; letter_color
pen 6 thickness .0125 cm; highlite_color
pen 7 thickness .0125 cm; magenta_color
pen 8 thickness .0125 cm; section_color

 

[giridhar_tech]

please sir,



but i am not sure how to create your above mentioned table. & how to call it using config file.

please help.



thank you.

 

[dr_gallup]

The pen table file is just ascii text file, you can create a .txt file, edit it and rename it with the .pnt extension.

To use it you need to edit your printer definition file.
Go to your Pro/E loadpoint/text/plot_config directory and copy one of the existing files. Here is the contents of my postb.pcf file which always plots B size output to a postscript printer:

plotter POSTSCRIPT
button_name POSTB
button_help Plots B size output to HP 8000
plot_drawing_format YES default
plot_segmented NO default
plot_roll_media NO default
plot_handshake NO default
plot_label NO default
create_separate_files NO default
plot_with_panzoom YES default
rotate_plotting NO default
allow_file_naming YES
plot_name YES
interface_quality 3 default
plot_destination file_and_printer default
plotter_command windows_print_manager \\AB\HP8000
pen_table_file your_path_here\postscript.pnt
plot_sheets all default
paper_size_allowed B A
paper_size B default
plot_clip NO default
plot_area NO default
!landscape_postscript_print yes default
plot_access create

 

[giridhar_tech]

thnks dr_gallup

I will try this & lt u know thw results

giridhar_tech.

 

[megaladon]

i have an add on question here


can i and should i add in all the color names from ptc ie "quilt color, preview_geom_color*" the ones not shown in your previous post DR_G


pen 1 thickness .0125 cm; half_tone_color
pen 3 thickness .0125 cm; dimmed_color
pen 4 thickness .0125 cm; edge_highlite_color
pen 5 thickness .0125 cm; letter_color
pen 6 thickness .0125 cm; highlite_color
pen 7 thickness .0125 cm; magenta_color
pen 8 thickness .0125 cm; section_color


example



pen 1 thickness .0125 cm; half_tone_color quilt_color etc.........


is this the correct way of doing this
also wondering if it would nt be helpful to list what they are like this


!attention_color = dark green


!letter_color = yellow


if it is a bad idea let me know i would just like to be able to go in there with out looking that link up in the future



if any one wants it this is what it looks like


!ptc system color table


!=================================================


!attention_color dark green


!letter_color yellow


!highlight_color dark red


!drawing_color white


!background_color black


!half_tone_color gray


!magenta_color purple


!edge_highlite_color green


!dimmed_color dark gray


!section_color blue


!presel_highlight_color* cyan


!datum_color brown


!quilt_color magenta


!selected_color* red


!secondary_selected_color* orange


!preview_geom_color* yellow


!secondary_preview_color* pale yellow
Edited by: megaladon

 

[dr_gallup]

I really don't know the answer to that Megaladon. I have been using the same file for about 12 Pro/E releases and several plotters and it keeps on working so I don't change it. It was created back when most plotters were pen plotters (I don't think you can even buy one today) and an 8 pen plotter was the "High End"!

 

[BigJoe]

Here is what the PTC Help has to say about pen settings. Maybe it will help those wanting to modify dr_gallup's settings:

Assigning Colors to Another Pen
The table.pnt file enables you to reassign Pro/ENGINEER
colors to another pen to overwrite the default mapping. The following table
shows the default correspondence between the name of the system color and how it
actually appears on the screen.
Note: All
colors can be toggled by using the Use Pre-Wildfire Scheme
tab in the System Colors dialog box (View
> Display Settings > System Colors).
Color Correspondence
Table









COLOR_NAME

Visible
Color


attention_color

dark green


letter_color

yellow


highlite_color

dark red


drawing_color

white


half_tone_color

gray


magenta_color

purple


edge_highlite_color

green


dimmed_color

dark gray


section_color

blue


presel_highlight_color

cyan


datum_color

brown


quilt_color

magenta


selected_color

red


secondary_selected_color

orange


preview_geom_color

yellow


secondary_preview_color

pale yellow


If you change a default color using the System Colors dialog box, the Pro/ENGINEER maintains the color_name that corresponds to entities that had
their color changed. However, if you reassign an entity to another line style,
this changes the associated color_name and Pro/ENGINEER plots
the entity as defined for that color name.
Note:
Pro/ENGINEER plots entities by their assigned colors. User-defined colors always
map to Pen 1. If Pen 1 has a default pattern, thickness, and so on, the system
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