ACAD Line Thickness Help.

[Sean Devine]

Can anyone tell me how to universally set line thickness to 0". I usually just take ACAD drawings, clean them up a bit and import into 3ds max so I can extrude them up. I keep getting drawings from colleagues though with different line thickness, and even some where the start of the a line might be at 0" in the z-axis, but end at 4" in the z-axis -- and its really screwing me up when importing the drawings.

Is there anyway to take a drawing and easily set it so all lines are at 0" on the z-axis and have 0" thickness?

Thanks!

[Randy Sanders]

hi There

To set elevations To 0 use 'flatten.lsp'
select: ALL Then run The 'flatten.lsp'

To set plines width To 0, well do This

; ETC-PLNS.LSP.
; Copyright (c) 1988 by Gary D. Lipp

(setq pre-plw 0.0)
(defun C:PLW (/ ss i lth en et v osm snm)
(setq osm (getvar "OSMODE") snm (getvar "SNAPMODE") )
(setvar "CMDECHO" 0) (setvar "OSMODE" 0) (setvar "SNAPMODE" 0)
(prompt " PLineWidth... also changes Lines and Arcs to wide Plines.")
(prompt (strcat "\n Enter, or show, the new Pline width: <" (rtos pre-plw) ">"))
(setq v (getdist))
(if (setq ss (ssget))
(progn (setq i 0 lth (sslength ss))
(if (= nil v) (setq v pre-plw) (setq pre-plw v) ) ; END OF IF
(while (< i lth)
(setq et (cdr (assoc 0 (entget (setq en (ssname ss i))))))
(cond ((= et "LWPOLYLINE") (command ".PEDIT" en "W" v "X"))
((= et "ARC" ) (command ".PEDIT" en "Y" "W" v "x"))
((= et "LINE" ) (command ".PEDIT" en "Y" "W" v "x"))
) ; END COND.
(prompt ".") (setq i (1+ i))
) ) ) ; END OF WHILE i<lth, PROGN, IF ss
(setvar "OSMODE" osm) (setvar "SNAPMODE" snm)
(setvar "CMDECHO" 1) (prompt "Done.\n")
(strcat (rtos pre-plw) " is now the width of the Plines.") )

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select: ALL The lsp routine will filter out what can be modified

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i may have renamed The lsp file but it is/was written by its original author, not me

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hope This helps

i use This pline width modifier ALL The Time, works well Too
There are 'other' pline edit/modifiers Too. from The same author

PLC, PLineClose... Select the Plines to Close:"
PLD, PLineFitDecurve... Select the Plines to Decurve:"
PLF, PLineFitCurve... Select the Plines to Fit Curve:"
PLO, PLineOpen... Select the Plines to Open:"
PLS, PLineFitSpline... Select the Plines to Spline Fit:" very useful
PLX, polyline explode

These Two i use ALL The Time

PLJ, PLineJoin... Select the Lines, Arcs, and Plines to Join:"
PLW, PLineWidth... also changes Lines and Arcs to wide Plines."

PLJ can work on multiple selections at The same Time, very handy

Thanks

Randy

[JEREMY CLOUTIER]

type "ch" to open properties dialogue

select everything

change pull down on top of design/properties tab to show only plines

change thickness to 0"

repeat with lines, arcs etc

[Sean Devine]

sorry Randy, you lost me at "hi there"

Jeremy, thanks for the help, that was exactly what I needed. I never even thought to use that drop down menu in the properties dialog.

Thanks,
Sean

[JEREMY CLOUTIER]

right on my brother from another mother.