How do you make a dashed line appear in AutoCAD layout?

Why are dashed lines not showing up in paper space?

In most cases, your issue will be related to linetype scale (LTSCALE) as it relates to Paper Space linetype scale (PSLTSCALE). However, you may have your measurement units mistakenly set to Metric when your drawing is meant to be in Imperial units (or vice versa), which can also affect the appearance of dashed lines.

How do you get a dashed line to show up in Paperspace?

Double-click inside it and zoom in to your example. Then double-click outside the viewport to return to paperspace. Click on the viewport to highlight it, and change its scale to 1/4″ = 1′-0″. You should see the dashed line in the sample, similar to how it shows in modelspace.

How many types of lines are there in AutoCAD?

The AutoCAD software package comes with a library of standard linetypes that has 38 different standard linetypes. Linetypes can be a pattern of dashes, dots, text, and symbols or unbroken and continuous.

What is a broken line?

1 : a line composed of a series of dashes often : a guide line painted in dashes on a highway to indicate a stretch on which a driver may lawfully cross the midline of the way (as in passing another vehicle)