How do I make lines more visible in AutoCAD?

How do I make lines visible in AutoCAD?

Show Hidden Lines in the Current Viewport

1. Select the viewport in which you want to show hidden lines.
2. Click View tab Palettes panel Properties palette.
3. On the Properties palette, under Misc, in the Shade Plot field, select As Displayed.

Why are my lines faded in AutoCAD?

Causes: A transparency has been set in the active layer. A transparency override has been set for the object in the Properties Palette. Graphics driver is out of date.

Why are my lines not showing in AutoCAD?

Check the Shade Plot setting in the plot options and change it from As Displayed to Wireframe. Check for layer states that could be overriding or misapplying layer settings. On the command line in AutoCAD, enter the LAYERSTATE command. Select a different layer state and click Restore.

Why are my lines not thick in AutoCAD?

Change lineweight to the desired thickness



On the ribbon in AutoCAD, click the Home tab Layers Panel Layer Properties. In the Layer Properties Manager, under the Lineweight column, click the lineweight to change. In the Lineweight dialog box, choose the lineweight to use as the default for objects on that layer.

How do you make xrefs more visible?

Choose the DISPLAY tab. Located at the bottom-right of the dialogue box, there is a section called “Fade Control”. Adjust the slide bar labelled “Xref display” to control the intensity of the Xref fade.

Why are my xrefs faded?

When an xref is inserted in the drawing the colours appear faded. It looks like it is in a permanent “in-place edit block” mode but it is not. I actually like this new feature because it allows for visual recognition of line work and a distinction between an xref and objects drawn.

What is Visretain in AutoCAD?

VISRETAIN is a System Variable which will control how information from an external reference is held in the Client file that uses this External Reference. However, there is more to this Variable. You can control what is being Synced from the External Reference file using VISRETAINMODE.

Why some layers are not visible in AutoCAD?

Causes: Layers are frozen in the current layout viewport.

What is the highest value of layer transparency?

In the Layer Properties Manager, you can assign transparency a value between 0 and 90. The greater the value, the more transparent the layer. The transparency value you set will display in the General area of the Properties panel.