Overheard a senior drafter talking about line weights yesterday and it clicked

I was sitting in the break room at my firm here in Portland and this guy with 30 years experience was telling a new guy about how he sets up his line weights. He said he always starts with the thinnest line for dimension lines and works up from there, never the other way around. In my experience I always just picked random thicknesses and hoped for the best. Turns out this guy uses a ratio system like 0.18mm for dimensions, 0.35mm for object lines, and 0.70mm for cutting planes. I tried it on a set of floor plans I was finishing up and it made the whole drawing feel way more balanced. Has anyone else stumbled on a system like that or do you just eyeball it?

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michaelcoleman1d ago

...and here I've been using the "whatever feels right at 2am" method for years.

holly_flores791d ago

Ha! The 2am method is undefeated though.