Line weight?

[hobbleknee]

What line weight do you guys use for your models? Is there a standard?

[goodduck]

I like to use one pix so I cut on the line and not have to think about should I cut on the outside or inside of the line.

[Retired_for_now]

Strictly amateur here. Probably depends on the drawing program and print resolution. I work in Microserf products, so generally stick to 1/4 point lines when I think I'm being precise. Where contrast is an issue 1/2 or 3/4 pt. Anything wider is for a specific effect.
You can also make small adjustments in parts sizes by varying the line weight, but I try not to do that since we don't all cut outside the lines. You can also lose very fine lines when the braille-scale builders reduce the pages.
Yogi

[hobbleknee]

Thanks guys, that was really helpful.

I'm using 1pt, and I thought it would be a little too small for younger modelers, but I guess not, which is great news because I don't feel like resizing everything

[John Wagenseil]

Its not too small for young modelers but might be for old guys without magnification and really bright work area.

[hobbleknee]

Originally Posted by John Wagenseil

Its not too small for young modelers but might be for old guys without magnification and really bright work area.

lol I recognize myself there!

[Jim Nunn]

I use 0.25 pt on parts larger then 2 mm wide this makes the size of the line 1/20 of the part and on smaller parts I use 0.13 pt.

.25 pt is approaching the limit of 600 DPI printing while .13pt requires 600 DPI printing.

Practically speaking 300 DPI appears to be the limit of the typical papers we use. To get to the 600 and 1200 DPI range you need to use photo papers.

Jim Nunn

[Gil]

The all important and ever standing question: "Do you cut on the outside, the middle or the inside of the line?".

Let's make a new rule that states:

• Cutting on the inside of the line guarantees that the part will be too small
• Cutting on the outside of the line guarantees that the part to be too big
• Cutting in the middle of the line guarantees that the part won't fit anyway

+Gil

[Zakopious]

I find that a drawing made with fine lines in Open Office Draw will not print if the drawing is converted to a PDF file.

The lines in the Open Office drawing must be converted to heavier lines so that they will print when converted to a PDF file.

[cafe]

I use Inkscape, which means vectors. I started with 0.1 mm lines and thought it was too heavy for my tiny models. I went down to 0.05 mm but I'm now using 0.75 mm lines, I think it's a good compromise.