Line Weight Translation dialog box

Used to set the display width (in pixels) for each of the 32 line weights. Opens when Line Weights… is clicked in the View Options category of the Preferences dialog box.

The default is 1:1.

Display fields

To the right of every line weight (from 0 to 31 in the Design: column) is a Display field that sets the corresponding display width to a value in the range 0-63. A line displayed in 0 display weight is 1 pixel wide. Therefore, for any number N to which Display is set, a line in that display weight will be N+1 pixels wide.

To the right of each Display field is a line that shows the actual display width of the line weight (for your system). Since vertical room in the dialog box is limited, lines that cannot be fully displayed in the space allotted have a + sign near the right end.

Scale

Contains controls that are used to set all the design to display weight translation values to the same ratio (such as the default ratio — 2:1).

1:1

Sets the design to display weight translation values to 1:1.

1.5:1

Sets the design to display weight translation values to 1.5:1.

2:1

Sets the design to display weight translation values to 2:1.

Screen

Contains radio buttons for setting the screen (Right/primary or Left/secondary) on which the controls for adjusting line weight translation settings act. The right and left screens can have different settings. If there is only one screen, the left screen radio button is disabled (dimmed).

Revert

Sets all the translation values to the values currently in the user preference file.

Apply

Makes the current settings active in the current design session.

Save

Makes the current settings active in the current design session and saves them in the user preference file.

Done

Closes the dialog box.