Shoutout to the old dude at the print shop who broke my brain about line weights

Was dropping off a set of floor plans last Tuesday and this retired drafter named Ron pointed at my 0.12mm lines and said 'you're gonna lose those when they shrink it for the permit set.' He showed me his old hand-drawn sheets where he used three distinct weights - 0.18, 0.35, and 0.70 - and suddenly all my digital precision felt useless. Anybody else had a veteran drop a truth bomb that made you redo your whole layer standard?

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amy30220d ago

0.70mm for a floor plan? My pen would tear the paper.

betty_ward20d ago

Ha, @amy302 I actually disagree. 0.70mm on a real floor plan makes it read way better when you pull back. You just need a steady hand and sharp lead. Ron sounds like he knew his stuff.