HD61429: PRINT : PEN WIDTTH : WIDTH SPECIFIED IS NOT FOLLOWED DURING THE PRINT OPERATION

APAR status

• Closed as user error.

Error description

• PRINT : PEN WIDTTH : WIDTH SPECIFIED IS NOT
  FOLLOWED DURING THE PRINT OPERATION
  .
  0.Start CATIA.
  1.Open any drawing file which has 3 lines on its
  sheet and each line having different width.
  2.Select File\Print\Properties command.
  3.Select Advanced Configuration.
  4.Option tab is chosen.
  5.Set the Thickness Printing as Pen Width.
  6.Pens tab is chosen.
  7.Set Pen1 Width as 1.00mm.
  8.Select Print to file option and click Ok.
  -Please note that all line is created on 0.35mm
  width.
  .
  This is the problem.
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• When choosing the "Pen Thickness" Option, the
  thickness of the lines in the drafting are ignored.
  The algorithm uses the first Pen that matches the
  line color. Ex : all black lines will have the same
  thickness on the paper.
  This thickness is determined by the thickness
  configured on the plotter for this choosen pen.
  The pen width specified in the print panel
  (customer slide 2) is not used.
  The only parameter that manage the line thickness
  is its color.
  This is explained in documentation also under the
  CATIA Infrastructure Methodology Printing /
  Configuration Scenarios for Printer Drivers column.
  "Select the thickness to be used for printing by
  selecting one of these two options:
  Model Thickness : if you want to print according to
  the model thickness (this is the default). Pens are
  parsed until a pen with a thickness matching
  exactly the one of the model is found
  Pen Thickness : if you want to print according to
  the pen thickness. Pens are parsed and the first
  pen whose color corresponds exactly or is as close
  as possible to the original color, whatever its
  thickness, is selected. For instance, if you define a
  pen as "Red" (RGB =255-0-0) with a thickness of
  0.18 mm, then each red curve in the model will be
  printed with a thickness of 0.18 mm and this, even
  though the original curve thickness in the model is
  5 mm".
  .
  

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