diff --git a/src/Mod/Drawing/App/FeatureViewPart.cpp b/src/Mod/Drawing/App/FeatureViewPart.cpp
index 3d09db914..f4f755338 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Drawing/App/FeatureViewPart.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Drawing/App/FeatureViewPart.cpp
@@ -76,11 +76,13 @@ PROPERTY_SOURCE(Drawing::FeatureViewPart, Drawing::FeatureView)
 FeatureViewPart::FeatureViewPart(void) 
 {
     static const char *group = "Shape view";
+    static const char *vgroup = "Drawing view";
 
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Direction ,(0,0,1.0),group,App::Prop_None,"Projection direction");
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Source ,(0),group,App::Prop_None,"Shape to view");
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(ShowHiddenLines ,(false),group,App::Prop_None,"Control the appearance of the dashed hidden lines");
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(ShowSmoothLines ,(false),group,App::Prop_None,"Control the appearance of the smooth lines");
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(LineWidth,(0.35),vgroup,App::Prop_None,"The thickness of the resulting lines");
 }
 
 FeatureViewPart::~FeatureViewPart()
@@ -196,7 +198,7 @@ App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *FeatureViewPart::execute(void)
         ProjectionAlgos::SvgExtractionType type = ProjectionAlgos::Plain;
         if (hidden) type = (ProjectionAlgos::SvgExtractionType)(type|ProjectionAlgos::WithHidden);
         if (smooth) type = (ProjectionAlgos::SvgExtractionType)(type|ProjectionAlgos::WithSmooth);
-        result << Alg.getSVG(type, this->Scale.getValue());
+        result << Alg.getSVG(type, this->LineWidth.getValue() / this->Scale.getValue());
 
         result << "</g>" << endl;
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Drawing/App/FeatureViewPart.h b/src/Mod/Drawing/App/FeatureViewPart.h
index 466cad207..68ad3551f 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Drawing/App/FeatureViewPart.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Drawing/App/FeatureViewPart.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public:
     App::PropertyVector Direction;
     App::PropertyBool   ShowHiddenLines;
     App::PropertyBool   ShowSmoothLines;
+    App::PropertyFloat  LineWidth;
  
 
     /** @name methods overide Feature */
diff --git a/src/Mod/Drawing/App/ProjectionAlgos.cpp b/src/Mod/Drawing/App/ProjectionAlgos.cpp
index cb82c3e8e..77a2191f0 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Drawing/App/ProjectionAlgos.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Drawing/App/ProjectionAlgos.cpp
@@ -153,8 +153,10 @@ std::string ProjectionAlgos::getSVG(SvgExtractionType type, float scale)
 {
     std::stringstream result;
     SVGOutput output;
+    float hfactor = 0.15f / 0.35f;
+
     if (!H.IsNull() && (type & WithHidden)) {
-        float width = 0.15f/scale;
+        float width = hfactor * scale;
         BRepMesh::Mesh(H,0.1);
         result  << "<g" 
                 //<< " id=\"" << ViewName << "\"" << endl
@@ -162,14 +164,14 @@ std::string ProjectionAlgos::getSVG(SvgExtractionType type, float scale)
                 << "   stroke-width=\"" << width << "\"" << endl
                 << "   stroke-linecap=\"butt\"" << endl
                 << "   stroke-linejoin=\"miter\"" << endl
-                << "   stroke-dasharray=\"5 3\"" << endl
+                << "   stroke-dasharray=\"0.2,0.1\"" << endl
                 << "   fill=\"none\"" << endl
                 << "  >" << endl
                 << output.exportEdges(H)
                 << "</g>" << endl;
     }
     if (!HO.IsNull() && (type & WithHidden)) {
-        float width = 0.15f/scale;
+        float width = hfactor * scale;
         BRepMesh::Mesh(HO,0.1);
         result  << "<g" 
                 //<< " id=\"" << ViewName << "\"" << endl
@@ -177,14 +179,14 @@ std::string ProjectionAlgos::getSVG(SvgExtractionType type, float scale)
                 << "   stroke-width=\"" << width << "\"" << endl
                 << "   stroke-linecap=\"butt\"" << endl
                 << "   stroke-linejoin=\"miter\"" << endl
-                << "   stroke-dasharray=\"5 3\"" << endl
+                << "   stroke-dasharray=\"0.02,0.1\"" << endl
                 << "   fill=\"none\"" << endl
                 << "  >" << endl
                 << output.exportEdges(HO)
                 << "</g>" << endl;
     }
     if (!VO.IsNull()) {
-        float width = 0.35f/scale;
+        float width = scale;
         BRepMesh::Mesh(VO,0.1);
         result  << "<g" 
                 //<< " id=\"" << ViewName << "\"" << endl
@@ -198,7 +200,7 @@ std::string ProjectionAlgos::getSVG(SvgExtractionType type, float scale)
                 << "</g>" << endl;
     }
     if (!V.IsNull()) {
-        float width = 0.35f/scale;
+        float width = scale;
         BRepMesh::Mesh(V,0.1);
         result  << "<g" 
                 //<< " id=\"" << ViewName << "\"" << endl
@@ -212,7 +214,7 @@ std::string ProjectionAlgos::getSVG(SvgExtractionType type, float scale)
                 << "</g>" << endl;
     }
     if (!V1.IsNull() && (type & WithSmooth)) {
-        float width = 0.35f/scale;
+        float width = scale;
         BRepMesh::Mesh(V1,0.1);
         result  << "<g" 
                 //<< " id=\"" << ViewName << "\"" << endl
@@ -226,7 +228,7 @@ std::string ProjectionAlgos::getSVG(SvgExtractionType type, float scale)
                 << "</g>" << endl;
     }
     if (!H1.IsNull() && (type & WithSmooth) && (type & WithHidden)) {
-        float width = 0.15f/scale;
+        float width = hfactor * scale;
         BRepMesh::Mesh(H1,0.1);
         result  << "<g" 
                 //<< " id=\"" << ViewName << "\"" << endl
@@ -234,7 +236,7 @@ std::string ProjectionAlgos::getSVG(SvgExtractionType type, float scale)
                 << "   stroke-width=\"" << width << "\"" << endl
                 << "   stroke-linecap=\"butt\"" << endl
                 << "   stroke-linejoin=\"miter\"" << endl
-                << "   stroke-dasharray=\"5 3\"" << endl
+                << "   stroke-dasharray=\"0.09,0.05\"" << endl
                 << "   fill=\"none\"" << endl
                 << "  >" << endl
                 << output.exportEdges(H1)