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To copy a custom color f rom a n object in y our scene
to one of your custom color swa tches:
• Drag the Curren t Color swatch up to one of the
custom color swatches.
The Current Color swatch is in the Object Color
dialog, to t he lef t of the OK button.
To select obj ects by color:
• ClickSelectByColor.Thisdisplaysthe
Select Objects dialog (page 1–78) .Allobjects
that have the s ame color as the current object
are high lighted in the list. Click Select.
Inter face
Default pa lette—When this option is selected,
Basic Colors and Custom Colors are shown, and
you have the option to add custom colors.
AutoCAD ACI palette—When this option is selected,
the AutoCAD ACI palette is show n. When you
select a color, its ACI# is displayed at the bottom
of the dialog.
Basic Colors—A set of 64 default colors, available
only when Default palette is selected.
Custom C olors—Displays 16 custom colors when
Default palette is selected. To select a custom color,
click its swatch. To redefine a custom color, click
its swatch, and then click Add Custom Colors.
Add Custom Colors—This option is available only
with the Default palette. Clicking this option
displays the
Color Selector (page 1–157) ,which
allows you to modify the currently s elected custom
color. If you click Add Custom Colors with a
basic color chosen, the dialog switches to the first
custom color before opening the Color Selector.
By Layer / By Object—Sets the object’s color by la yer
or by object. If color is set by object, choosing a
new color on the Object Color dialog will change
the object’s wireframe color in viewports.
ACI#—Displays the ACI number for the selected
color. Available only when AutoCAD ACI palette
is selected.
Select by Color—Displays a Select Objects
dialog (page 1–78)
listing all objects that use the
Current Color as their wireframe color.
Note: This button is available only if at least one
object in the scene has the Current Color as its
wireframe color.
Assign R andom Colors—When on, 3ds Max will
assign a random color to each object created.
When off, 3ds Max will assign the same color
to every object created until t he color swatch is
changed. This setting affects wireframe colors only
when By Object is turned on as the color method.
Cur rent Color—Displaystheactivecolor. When
you click the color swatch, this displays the Color
Selector, where you can mix a custom color.