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List of Options
The following options are displayed.
AutoCAD Color Index (ACI) Palettes Specifies a color from the AutoCAD
Color Index. If you hover over a color, the number of the color and its red,
green, blue value are displayed below the palette. Click a color to select it, or
enter the color number or name in the Color box.
The large palette displays colors 10 through 249.
The second palette displays colors 1 through 9; these colors have names as
well as numbers.
The third palette displays colors 250 through 255; these colors are shades of
gray.
Index Color Indicates the ACI color number when you hover over a color.
Red, Green, Blue Indicates the RGB color value when you hover over a color.
Bylayer
Specifies that new objects assume the color assigned to the layer on which
you create them. When BYLAYER is selected, the color of the current layer is
displayed in the Old and New color swatches.
Byblock
Specifies that new objects use the default color (white or black, depending on
your background color) until you group the objects into a block and insert
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