2012

If the current color is set to BYBLOCK, objects are created using color 7 (white
or black) until the objects are grouped into a block. When the block is inserted
into the drawing, it acquires the current color setting.
PANTONE
®
Color Books
Pantone has updated the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM
®
with the
PANTONE
®
PLUS SERIES of Publications that provides a chromatic arrangement
of colors. In AutoCAD-based products, the RGB values of the PANTONE Colors
that are assigned to objects are preserved in all current and legacy drawing
files.
Color book (.acb) files provide access through the Select Color dialog box to
the names of all PANTONE Colors and color books. These .acb files are installed
in the \Support\Color folder in the AutoCAD LT installation folder.
To set an ACI color for all new objects
1 Click Home tab ➤ Properties panel ➤ Object Color.
2 In the Object Color drop-down list, click a color to draw all new objects
in that color, or click Select Color to display the Select Color dialog box
and do one of the following:
■ On the Index Color tab, click a color or enter the color name or
number in the Color box.
■ On the Index Color tab, click BYLAYER to draw new objects in the
color assigned to the current layer.
■ On the Index Color tab, click BYBLOCK to draw new objects in the
current color until they are grouped into a block. When the block is
inserted into the drawing, the objects in the block acquire the current
color setting.
3 Click OK.
The Color control displays the current color.
To set a true color for all new objects
1 Click Home tab ➤ Properties panel ➤ Object Color.
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