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Change the Color of an Object
You can change the color of an object by reassigning it to another layer, by
changing the color of the layer the object is on, or by specifying a color for
the object explicitly.
You have three choices for changing the color of an object:
■ Reassign the object to another layer with a different color. If an object's
color is set to BYLAYER, and you reassign the object to a different layer, it
acquires its color from the new layer.
■ Change the color assigned to the layer that the object is on. If an object's
color is set to BYLAYER, it acquires the color of its layer. When you change
the color assigned to a layer, all objects on that layer assigned the BYLAYER
color are updated automatically.
■ Specify a color for an object to override the layer's color. You can specify
the color of each object explicitly. If you want to override the
layer-determined color of an object with a different one, change an existing
object's color from BYLAYER to a specific color, such as red.
If you want to set a specific color for all subsequently created objects, change
the Color property on the Properties palette when no objects are selected from
BYLAYER to a specific color.
See also:
■
Override Layer Properties in Viewports on page 393
To change the layer of an object
1 Select the objects whose layer you want to change.
2 Click Home tab ➤ Layers panel ➤ Layer Properties.
3 In the Layers Properties Manager, click the Layer control.
4 Select the layer that you want to assign to the objects.
To change the color assigned to a layer
1 Click Home tab ➤ Layers panel ➤ Layer Properties.
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