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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 - Find the Information You Need
- Part 1 - The User Interface
- Part 2 - Start, Organize, and Save a Drawing
- Part 3 - Control the Drawing Views
- Part 4 - Create and Modify Objects
- Chapter 14 - Control the Properties of Objects
- Chapter 15 - Use Precision Tools
- Chapter 16 - Draw Geometric Objects
- Chapter 17 - Change Existing Objects
- Part 5 - Hatches, Notes, and Dimensions
- Chapter 18 - Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Chapter 19 - Notes and Labels
- Chapter 20 - Dimensions and Tolerances
- Part 6 - Create Layouts and Plot Drawings
- Chapter 21 - Create Layouts
- Chapter 22 - Plot Drawings
- Part 7 - Share Data Between Drawings and Applications
- Chapter 23 - Reference Other Drawing Files (Xrefs)
- Chapter 24 - Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Chapter 25 - Work with Data in Other Formats
- Chapter 26 - Access External Databases
- Overview of Using AutoCAD with External Databases
- Access a Database from Within AutoCAD
- Link Database Records to Graphical Objects
- Use Labels to Display Database Information in the Drawing
- Use Queries to Filter Database Information
- Share Link and Label Templates and Queries with Other Users
- Work with Links in Files from Earlier Releases
- Part 8 - Work with Other People and Organizations
- Chapter 27 - Protect and Sign Drawings
- Chapter 28 - Use the Internet to Share Drawings
- Chapter 29 - Insert and View Markups
- Chapter 30 - Publish Drawing Sets
- Part 9 - Create Realistic Images and Graphics
- Glossary
- Index
Work with Colors | 187
Work with Colors
You can use color to help you group objects visually. You can also choose
from a variety of colors including true colors and colors from imported color
books to enhance the quality of rendered objects in your drawings.
Set the Current Color
You can use color to help you group objects visually. You can assign the color
of an object either by layer or by specifying its color explicitly, independent
of layer. Assigning colors by layer makes it easy to identify each layer within
your drawing. Assigning colors explicitly provides additional distinctions
between objects on the same layer. Color is also used as a way to indicate
lineweight for color-dependent plotting.
You can use a variety of color palettes when assigning color to objects includ-
ing: AutoCAD Color Index (ACI), True Color, PANTONE
®
, RAL
™
Classic and
RAL Design color books and colors from imported color books.
ACI Colors
ACI colors are the standard colors used in AutoCAD. Each color is identified
by an ACI number, an integer from 1 through 255. Standard color names are
available only for colors 1 to 7. The colors are assigned as follows: 1 Red, 2
Yellow, 3 Green, 4 Cyan, 5 Blue, 6 Magenta, 7 White/Black.
True Colors
True colors use 24-bit color definitions to display over sixteen million colors.
When specifying true colors, you can use either an RGB or HSL color model.
With the RGB color model, you can specify the red, green, and blue compo-
nents of the color; with the HSL color model, you can specify the hue, satu-
ration, and luminance aspects of the color.
Color Books
AutoCAD includes several standard Pantone color books. You can also import
other color books such as the DIC color guide or RAL color sets. Importing
user-defined color books can further expand your available color selections.
You install color books on your system by using the Files tab in the Options
dialog box. Once a color book is loaded, you can select colors from the color
book and apply them to objects in your drawings.
All objects are created using the current color, which is displayed in the Color
control on the Properties toolbar. You can also set the current color with the
Color control or the Select Color dialog box.