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188 | Chapter 14 Control the Properties of Objects
If the current color is set to BYLAYER, objects are created with the color
assigned to the current layer. If you do not want the current color to be the
color assigned to the current layer, you can specify a different color.
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.
To set an ACI color for all new objects
1 On the Properties toolbar, click the Color control.
2 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 cur-
rent 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.
Command line
COLOR
To set a true color for all new objects
1 On the Properties toolbar, click the Color control.
2 Click Select Color to display the Select Color dialog box.
3 In the Select Color dialog box, on the True Color tab, do one of the
following:
Select the HSL color model in the Color Model box. Specify a color by
entering a color value in the Color box or by specifying values in the
Hue, Saturation, and Luminance boxes.
Select the RGB color model in the Color Model box. Specify a color by
entering a color value in the Color box or by specifying values in the
Red, Green, and Blue boxes.