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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
190 | Chapter 14 Control the Properties of Objects
To change the layer of an object
1 Select the objects whose layer you want to change.
2 On the Layers toolbar, click the Layer control.
3 Select the layer that you want to assign to the objects.
Layers toolbar
To change the color assigned to a layer
1 On the Layers toolbar, click the Layer Properties Manager button.
2 In the Layer Properties Manager, click the color you want to change.
3 In the Select Color dialog box, do one of the following:
■ On the Index tab, click a color or enter the ACI color number (1-255)
or name in the Color box, and then click OK.
■ On the True Color tab, select the HSL color model in the Color Model
option and specify a color by entering a color value in the Color box or
by specifying values in the Hue, Saturation, and Luminance boxes, and
then click OK.
■ On the True Color tab, select the RGB color model in the Color Model
box and specify a color by entering a color value in the Color box or by
specifying values in the Red, Green, and Blue boxes.
■ On the Color Books tab, select a color book from the Color Book box,
select a color by navigating the color book (using the up and down
arrows) and clicking on a color chip, and then click OK.
4 Choose OK to exit each dialog box.
Layers toolbar
Command line
LAYER
To change the color of objects, overriding the layer's color
1 Select the objects whose color you want to change.
2 Right-click one of the objects and click Properties on the shortcut menu.
3 In the Properties palette, select Color.
An arrow is displayed in the right column.
4 Click the arrow and select a color from the list or click Select Color to dis-
play the Select Color dialog box. If you click Select Color, do one of the
following:
■ On the Index tab, click a color or enter the ACI color number (1-255)
or name in the Color box.