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324 | Chapter 16 Draw Geometric Objects
For this choice, before you create objects to be included in the block
definition, set the current color or linetype to
BYBLOCK.
Floating properties also apply to nested blocks when the nested block refer-
ences and the objects they contain use the settings required for floating
properties.
To set the color for all new objects
1 On the Properties toolbar, click the Color control.
2 Either 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 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 choose OK.
■ 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 choose OK.
■ Click BYLAYER to draw new objects in the color assigned to the current
layer.
■ 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 Choose OK.
The Color control displays the current color.
Command line
COLOR
If you want objects
in a block to
Create objects on
these layers
Create objects with
these properties
Retain original properties Any but 0 (zero) Any but BYBLOCK or BYLAYER
Inherit properties from the
current layer
0 (zero) BYLAYER
Inherit individual properties
first, then layer properties
Any BYBLOCK