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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
336 | Chapter 16 Draw Geometric Objects
If a block was not created using objects with floating color and linetype prop-
erties, the only way to change these properties is to redefine the block.
See Also
“Control the Color and Linetype Properties in Blocks” on page 323
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.
Command line
LAYER
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 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 Click OK.
Layers toolbar
Command line
LAYER
To change the color of an object, overriding the layer's color
1 On the Standard toolbar, click Properties.
2 Select the objects whose color you want to change.