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General Properties of Objects
Quick Reference
See also:
■ Display and Change the Properties of Objects
Each graphical object in a drawing shares a common set of properties known
as the general properties.
Summary
The following general properties are common to most objects and custom
objects (third-party application objects based on AutoCAD API standards).
NOTE Layers or objects that are assigned property overrides in viewports display
a ByLayer (VP) value and a background color for applicable properties.
List of Options
The following options are displayed.
Color Specifies the color for objects. Selecting Select Color in the color list
displays the Select Color dialog box (see COLOR).
You can use the Select Color dialog box to define the color of objects by
selecting from the 255 AutoCAD Color Index (ACI) colors, true colors, and
color book colors.
Layer Specifies the current layer of the object. The list shows all layers in the
current drawing (see LAYER).
Linetype Specifies the current linetype of the object. The list shows all
linetypes in the current drawing (see LINETYPE).
Linetype Scale Specifies the linetype scale factor of the object (see LTSCALE).
Plot Style Lists NORMAL, BYLAYER, BYBLOCK, plus any plot styles contained
in the current plot style table (see PLOTSTYLE).
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