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If you enter -color at the Command prompt, the following prompts are
displayed.
Enter default object color [Truecolor on page 353/COlorbook on page 353]
<BYLAYER>: Enter a color, enter t, enter co, or press Enter
You can enter a color from the AutoCAD Color Index (a color name or
number), a true color, or a color from a color book.
You can enter the color number (1 through 255) or the color name (the names
for the first seven colors). For example, you can specify the color red by
entering the ACI number 1 or the ACI name red.
You can also enter bylayer or byblock. If you enter byblock, all new objects
are drawn in the default color (white or black, depending on your background
color) until they are grouped into a block. When you insert the block in a
drawing, the objects in the block inherit the current setting of COLOR.
WARNING If you used a mixture of color methods to draw the objects that make
up a block, inserting that block or changing its color produces complex results.
If you enter bylayer, new objects assume the color assigned to the layer on
which you create them. See the LAYER command for information about
assigning a color to a layer.
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
True Color Specifies a true color to be used for the selected object. Enter three
integer values from 0 to 255 separated by commas to specify a true color
Color Book Specifies a color from a loaded color book to be used for the
selected object. Enter the name of a color book that has been installed.
If you enter a color book name, you are prompted to enter the color name in
the color book.
COMMANDLINE
Quick Reference
See also:
■ Dock, Resize, and Hide the Command Window
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