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that are assigned to objects are preserved in all current and legacy drawing
files.
Color book (.acb) files provide access through the Select Color dialog box to
the names of all PANTONE Colors and color books. These .acb files are installed
in the \Support\Color folder in the AutoCAD installation folder.
To set an ACI color for all new objects
1 Click Home tab ➤ Properties panel ➤ Object Color.
2 In the Object Color drop-down list, 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 Color tab, click a color or enter the color name or
number in the Color box.
■ On the Index Color tab, click BYLAYER to draw new objects in the
color assigned to the current layer.
■ On the Index Color tab, 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 Click OK.
The Color control displays the current color.
To set a true color for all new objects
1 Click Home tab ➤ Properties panel ➤ Object Color.
2 In the Object Color drop-down list. click Select Color to display the Select
Color dialog box.
3 In the Select Color dialog box, True Color tab, do one of the following:
■ Select the HSL color model in the Color Model box. Specify a color
by entering a color value in the Color box or by specifying values in
the Hue, Saturation, and Luminance boxes.
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