Colors

DesignCAD gives you 64 basic drawing colors. By default there are seven base colors in eight deepening shades each, and eight other lively colors. However, if the supplied colors don't meet your needs or fit your tastes, you can create your own.

You can open the Color Toolbox in the View options (see View Options) or by clicking the icon on the main toolbar:

The Color Toolbox has eight color buttons, an "A" button, a "pointing finger" button, and a "color palette" button.

The A (for "Apply") button applies the current drawing color to the items you have selected. The pointing finger is used to grab the color of the selected object and make that the current drawing color. The color palette lets you create a custom color based on the current drawing color. The other eight buttons are available drawing colors.

How do you get to all 64 colors? Click on one of the color buttons and hold down the button. This opens the color drawer, which shows eight colors hidden under one tool. These work like the tools in the Main Toolbox: click, hold down, slide the pointer over to the color you want, and release. The color you picked shows up at the bottom of the Main Toolbox, indicating that it is now the active drawing color. It also becomes the top color in its drawer.

If you want to edit a color, make that color the top one in its drawer. Then double-click on it to activate the Custom Color command (this command is also available through the Options menu - see Custom Colors).