Custom Colors

Menu: Options / Custom Color

Used to edit the currently selected drawing color, the Basic Color Table, and the Custom Color Table.

Using the Command

Choose the Custom Color command.

Move the Color Selector to change the color in the Color box. Moving left or right will change the hue of the color and moving up or down will change the saturation of the color. The brightness of the color can be adjusted by moving the arrow beside the brightness bar. A custom color can also be set by entering new values in the Red, Green, and Blue boxes.

Add to Custom Table: Adds the color in the selected cell to the Custom Color Table.

Load Colors From File: Loads a custom color file.

Save Colors to File: Saves the current Basic Color Table and Custom Color Table to a file that can be loaded.

Save as Default: Saves the Basic Color Table and Custom Color Table in new drawings and subsequent DesignCAD drawing sessions.

Reset: Restores the original Basic Color Table and Custom Color Table.

Reset/Copy on Selected Item Only: Only the selected color cells will be reset or copied when a function is performed. When the selected color is the one you want to assign as the current drawing color, click OK or press Enter. That color appears in the Main Toolbox as the current color, and new objects will be drawn in that color.

•   Use the Lock icon to make either the Basic Color Table or the Custom Color table editable.

•   To move colors in the Basic Color Table to the Custom Color table, make sure that the Basic Color Table is locked , the Custom Color Table is unlocked, and click the Swap button .

•   To move colors in the Custom Color Table to the Basic Color table, make sure that the Basic Color Table is unlocked , the Custom Color Table is locked, and click the Swap button .

•   To move colors in the Basic Color Table to the Custom Color table and colors in the Custom Color Table to the Basic Color Table, make sure that both tables are unlocked and click the Swap button .

Note:  Any time the Basic Color Table is changed, the corresponding drawers in the Color Toolbox will also change.