[solved] Over ride default colour

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KHE
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[solved] Over ride default colour

Post by KHE » Mon Apr 11, 2022 2:06 pm

Is there a way to over ride the default colour when placing an entity.
eg.
Level default colour set to blue
I want to draw a new line (anywhere)
I select the draw vertical line but rather than it coming in blue I want it white (sure I can change it after it's in)
Is there a way to do this?

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Re: Over ride default colour

Post by CVH » Mon Apr 11, 2022 5:46 pm

Hi,
in CAD it is common that the color is governed by the layer setting.
https://www.ribbonsoft.com/en/tutorial- ... ith-layers

One can give any entity in selection a distinct color in the property editor.

One could engange the 'Pen' widget and set a default color for new entities.

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CVH

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Re: Over ride default colour

Post by Husky » Mon Apr 11, 2022 8:01 pm

@ KHE,

launch the Toolbar "Pen" to control an overwrite of an active Layer,
(you can find it below Menu / View ...)
In your case:
Layer "blue" = active,
launch the vertical line tool,
change the attributes in Toolbar "Pen" to the desired one (color White).
Place the line ... done.
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KHE
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Re: Over ride default colour

Post by KHE » Tue Apr 12, 2022 1:44 am

Solved, Thank you. Have a great day.

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