Sets the display colors
of the interface elements for each context in the application.
Access Methods
Menu:
Tools
Options (Options dialog box, Display tab)
Shortcut menu: Right-click
in the command window, or (with no commands active and no objects
selected) right-click in the drawing area, and then click Options.
Summary
A context is an operating environment
such as model space. An interface element is an item that
is visible in that context such as the crosshairs pointer or the
background color.
List of Options
The following options
are displayed.
Context
-
A context is an operating
environment such as model space. Interface elements can have different
colors assigned depending on the context.The context you select
displays a list of associated elements. Select a context, an interface
element, and then a color.
Interface Element
-
Lists the interface elements
in a selected context. An interface element is an item that is visible
in a context (for example, the background color). Select an interface
element and then a color.
Color
-
Lists the available color
settings to apply to the selected interface element. You can choose
one of the colors in the color list or choose Select Color to open
the Select Color
dialog box.
Color tinting applies
pure red, blue and green hues using the luminance (lightness) of
the color you specify while increasing the color saturation by 50%.
- Tint
for X, Y, Z
-
Controls whether X, Y,
and Z axis color tinting is applied
to the following interface elements: crosshairs pointer, Autotrack
vectors, ground plane grid lines, and drafting tooltips.
- Restore
Current Element
-
Restores the currently selected interface element
to its default color.
- Restore Current Context
-
Restores all interface
elements in the currently selected context to their default colors.
- Restore
All Contexts
-
Restores all interface elements back to their
default color settings.
- Restore Classic Colors
-
Restores only the interface
elements of 2D model space back to the AutoCAD 2008 classic color
settings.
Preview
-
Displays a preview of
the drawing based on defined settings.
