You can change the color
of an object by reassigning it to another layer, by changing the
color of the layer the object is on, or by specifying a color for the
object explicitly.
You
have three choices for changing the color of an object:
- Reassign
the object to another layer with a different color. If an object's color
is set to BYLAYER, and you reassign the object to a different layer,
it acquires its color from the new layer.
- Change the color assigned to the layer
that the object is on. If an object's color is set to BYLAYER, it
acquires the color of its layer. When you change the color assigned
to a layer, all objects on that layer assigned the BYLAYER color
are updated automatically.
- Specify a color for an object to override
the layer's color. You can specify the color of each object explicitly.
If you want to override the layer-determined color of an object
with a different one, change an existing object's color from BYLAYER
to a specific color, such as red.
If you want to set a specific color for all
subsequently created objects, change the current color setting on
the Properties toolbar from BYLAYER to a specific color.
To change the layer of
an object
- Select the objects whose layer you want
to change.
- Click Home tab
Layers
panel Layer
Properties. 
- In the Layers Properties Manager, click
the Layer control.
- Select the layer that you want to assign
to the objects.
To change the color assigned
to a layer
- Click Home tab Layers
panel Layer
Properties.
- In the Layer Properties Manager, click
the color you want to change.
- In the Select Color dialog box, do one
of the following:
- On the Index tab, click a color or enter
the ACI color number (1-255) or name in the Color box. Click OK.
- On the True Color tab, select the HSL
color model in the Color Model option and specify a color by entering
a color value in the Color box or by specifying values in the Hue,
Saturation, and Luminance boxes. Click OK.
- On the Color Books tab, select a color
book from the Color Book box; select a color by navigating the color
book (using the up and down arrows) and clicking on a color chip.
Click OK.
- Click OK to close each dialog box.
To change the color of
objects, overriding the layer's color
- Select the objects whose color you want
to change.
- Click View tab Properties
panel Properties.
Alternatively, you can
right-click one of the objects and then, click Properties.
- In the Properties palette, select Color.
An arrow is displayed in the right column.
- Click the arrow and select a color from
the list or click Select Color to display the Select Color dialog
box. If you click Select Color, do one of the following:
- On the Index tab, click a color or enter
the ACI color number (1-255) or name in the Color box.
- On the True Color tab, select the HSL
color model in the Color Model option and specify a color by entering
a color value in the Color box or by specifying values in the Hue,
Saturation, and Luminance boxes. Click OK.
- On the True Color tab, select the RGB
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 Red,
Green, and Blue boxes.
- On the Color Books tab, select a color
book from the Color Book box; select a color by navigating the color
book (using the up and down arrows) and clicking on a color chip.
Click OK.
CommandsCHANGE
Changes the properties
of existing objects.
CHPROP
Changes the properties
of an object.
COLOR
Sets the color for new
objects.
PROPERTIES
Controls properties
of existing objects.
System VariablesCECOLOR
Sets the color of new
objects.
