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CADMAN33619 · Joined: 21 Jul 2009 Posts: 23

Hi all,

i have a specific RGB color i use very often (138,138,138) and i'm tired of going into the Select Color dialog>True Color tab and moving the slider up/down until i land on the color /numbers i need.

Is there a way to have this color "set" somewhere so that i can just select it when i need to change an item (or multiple items) to that color?

Thanks
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CarlB · Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 121

I don't think you can set it somewherere..easily.
You can shortcut it a bit by using the "-color" command (note hyphen"), then "truecolor" option then type in "138,138,138".
if you often change objects to just this color (makes me wonder why you don't accomplish this "bylayer") you could have a lisp routine that starts with the command "138" that would prompt you to select objects which would then automatically (programatically) be changed to 138,138,138.

CADMAN33619 · Joined: 21 Jul 2009 Posts: 23

Hi Carl,

not sure what you mean by accomplishing this "bylayer".

what I usually do is this...

after recieving a survey I go thru and change items that I want to fade back or screen to color 138,138,138. I do this thru the layer properties manager. I click on the color of a layer which brings up the Select Color dialog. on the color line I select color * (because it is the closest to the color i need) then select the True Color tab and adjust the slider to 138,138,138.

Am I doing this the long way? Is there an easier way to change an Item or layer to the color I need?

After doing this for so long I gotta believe there is an easier way. I'm sure a lisp would help but I wouldn't know how to create one.

Thanks
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CarlB · Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 121

OK I see you are changing layer colors, not object colors. This is good, is what I meant by objects having a color "bylayer".

OK a shorthand way to change layer colors is to use the "-la" or "-layer" command (on the command line) rather than the layer manager dialogue box.
When prompted for color type "t" then "138,138,138" then type the layer name, or names (using names separated by commas or with wildcard characters) to change to that color.

A lisp could make this a little easier. If it's not easy to know or type layer names, a lisp could allow you to pick objects and the layer of that object would be changed. If interested let me know how you'd like it to work, if it doesn't get complex I could write some code.

CADMAN33619 · Joined: 21 Jul 2009 Posts: 23

Thanks Carl,

I tried it your way a few times....but I gotta say I find it more complicated. Its taking me longer to look for the layers and type in the names. Theres a bit more back-and-forth when doing it that way.

I would love to have a lisp that would ask me to select an object, then ask me for the new color of the layer for that object...i could then type in my color (numbers). This would be ideal because I have a few different plot styles set up for different plotters/11x17 printers. (138 works for plotter but i have to change it to 8 for printer).

Would that be possible?
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CarlB · Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 121

Sure can, here's a simple routine to change layer color of selected object.
If you're not familiar with lisps; copy and paste the code to a blank notepad file (or other text editor), save it with any name and an ".lsp" extension. For example I caled it "Change_Layer_Color.lsp"

Load it from Autocad with the "appload" command.
Type "layco" to run it.

CADMAN33619 · Joined: 21 Jul 2009 Posts: 23

Carl,

this works perfectly. Exactly what I needed and saves so much time. I don't know how to thank you. Once I get used to the true color values for the other basic colors I use this will be even more helpful.

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CarlB · Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 121

Glad it helps, you've thanked me enough for this little exercise.

There probably is a guide/translator out there for a true color (RGB) to standard color but I didn't find it in a quick search.

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