Setting the Design Layer Color

The fill and pen color of objects that are drawn on or moved to a design layer can be controlled by the color settings of the design layer. The Use layer colors setting in the Document Preferences dialog box must be turned on (see Document Preferences: Display Tab).

These settings are overridden by the Black and white only option in the Document Preferences dialog box, even with the Use layer colors option selected.

To control the color of objects by their design layers:

  1. From the Organization dialog box, select the Design Layers tab. Select one or several layers, and then click Edit.

  2. The Edit Design Layers dialog box opens.

  3. Click Colors.

  4. The Color Defaults for Layer dialog box opens.

  5. For both the fill and pen, set the Foreground and Background colors by clicking the appropriate list and selecting a color from the main Color Menu dialog box. A preview example is shown at the bottom of the dialog box.

  6. The fill background color controls the appearance of objects with a solid fill.

  7. Click OK.

When the Use layer colors preference is selected, all objects on the layer are drawn with the specified colors.

Viewports have separate control of layer color (see Advanced Sheet Layer Viewport Properties).

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Applying Colors

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