Creating or editing custom color palettes

Type the first few letters of a palette (or color, when the cursor is in the color list) to quickly select a color.

2. Click New to create a new palette, or Edit to make changes to the currently selected palette.

Parameter	Description
Name	Specifies a name for a new color palette, or edits the name of a custom color palette
Color List	Lists the colors in the custom palette; click the header to sort by number in the list, color, or color name. To change the order of the colors, click on the # column and drag the selected color up or down in the list. (Select Manual from the color palette Utility menu to sort the colors in the main Color Palette set in this order; see Color palette Utility menu).
Color Grid	Displays the colors in the custom palette as a grid
New	Opens the New Color dialog box, for adding a new color from the operating system’s color picker
Edit	Opens the Edit Color dialog box, for editing the selected color using the operating system’s color picker
Delete	Deletes the currently selected color from the custom color palette
Get	Opens the Pick Color dialog box, for adding one or more colors selected from the available color palettes
Lighten	Incrementally lightens the selected color
Darken	Incrementally darkens the selected color
RGB Blend	Blends two selected colors according to their Red, Green, Blue (RGB) values, to create the specified number of new colors (up to 1000)
HSV Blend	Blends two selected colors according to their Hue, Saturation, and Lightness (HSV) values, to create the specified number of new colors (up to 1000)
Import	Imports all the colors from the Colors in Active Document palette of another current version Vectorworks file

The custom color palette is listed in the Color Palette Manager. By default, custom color palettes are saved in the user folder (see Vectorworks preferences: User Folders tab).