Autodesk 00308-011408-9F30A User Guide - Page 210

Using Color Palettes With AutoSketch you can define your own custom colors using the Palette page of the Graphic Options dialog box. You can customize individual palettes, load and save entire palettes, and control the presentation in which colors are displayed in each palette-including the palette displayed on the Color page of the Content Librarian. You can also create and name your own custom color by starting with an available color on the palette and changing its red, green, and blue values (RGB values), or by picking a color from the color spectrum using the Color dialog box. NOTE There are 16 default colors in the pen and pattern color palette that cannot be changed. When a default color is selected all information is grayed out. To customize color palette presentation 1 On the Tools menu, click Graphic Options. The Graphic Options dialog box appears. OR Right-click a pen or pattern box on the property bar, then click Graphic Options on the pop-up menu that appears. 2 Click the Palette page tab. 3 (optional) In the Presentation Order section, click an option button to select the order in which the palette colors are displayed. Color Sort groups colors according their color category. Darkness First sorts the palette with the dark colors appearing first, while Lightest First sorts the palette with the lightest colors appearing first. To create a custom color by changing RGB values 1 On the Tools menu, click Graphic Options. The Graphic Options dialog box appears. OR Right-click a pen or pattern box on the property bar, then click Graphic Options on the pop-up menu. 2 Click the Palette page tab. 3 Click a color on the color palette. 200 | Chapter 16 Pen & Pattern Properties