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[solved] Hatch solid fill color

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 4:06 pm
by liderbug
I'd wag someone else has ... but my searching can't find.

Confusion: I select an item, click Hatch-Solid = black. But my color is red. How do I change from black to red - hello Google? Turns out just go ahead had fill. It's the Hatch solid vs pattern box that lies (leads one astray). Seems the Hatch-Solid 'display' is always black but draws 'color'.

Then foreground/background works, yahoo...

Now a question - is there a way to (because my printer is B/W) have a border color (black) and a different fill color (white)? That way hidden lines would hide.

Thanks - Great program.

Chuck

Re: Hatch solid fill color

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 5:26 pm
by Clive
liderbug wrote: Seems the Hatch-Solid 'display' is always black but draws 'color'.
Yes and if your 'model' space background is black then the preview in the Hatch - Solid Fill will show as White! and it will fill with the set color dependent on the layer you are working on.
liderbug wrote: Now a question - is there a way to (because my printer is B/W) have a border color (black) and a different fill color (white)? That way hidden lines would hide.
To achieve this you can go to Edit - Application Preferences - Graphics View and 'un tick' the Color Adjustment option - Prevent White on White/Black on Black display.
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Then when you set up for example different layers:
Border - with color Black
Fill White - color White.
and work on the different layers for drawing the border and on the layer 'Fill White' you should get the desired result in your print out.
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Hope this helps :wink:

Re: Hatch solid fill color

Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 5:15 pm
by gwood
Hmmm, this post was from 2012 and never got an answer. Is this forum active?

To answer the OP's question (what I THINK he's asking, anyway), I always use a separate layer for my fills. I set the color at the layer level. Then, all my fills/hatches will be that color. This works very well in that if you decide to change the color later, simply edit the layer, change the color in one spot, and every fill contained by that layer automatically changes color.

Now a question of my own, related to the OP's question:

I would like to effectively crop an inserted graphic, by using rectangles which are filled with WHITE. This should be easy-- draw the rectangles in the places I want white to appear, then be sure the graphic is "behind" the rectangles. Trouble is, the white rectangles show up black, instead of white. Is there a way around this?

I'm using the pro version, 3.1.2.0.

Thanks.

Re: Hatch solid fill color

Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 5:44 pm
by Husky
gwood wrote:Trouble is, the white rectangles show up black, instead of white. Is there a way around this?

I'm using the pro version, 3.1.2.0.
Hi gwood,

I don't know your Background color but maybe this effect is based to the "Color Adjustment" settings.
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Please check your "Prevent white on white / black on black display" settings.

Solved: (Re: Hatch solid fill color)

Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 7:00 pm
by gwood
Husky,

Using your tip, I was able to solve my problem. Thank you. You may consider this question SOLVED.

As an aside, changing this color adjustment setting reveals a strange interaction between the graphical display, and the print-preview display. To wit: I use a black background in my graphical display, and with this setting unchecked, I am unable to see black lines (which normally display as white). It's not a big deal, I just have to re-check the color adjustment box after I do my print.

Ideally it seems it would be nice to have greater separation between the graphical display, and the print-preview display. Maybe that's already been done in a newer version? I haven't upgraded in a good while.

Thanks again for your quick reply.

Re: Solved: (Re: Hatch solid fill color)

Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 10:12 pm
by Husky
gwood wrote:To wit: I use a black background in my graphical display, and with this setting unchecked, I am unable to see black lines (which normally display as white). It's not a big deal, I just have to re-check the color adjustment box after I do my print.
Launch the "Print Preview", switch to the "Black/White Mode" in the Options bar and all your lines are visible ...
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... no need to toggle always this setting in "Application Preferences" :wink:

Re: Hatch solid fill color

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2016 2:51 am
by gwood
The Black/White button makes all my lines visible, but it also gives me a monochrome print (no color). The other setting did exactly what I needed though. Thanks again.