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anyone know if there is a way in Autocad
2000i to manipulate the RGB
values that autocad
uses for its 255 screen colors?
For example, autocad color #18 is a very dark
color that you can hardly
see when using a black
background. Is there a way to adjust the RGB values
for autocad color #18 so that it could be made
to show up as a lighter
hue so that it could be
more easily seen on a black background, it would
still be color #18 but it just would look a different
hue on the
screen.
Years ago there was a product called Soft-Engine
by Vibrant Graphics
that sold a display list driver
that would allow you to do just what I'm
asking,
but I don't think they exist anymore or if they do
I don't
think they have a product that works with
Autocad 2000.
This was an awesome feature with the Soft-Engine
product and we
purchased it specifically for that
feature.
So, I know it can be done. But how to do it
without the Soft-Engine
product.
Without the ability to manipulate autocad colors
RGB values, you lose
the use of many colors from
the 255 color palette because you just can't
see
them on the screen with a black background.
The only other solution is to change the background
color to white or
light grey, but after working all
day with a bright colored background my
eyes hurt,
just to much constant brightness.
Does anyone know how to do what I'm asking or
know of a 3rd party
product that will?