AEC Object Color

[Anonymous]

Having a issue with one particular drawing and have never seen this before.  When inserting a object from the tool palette the object ends up always being the same color, 20.  The blocks have been drawn and insert individually on layer 0 and color bylayer.  If you explode one of these objects down to their basic lines they are on color 20.  This only happens with this one particular drawing.

[rkmcswain]

If you insert one using the INSERT command or drag+drop using DesignCenter, does it do the same thing?

[dbroad]

Without a context, (particular drawing, template, style, display representation, view specific direction, aec object type, aec style, aec object overrides......), its difficult to respond.  Do you have a question as well?  Before you answer here, consider reposting this thread to the AutoCAD Architecture group if you want someone knowledgable in AutoCAD Architecture.

[dmfrazier]

It sounds like there is an existing (competing) block definition (different from the tool palette source definition) already in the DWG.

[Anonymous]

That was my first thought.  But if I insert a block using the insert command it comes in correctly.  It's not just one or two of the objects, it's all of them.  I think the person who created the drawing was using the wrong template but I have never saw one where it actually changes the base color.

[pendean]

Fix this one particular drawing: INSERT it into a template file you confirmed ahead of time does not exhibit the problems and see what else changes in it.

[dbroad]

How do we even know it is a block?  All the OP said is that he placed an "object" from a palette.  AEC objects include things that are style based and when exploded will have a specific color based on the display styles.  Only those familiar with AEC styles and overrides will understand whether his experience is unusual or expected.  There has to be a lot more info, or at least an attached drawing (with the object unexploded) to determine anything more.

[pendean]

I did not mention the word BLOCK or the 'object': I'm talking about fixing the actual single file that exhibits this single problem.

[rkmcswain]

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@Anonymous wrote:

How do we even know it is a block? 

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The OP did say "The blocks have been drawn...", which I took to mean OP was describing the object being inserted from the TP.