topic Re: Color white appears grey in AutoCAD Forum

Color white appears grey

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 23:35:58 GMT

I have a client, who has a file they started from an old autocad template, in which they are drawing new linework, dimensions, leaders and text in a layer that is set to white, but it they appear, in modelspace, as though they are grey. He's using Civil 3D but I don't think this is because of the Civil 3D but because of the legacy issues from the original file.

Interestingly, when I imported the template setting from Civil 3D, and started to draw new leaders and dimensions and the same layer, they now come in white. So we have a solution and he's fixing the file, but I am very curious as to what the original problem is and if there is some setting that I am missing that could just fix this from the get go without having to redraw a lot of dims and leaders and so forth.

Re: Color white appears grey

user181 — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 23:47:49 GMT

Without seeing the file I could suggest to check if the layer is locked. Locked layers have a fade control (LAYLOCKFADECTL) that will make they appear faded and white would look grey if faded.

Re: Color white appears grey

jayhar — Sat, 02 Mar 2019 01:45:06 GMT

Hi @Anonymous

I would expect a graphics card problem, see How to update your system to the latest certified video driver

Thanks

Jayhar.M.J

Re: Color white appears grey

Alfred.NESWADBA — Sat, 02 Mar 2019 10:21:56 GMT

Hi,

>> layer that is set to white

Sorry to ask, which "white"? Color 7 or 250 or 255 or true-color 255,255,255?

...and which background color of your modelspace display (if you are referring to modelspace)

There exist differences between these "whites" and they depend on the background color (except of true-color)!

Also verify the setting for transparency display, for your plot-setting if a CTB or STB is in use,

Next which version of AutoCAD and update (command _ABOUT) as well as which version of graphic card (command _GRAPHICSCONFIG) which should always be known to identify display issues.

Now you see why we are asking for the file, because there are too many questions open without seeing the file 😉

- alfred -

Re: Color white appears grey

S.Faris — Sat, 02 Mar 2019 10:43:14 GMT

I suggest that you

Start a new file
XREF your Drawing file into it
Bind it

Re: Color white appears grey

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 16:00:15 GMT

I realize you probably help a lot of people who are not very skilled or precise with the software we use, but I can't imagine saying 'white' when I mean 250 or 255.

And it's not transparency as far as I can tell.

Re: Color white appears grey

dejankov — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 09:43:13 GMT

Simple and correct answer. Thank you.