Is there any way to prevent the HPCOLOR variable from being changed?
Try this:
Please tell me there is a way to lock this setting.
I always want it to "Use Current".
Changing the current color should not trigger a change to the hatch setting.
Mark Green
Working on Civil 3D in Canada
Solved! Go to Solution.
Solved by cadffm. Go to Solution.
Solved by ВeekeeCZ. Go to Solution.
Thanks @ВeekeeCZ
I'll accept that as the solution. It does exactly what I requested and I suspect will have other beneficial side effects. (Just guessing that it will speed up other functions, selecting options in the properties palette maybe?)
@Kent1Cooper can you confirm this? Likely you already had PROPERTYPREVIEW turned off?
Mark Green
Working on Civil 3D in Canada
Mark Green
Working on Civil 3D in Canada
Hi,
I think 100%, no one
and it wasn't the case between 2013(tested)-2015(researched)
>"that it will speed up other functions,"
Right, all object property change - previews by Ribbon and properties palette galleries and dropdowns about object properties
Sebastian
I would have never thought of PROPERTYPREVIEW. I don't even know what PROPERTYPREVIEW is..lol.
Executing your solution right away even without restarting AutoCAD the HPCOLOR setting stays in place after every CECOLOR setting change. But I'm not able to see the difference with PROPERTYPREVIEW off or on even after an AutoCAD restart. With PROPERTYPREVIEW off, when I rollover an object I still see the quick properties like popup. With PROPERTYPREVIEW on the Ribbon or Properties window does not change when I rollover an object...am I missing something?
Mark Green
Working on Civil 3D in Canada
Mark Green
Working on Civil 3D in Canada
thanks for the very clear & detailed explanation. Never knew PROPERTYPREVIEW controlled this. I wonder what triggered @ВeekeeCZ to think about this setting to resolve the HPCOLOR problem?
Well, my starting point was PROPERTYPREVIEW off, so... I always adjust this section in my profile. Working with large objects so redrawing properties just by hovering over the list of properties takes time and makes the cursor sticky.
So, I didn't really understand this issue; it just behaved as expected (2025). Then I came to clean 2024 to solve something else and also tried this one. Initially, I thought of Hatch Creating Context Ribbon (also off), then somehow intuitively turned off these previews. But I would bet on Command Preview... not Property...
Very good investigative work.
Looks like PROPERTYPREVIEW came out back in 2013: CAD Forum - AutoCAD variable PROPERTYPREVIEW
@cadffm I wonder why this had no impact on HPCOLOR till AutoCAD 2016?
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