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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

into that group. The default group for the You can specify the default Drawing Group
selected object is noted as such. for most types of objects in their defaults
• When multiple objects in different groups dialogs. See “Default Settings” on page 86.
are selected, “No Choice” will initially You can also assign a selected object to a
display. You can select “Default: Multi- particular Drawing Group in its
ple Values” to return each object to its specification dialog. See “Line Style Panel”
respective default group. on page 301 and “Layer Panel” on page 195.

Display Toggles

There are a number of toggles and tools that • I f Color is toggled off in any line
can be used to affect the appearance of the based view, including floor plan view,
on-screen display.
Vector Views, Line Drawing views, CAD
Details, and layout, the view will be dis-
Print Preview played either in black and white or gray-
Print Preview and its related display scale, depending on the Color Off Is
toggles allow you to get a sense of setting in the Preferences dialog. See
what the current view will look like when it “Appearance Panel” on page 105.
is printed. See “Print Preview” on page 1327.
To display views in gray scale
Refresh Display
1. Select View> Color to toggle color
Refresh Display redraws the current off.
window to clean up extra lines, show
missing items, and correct random on-screen 2. Select Edit> Preferences to open
effects caused by changes to a model. Select the Preferences dialog.
View> Refresh Display or press the F5 key 3. On the APPEARANCE panel, select Gray-
to refresh the on-screen display. scale as the Color Off Is setting. See
“Appearance Panel” on page 105.
Color On/Off
To display views in black and white
The display of color on-screen can be
toggled on and off in any view by
selecting View> Color or by clicking the 1. Select View> Color to toggle color
toggle button. off.
• I f Color is toggled off in any 3D 2. Select Edit> Preferences to open
view other than a Vector View or a Line the Preferences dialog.
Drawing view, the view will be displayed 3. On the APPEARANCE panel, select Black
in grayscale. and White as the Color Off Is setting.

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