Changing an Object's Primary or Secondary Graphical Color Property

This topic details how to change an object’s Primary or Secondary color: that is, the color of the object as it is displayed in the diagram.

A Secondary Color, (for highways and signals in Capital Systems Modeler/Capital E/E Publisher, and bundles in Capital Systems Integrator only) is the color of the gap in a broken line style as it is displayed in the diagram.This setting is unavailable until a broken line style is selected.

Procedure

1. Select the color from the dropdown list; it is previewed in the window to the right of the field. As well as color names, the list contains the following options:Default The default color used for the object by the system.

Background The same color used for the background of the diagram. The color changes when the background color is toggled.

Foreground If the diagram background is white, the object is black, and vice versa.

Manual The Choose Object Color dialog is displayed, where you can select a color.

2. Click OK to apply it.

Parent Topic:

Editing an Object's Graphical Properties

Capital Systems Modeler User Guide, 2512.2606

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