How to Change Color of Lines on Drawing

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How to Change Color of Lines on Drawing

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Hi all - I made a simple drawing of a curve and I am wondering if it is possible to change the color of some of the lines in the drawing file. I would also like to be able to change the thickness of the lines as well. If someone knows a way to do this or a better way to do this it would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: How to Change Color of Lines on Drawing

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Right click ribbon, select Toolbars and then select Layers.
Add a layer by clicking New button. Give it a name, set the color and line thickness as you like:
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In your drawing select the line you need to change its color, in property manager under Layer, select the layer you just added.

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Re: How to Change Color of Lines on Drawing

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Here is another way:

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Re: How to Change Color of Lines on Drawing

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I like using layers to color components in assembly drawings.
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Re: How to Change Color of Lines on Drawing

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HerrTick wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 9:13 am I like using layers to color components in assembly drawings.
Agreed. I think that using layers is superior. I was just giving other options.
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Re: How to Change Color of Lines on Drawing

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Both methods are good, depending on the situation.
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