Manage Colours

Description

Select the colours to use, including the background colour and select colour.

Access

Manage / Configuration / Colours

Controls

Use the default colour palette or select one of the following.

Control Description
LISCAD Click to use the LISCAD default colours.
AutoCAD Click to use the AutoCAD default colours.
MicroStation Click to use the MicroStation default colours.

Configure the colour of the background and selected objects.

Control Description
Model View Background Select the background colour for the model views.
Drawing View Background Select the background colour for the drawing views.
Drawing View Grid Select the colour for the drawing grid.
Drawing View Sheet Select the colour for the drawing view sheet.
Construction Select the colour for construction lines drawn in the model view and drawing when objects are being constructed or examined.
Selected Select the colour of the selected objects.
Tentatively Picked Select the colour of objects that are being viewed or used to fill in controls but are not currently part of the selection.

Configure the colour of measurements.

Control Description
Total Station Setups Select a colour for total station setups.
Total Station Measurements Select a colour for total station measurements.
Traverses Select a colour for traverses.
GNSS Reference Setups Select a colour for GNSS reference station setups.
GNSS Measurements Select a colour for GNSS measurements.
Fixed Stations Select a colour for fixed GNSS Stations.
Free Stations Select a colour for floating GNSS Stations.
Error Ellipses Select a colour for error ellipses.

Configure the colour of point cloud classifications.

Control Description
Bridge Deck Select a colour for points classified as bridge deck.
Building Select a colour for points classified as building.
Ground Select a colour for points classified as ground.
High Noise Select a colour for points classified as high noise.
High Vegetation Select a colour for points classified as high vegetation.
Low Point Select a colour for points classified as low point.
Low Vegetation Select a colour for points classified as low vegetation.
Medium Vegetation Select a colour for points classified as medium vegetation.
Never Classified Select a colour for points that have never been classified.
Rail Select a colour for points classified as rail.
Road Surface Select a colour for points classified as road surface.
Transmission Tower Select a colour for points classified as transmission tower.
Unclassified Select a colour for points that are unclassified.
Water Select a colour for points classified as water.
Wire Conductor Select a colour for points classified as wire conductor.
Wire Guard Select a colour for points classified as wire guard.
Wire Structure Connector Select a colour for points classified as wire structure connector.
Notes
  • The choice of palette does not limit the colours that are available.
  • If an object is the same colour as the background colour, the object colour is inverted when drawn. Text background colour and text displayed with a background are never inverted.
  • Select Home / Layer / New or Edit / Display to configure the default colours for layers.
  • Edit a selected objects colour with the Attributes Tool.
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