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CAD tip # 8415:

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	Recolor entities to the color of their layer.
	As a inverse function to the command `SETBYLAYER` you can use the LISP utility LColor - see www.cadstudio.cz/download. This tool recolors the selected objects (drawing entities) so that all objects that have the ByLayer color, take over the static color of the layer they are placed in. This function supports only the ACI color palette (256 colors).

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See also:
Tip 11160:	Dynamic display of layer/block/text style/linetype properties.
Tip 11054:	Difference volume (3D solid) between two TIN surfaces (sets of coordinates)
Tip 10682:	Automatic classification of drawing objects by their properties.
Tip 10574:	Four methods for exploding blocks in AutoCAD.
Tip 10071:	How to recolor layers from ACI to truecolor?

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CAD tip # 8415:

Recolor entities to the color of their layer.