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kacole1 
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 Topic: autocad 2011 colors
Posted: 17.Jan.2012 at 16:16 |
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I installed 2011 yesterday, and now all the colors we use for piping and steel seem very faded. All the primary colors like yellow, red, green, etc... are fine, but everything else looks really washed out on my screen. Any suggestions?
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kacole1
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Posted: 17.Jan.2012 at 17:06 |
after a little research, it appears to be that the xref's are what looks faded. Is there a xref transparency setting or something that would show them the same brightness as the rest model?
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John Connor
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Posted: 17.Jan.2012 at 17:27 |
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Two or three different solutions discussed here.
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-2011/Xref-are-faded-and-Fade-Control-dosn-t-work/td-p/2686558
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"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>>
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kacole1
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Posted: 17.Jan.2012 at 18:33 |
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Thanks for the link. changing the: xdwgfadectl system variablethat fixed it.
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heinsite
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Posted: 18.Jan.2012 at 03:01 |
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You'll find an XRef fading slider also on the ribbon Insert>Reference pull-down.
Dave.
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Dave Hein, P.E.
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Kona International Airport
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jackyyy
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Posted: 18.Jan.2012 at 13:13 |
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I changed xdwgfadectl but still not working. Pipes r quite faded.
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heinsite
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Posted: 18.Jan.2012 at 20:16 |
 jackyyy wrote:
I changed xdwgfadectl but still not working. Pipes r quite faded. |
Are those objects on an XREF layer?
Dave.
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Dave Hein, P.E.
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Kona International Airport
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John Connor
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Posted: 18.Jan.2012 at 20:25 |
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What works for one doesn't always work for the other. That's why I said (jackyyy) that the link I supplied contained more than one possible solution. Did you read it?
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"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>>
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heinsite
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Posted: 18.Jan.2012 at 20:34 |
I loved the one guy in that post (the one who references all the previous "knuckleheads") who hasn't discovered himself yet that changing the value of XDWGFADECTL also changes the value in Options>Display>Fade control... and the XREF Fader slider on the Insert>Reference pull down. 
Dave.
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Dave Hein, P.E.
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