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eDrawings viewer - want DXF to be Black on White

eDrawings viewer - want DXF to be Black on White

eDrawings viewer - want DXF to be Black on White

(OP)
thread559-306918: eDrawings - want DXF to be Black on White

Gentlemen,

Is this still the word on the question about view colors in eDrawings viewer:

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Lots and lots and lots of AutoCAD users are used to looking at black backgrounds with white lines in Model Space. I suspect that is why eDrawings is the way it is.

I.e. is there still no way to change those colors, for example to black on white?

What's more, if I view a 3-D model using eDrawings viewer, it is white on gray and barely visible...

Additionally, in the thread referenced above, Draftsight was recommended as an alternative to eDrawings viewer. However, it seems that Draftsight only handles 2-D models. If I also have to deal with 3-D models, should I resort to nanoCAD instead?

I am not doing CAD myself, I am only receiving models and slightly modifying them, most of the time taking out lines and stuff.

Thanks already for any hints,

David.P

RE: eDrawings viewer - want DXF to be Black on White

All my DXF files are always black and white, but all the DWG files I get have color. Might ask for a DWG instead.

Scott Baugh, CSWP pc2
Gryphon Environmental
www.2gryphon.com

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RE: eDrawings viewer - want DXF to be Black on White

(OP)
Thanks but I'm not talking about color but about the files being displayed in white on black (or even white on grey).

I'd rather look at them black on white instead.

RE: eDrawings viewer - want DXF to be Black on White

Use Draftsight. It is a free AutoCAD clone. www.draftsight.com

Anna Wood
SW2015 SP5, Windows 7 x64

RE: eDrawings viewer - want DXF to be Black on White

This is a property of your viewing program, not the file you export. AnnaWood's recommendation to use DraftSight is a good one. It's a very capable software and you can edit DXFs as well as view them. Unfortunately because of this it hogs more system resources than eDrawings. Alas, this is not what you asked for.

To change your eDrawings viewer to show white paper and black lines, go to Tools > Options > CHECKMARK "Override Paper Color" and click black button, then select white from the palette.

RE: eDrawings viewer - want DXF to be Black on White

(OP)
Hi and thanks for the replies.

Quote:

To change your eDrawings viewer to show white paper and black lines, go to Tools > Options > CHECKMARK "Override Paper Color" and click black button, then select white from the palette.

Duh. Now I got white lines on white paper...
Is there any chance to get, of all things, black lines on white paper in eDrawings viewer?

Further and again, what is the word on this question:

Quote:

Additionally, in the thread referenced above, Draftsight was recommended as an alternative to eDrawings viewer. However, it seems that Draftsight only handles 2-D models. If I also have to deal with 3-D models, should I resort to nanoCAD instead?

Thanks once more,

David.P

RE: eDrawings viewer - want DXF to be Black on White

I don't know what to tell you in that case. Mine were showing as white on black when I had my background as black, and the lines automatically changed to black when I changed the background to white. I haven't found a setting to override the line display color.

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