System Variable HPCOLOR

Specifies the default foreground color for new hatches in the current drawing.

Values

  • Set “.” to use the current color as specified by the CECOLOR variable. Values other than “.” override the current color.

  • Specify “ByLayer” or “ByBlock”

  • To set a color index, specify an integer value from 1 to 255, or a color name from the first seven colors:

    0

    “ByBlock”

    1

    “red”

    2

    “yellow”

    3

    “green”

    4

    “cyan”

    5

    “blue”

    6

    “magenta”

    7

    “white”

    8 .. 255

    standard colors

    256

    “ByLayer”

  • To set a true color, specify a string of 3 integers from 1 to 255 separated by commas and preceded by RGB (i.e. in the form “RGB:nnn,nnn,nnn”), for example “RGB:000,000,000”.

Properties

Type

String

Default

“.”

Status

Read / Write

Saved

In the drawing

Related Variables

CECOLOR, HPBACKGROUNDCOLOR, HPNAME, HPSCALE, HPANG

Related Topics

Hatch, -Hatch

Related Topics

About Creating Hatches, Fills and Gradients