Graphics Programs Reference
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Customizing a Color Fill Legend
Although the software automatically assigns colors to each value in a color scheme definition,
you'll likely want to change the colors or the fill patterns to suit your presentation needs. In this
section you will customize the color scheme and the legend created in the previous exercises.
Because many firms typically have standards for presentation color schemes, it's a good idea to
add your customized schemes to your office template.
In the following exercise you will create a copy of the department-based color scheme to use
black line patterns instead of color fills. Download and open the file c20-Sample-Building2-
Start.rvt or c20-Sample-Metric2-Start.rvt from the topic's companion web page. Then
follow these steps:
Certification
Objective
1.
Return to the Level 1 - Dept - Color floor plan you used for the exercise in the previous
section. In the Project Browser, right-click Level 1 - Dept - Color and choose Duplicate
With Detailing from the context menu. Rename the duplicated view
Level 1 - Dept -
Black
. Repeat this process for the Level 2 - Dept - Color plan.
2.
Activate the Level 1 - Dept - Black floor plan, select the legend located to the right of the
plan, and click Edit Scheme in the ribbon to open the Edit Color Scheme dialog box.
3.
Select Department from the list of schemes on the left side and click the Duplicate icon at
the bottom of the list. Name the duplicate scheme
Department (Black)
.
4.
You can change any of the assigned colors by selecting any of the buttons in the Color
column. Doing so opens the Color dialog box (Figure 20.6) and allows you to select colors
based on RGB values or PANTONE colors. Change the colors for each of the departments
to black (R:
0
, G:
0
, B:
0
) and then click OK.
Figure 20.6
Click the button in the
Color column to select a
different color.
