Color Parameters
| Color Parameters |
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| B |
Background |
| BW |
Black and White |
| GS |
Greyscale |
Color Palette
The color palette differs depending on the input format and, for AutoCAD, background color.
Background
| PARAMETER |
B or BAC[KGROUND] |
| Purpose |
This parameter defines whether the background of the output image is black, white |
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or another color. The color table is based on the color table for the input format. |
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So DWG/DXF, DWF and DGN all have different color table definitions. Each format has |
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Black as 0 and White as 255. For AutoCAD 250 through 254 are shades of gray. |
| Values |
0: Black |
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254: Grey (AutoCAD) |
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255: White (Default) |
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White |
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Black |
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Grey/Gray |
| Examples |
-B 1 |
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-B BLACK |
| Aliases |
-BLACK : same as -B 0 |
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-WHITE : same as -B 255 |
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-GREY: same as -B 254 |
| Use |
With all graphic formats |
Black and White
| PARAMETER |
BW |
| Purpose |
This parameter selects Black and White only mode. Output will be Black on a White background |
| Example |
-BW |
| Values |
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| 0 |
Normal Color mode |
| 1 or nothing |
Black and White only |
| Default |
0 - Normal color mode |
| Alias |
-MONO (for “Monochrome”) |
| Use |
All formats |
Greyscale
| PARAMETER |
GREYSCALE |
| Purpose |
This parameter selects Greyscale mode. Output will be shades of Grey on a White background |
| Formula |
The conversion from RGB to Gray is: GREY = .3 * Red + .59 * Green + .11 * Blue |
| Example |
-GS |
| Alternate Spelling |
-GREYSCALE |
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-GRAYSCALE |
| Default |
0 - Normal color mode |
| Alias |
-GS |
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-GREY |
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-GRAY |
| Use |
All formats |
Last updated on 6 Jun 2020
Published on 6 Jun 2020
