Setting the Background Color

To set the color of the background in the view window:

  1. Click View> Modify Attributes> Background color or, on the View tab of the ribbon, click Modify Attributes and select Background Color... from the drop-down menu.

    The Select Background Color window appears.

    Select Background Color dialog.

  2. To assign a solid background color, do the following:
    1. Select Plain Background.
    2. Modify the background color in one of the following ways:
      • Click the Background Color button and then select a color from the Color palette.

        Color palette dialog.

      • Use the RGB sliders under Change View Color Dynamically to specify the color's red, green, and blue values.
  3. To assign a background color that gradually changes from one color to another, do the following:
    1. Select Gradient Background.
    2. Specify the background color at the top and bottom of the view window in one of the following ways:
      • Under Select Background Type, click the Top Color button and select a color from the Color palette. Then click Bottom Color and select a color from the Color palette.
      • Under Change View Color Dynamically, click Top Color or Bottom Color and use the RGB sliders to specify the color's red, green, and blue values.
  4. Click Reset to revert to the default background colors.
  5. Click Save As Default if you want the new background color to be the background color for all 3D Modeler windows in either the current project or future projects.
  6. Click OK.

The background color you set will be saved with the design. New background color settings assigned to other designs after this point, including new default settings, will not affect this design.