PCB Editor - Layer Colors

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Modified by Admin on Nov 6, 2013

The PCB Editor - Layer Colors page of the Preferences dialog.

Summary

As its name suggests, the PCB Editor – Layer Colors page of the Preferences dialog provides numerous controls relating to the Layer Color settings within the PCB workspace.

Access

The PCB Editor – Layer Colors page is part of the main Preferences dialog (DXP » Preferences) and is accessed by clicking the Layer Colors entry under the PCB Editor folder, in the left hand pane of the dialog.

Options/Controls

Layer Colors

Saved Color Profiles - Lists the names of the currently saved 2D color profiles. Click on a name to view the color profile. Click OK to use the color profile and close the dialog.
Explore Folder - Open the folder where Saved Profiles locate.
Location of Saved Profile - Shows the filepath of a saved 2D color profile. Hover the cursor over a name under the Saved Color Profiles list to see the path here.

Actions

Save color profile - save the currently active color profile with the current color settings.
Save As color profile - save the current color settings into a new color profile. The file name given to the new color profile will be used to identify it in the list of color profiles.
Load color profile - load a previously saved color profile from disk.
Rename color profile - save the current color profile under a new name. This has the effect of renaming the color profile file on disk.
Remove color profile - delete the current color profile from the hard drive.

Active color profile

Layers / Color - a list of all available layers and their associated colors.
To change the color of a given layer, first select it in the list of Layers and then select a new color from the Basic, Standard or Custom tabs.
Basic - Basic color pattern, with which the designer can change the active layer color.
Standard - Standard color pattern, with which the designer can change the active layer color.
Custom - Custom color pattern, with which the designer can customize the active layer color.
Previous - Show the color of a selected layer in Layer column. Even a new color is selected for the layer, this rectangle will remain previous color for comparison.
Current - Display the new color that is configured for a selected layer in Layer column. When designer click to choose a new color in Basic/Standard/Custom Pattern, this new color will be displayed in the Current area.
Custom colors - This area shows colors that are customized by the designer. The designer can choose color from this area directly in order to configure new color for an active layer. The default customized color is White.
Add to Custom Colors - Click to add the selected color to Custom colors area.

If you make any changes to your 2D color settings and want to keep them, save the color profile (from the Actions area) before closing the dialog.

2D color settings are system-based. All PCB documents will use the current 2D color profile.