topic Black background in Modeling

Black background

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:39:37 GMT

How can i work with a black background and have everthing show up? I know how to get the background black but i have the feeling there is something that is not showing up and do not know what. And what about getting the origin to become white? Is there like a color pen set that i can choose? Or work environment that i can choose? What?

Re: Black background

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:04:31 GMT

Withy our background black/or white- if you feel like you are missing something- you may want to check that in your Work Enviroment > More Options > Automatic pen color visibility is checked.

Makes your black pens and grey or white so you can see them and vice versa.

I don't see that this changes the color of the origin though.

Re: Black background

TomWaltz — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:11:53 GMT

Archicad is really not made to work with a black background. No matter how hard you try, there will always be cursors that don't show up on screen.

Most people go for a subtle background color like a medium gray or a trace yellow color.

Re: Black background

Djordje — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:14:49 GMT

Don't work with the black background. There is no reason to do it last 15 years if not more.

If you feel that the white is too harsh, follow Tom's advice.

Question: what is the background colour in your browser, word processor, or anything else? I very much doubt that you type on black "paper" in, let's say, Word?

Re: Black background

Link — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:14:35 GMT

drawing@jbdg wrote:
How can i work with a black background and have everthing show up? I know how to get the background black but i have the feeling there is something that is not showing up and do not know what. And what about getting the origin to become white? Is there like a color pen set that i can choose? Or work environment that i can choose? What?

Try this, but I would also recommend using a non-black background.

Come on out of the cave!

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Black background

Dwight — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:57:38 GMT

You beta tester guys.

Re: Black background

Djordje — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:57:16 GMT

Dwight wrote:
You beta tester guys.

15 years ago, my Autocad background was not black. I hate black paper. Bad memories from university 😉

Great for framing B&W photos, though ...

Re: Black background

Dwight — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:03:07 GMT

Djordje wrote:
Dwight wrote:
You beta tester guys.
15 years ago, my Autocad background was not black. I hate black paper. Bad memories from university 😉

Great for framing B&W photos, though ...

My joke is that Link's link goes to the beta site.

Re: Black background

Link — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:14:01 GMT

Dwight wrote:
My joke is that Link's link goes to the beta site.

What a shocker!

Doing too many things at once as usual! Just as well it's password protected, or I'd be in real trouble!

Anyway, url has been changed now.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Black background

Dwight — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:57:13 GMT

Still wrong. What do "barnyard bazooms" have to do with the black background issue?

Re: Black background

Dwight — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:58:49 GMT

Made you look.

Re: Black background

Link — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 04:09:35 GMT

You need to get out of your basement, mate.

Cheers,
Link.