Creating Custom AutoCAD Color Books for Utility Markings

Learning

AutoCAD ships with several color books for things like DIC and PANTONE colors, but did you know you can define your own color books? Creating a new color book is as simple as browsing to http://www.autodesk.com/acb, and building things to your liking through Autodesk’s nifty web interface. Once you’re done, just download the color book file and place it into the appropriate AutoCAD support directory. Watch the video above to see how it’s done.



Donnie Gladfelter

Donnie Gladfelter is a highly visible and respected thought leader in the CAD community. Named one of Autodesk's Top 35 Young Designers Under 35, he is well known for The CAD Geek Blog, six Autodesk Official Press books, and dozens of Autodesk University classes since 2007. An award-winning and top-rated speaker at Autodesk University and other industry events, Donnie has presented to audiences of 60,000+ people, and provided training to thousands on Autodesk design technology. As an Eagle Scout, he helps design teams be prepared for whatever their projects throw at them as the Design Technology Manager at Timmons Group (an ENR Top 500 Firm), and as an Autodesk Expert Elite Member.

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