Background

This area applies to the Colors tab of the CAD and Graphic Setup dialog box (Edit | Graphic Display Window | Screen Color).

The Background area allows you to change the background screen color or set an image as the background. The color or image is also used as the background for any Feature Control Frames displayed in the Graphic Display window. Follow the directions discussed in "To Change a Color" to set the background color.

Setting the Gradient Background Color

The Gradient area lets you define a secondary background gradient color. When you set the gradient to something other than None in the list, a rectangular color box appears. You can click that box to define a secondary gradient color. Then, when setting the screen's background, PC-DMIS starts from the setting location (for example, the Bottom) and displays the secondary gradient color, and then gradually changes from that color to the primary gradient color as it draws the colors near the other end of the screen.

For example, a Bottom gradient setting might look like this:

Gradient Colors Example

The available items in the Gradient list are:

Setting an Image as the Background

The Image settings area sets an image as the background. To do this, from the Image Mode drop-down list, set the image to something other than None. This enables the File Navigation text box and the Open File button . Then, do one of the following:

or:

The background image is drawn based on the image mode selected: