Look & Feel Tab (Application Preferences Dialog Box)

Controls the appearance of the program user interface.

OPTIONS (Command)

Menu: AutoCAD 2022 > Preferences

List of Options

The following options are displayed.

Interface Theme

Defines the color scheme for the user interface.

Themes

Controls which theme to apply to elements such as the status bar, palettes, and the drawing windows. You can choose from a Dark or Light theme.

Modelspace

Specifies the background color of the drawing area when the Model layout is active. Choose a color or Select Color to specify one of the non-standard colors.

Paperspace

Specifies the background color of the drawing area when a named (paper space) layout is active.

Paperspace Background

Specifies the background color of the area outside of the drawing area when a named (paper space) layout is active.

Block Editor

Specifies the background color of the drawing area when the Block Editor environment is active.

Tooltip Appearance

Controls the appearance of drafting tooltips.

Size

Specifies a size for tooltips. The default size is 0. Use the slider to make tooltips larger or smaller.

Transparency

Controls the transparency of tooltips. The lower the setting, the less transparent the tooltip. A value of 0 sets the tooltip to opaque.

Fade Controls

Controls the fading intensity value for xrefs.

Xrefs

Controls the dimming for all DWG xref objects. (XDWGFADECTL system variable)

This option only affects the display on the screen. It does not affect plotting or plot preview.