- At the Command prompt, enter AMOPTIONS.
- Click the AM:Standards tab.
- In the Standard Elements list, double-click the root node (the standard name). The Standard Settings dialog box appears.
- In the Object properties section, click Settings. The Object Property Settings dialog box appears. Note: The Settings button is available only if the Let AutoCAD Mechanical toolset manage object properties check box is selected.
- In the Category list, select the category corresponding to the object you want to modify. Note: The Object you want to modify may be listed in more than one category.
- In the row corresponding to the object you want to modify, click in the color column. The Select Color dialog box appears.
- Select the desired color.
- To enable the object to acquire the color from the layer it uses, click ByLayer.
- To enable the object to acquire the color from a block it is part of, click ByBlock.
- To select an explicit color, click the desired color.
If other objects use the object you are modifying, a message appears showing the categories of the affected objects. Click Change Property.
- Click OK until all dialog boxes close.