TurboCAD LTE

I've used AutoCAD LT for years, doing simple drawings and like it very
much. When I upgraded to my new HP Pavalion with Windows 8
pre-installed I upgraded my drafting software to TurboCAD LTE. This is
supposed to work just like the old AutoCAD LT that I've used for
years.

But, it shows my drawings with a dense black background and white
lines, numbers, text, etc. I liked the old AutoCAD setup that let me
use a white background with dark blue lines, text, etc.

Is this black background a Windows 8 setup or is it something that
TurboCAD LTE defaulted to? If it is a Windows 8 setup, is there any
way I can change it? Thanks, Gordon

"Gordon" wrote in message
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I've used AutoCAD LT for years, doing simple drawings and like it very
much. When I upgraded to my new HP Pavalion with Windows 8
pre-installed I upgraded my drafting software to TurboCAD LTE. This is
supposed to work just like the old AutoCAD LT that I've used for
years.

But, it shows my drawings with a dense black background and white
lines, numbers, text, etc. I liked the old AutoCAD setup that let me
use a white background with dark blue lines, text, etc.

Is this black background a Windows 8 setup or is it something that
TurboCAD LTE defaulted to? If it is a Windows 8 setup, is there any
way I can change it? Thanks, Gordon

I haven't used TurboCAD, but my semi-educated guess from working with other
CAD/CAM programs years ago is that it's a setting that can be changed
somewhere in TurboCAD.
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SC Tom

SC Tom wrote:


"Gordon" wrote in message
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I've used AutoCAD LT for years, doing simple drawings and like it very
much. When I upgraded to my new HP Pavalion with Windows 8
pre-installed I upgraded my drafting software to TurboCAD LTE. This is
supposed to work just like the old AutoCAD LT that I've used for
years.

But, it shows my drawings with a dense black background and white
lines, numbers, text, etc. I liked the old AutoCAD setup that let me
use a white background with dark blue lines, text, etc.

Is this black background a Windows 8 setup or is it something that
TurboCAD LTE defaulted to? If it is a Windows 8 setup, is there any
way I can change it? Thanks, Gordon

I haven't used TurboCAD, but my semi-educated guess from working with
other CAD/CAM programs years ago is that it's a setting that can be
changed somewhere in TurboCAD.

Could it be an impolite way of indicating something is amiss
with graphics settings ? (Like, video card driver isn't doing
something that TurboCAD needs. Or graphics card needs to be
set to 32 bit color.)

Paul

On Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:40:24 -0600, Gordon
wrote:

I've used AutoCAD LT for years, doing simple drawings and like it very
much. When I upgraded to my new HP Pavalion with Windows 8
pre-installed I upgraded my drafting software to TurboCAD LTE. This is
supposed to work just like the old AutoCAD LT that I've used for
years.

But, it shows my drawings with a dense black background and white
lines, numbers, text, etc. I liked the old AutoCAD setup that let me
use a white background with dark blue lines, text, etc.

Is this black background a Windows 8 setup or is it something that
TurboCAD LTE defaulted to? If it is a Windows 8 setup, is there any
way I can change it? Thanks, Gordon

I think I've gotten this about figured out. Yes, it is an AutoCAD
setup, not a Windows 8 thing, and it isn't hard to do once one gets
the process figured out.

With the drawing loaded, left click on Options Drawings Setup
Background Color then select whatever one wants.

I still haven't figured out how to change the lines and text to a dark
blue as in those old "blueprint" drawings of ancient times.

Gordon