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Appearance

Display Color ​

The Display Color dialog lets you customize the color and show/hide state by layer and primitive type, replacing the previous color configuration in the PCB/footprint Theme Setting.

It is a second entry to the same set of configurations as the Display tab of the right panel; changes to either are synchronized. See Right Panel - Display for details.

Entry ​

  • PCB / Footprint editor: Top Menu - View - Display Color (above Switch Brightness)
  • Global shortcut key and menu hotkey are supported (none by default)

Display Color in the View menu

Dialog Structure ​

The dialog is divided into two tabs:

  • Layer/Element: in table form, the columns are primitive types (Pad, Track, Copper Area, etc.) and the rows are layers; each cell supports checking (show/hide) and modifying the color value

Layer/Element tab

  • Canvas: canvas-related color configurations such as Cursor, Background, Grid, Select Box, Highlight, Drill and Board Shape

Canvas tab

Steps ​

  1. Open the Display Color dialog
  2. In the table, check or modify the color in the cell where the target layer and primitive type intersect; the canvas previews the change in real time
  3. Click Apply or Confirm to save it to the current PCB; closing the dialog restores the original state

Modify a cell color

Common Controls ​

  • Hide Unused Layers: checked by default; only the currently enabled layers are shown
  • Filter layer / Filter Objects: filter the rows and the columns of the table respectively; when both take effect, the intersection is used
  • Global Visibility: On / Off / Last, controls the show/hide of all layers and objects
  • Follow Layer: the cell color value can be set to follow the color of the layer it belongs to
  • Reset Default: restores to the cloud-stored state of the current config

Config Management ​

The config drop-down in the lower left corner supports switching, Save As, setting as the default for new PCBs, Rename, Del and Save Config. Up to 30 custom configs. Import/export of configs is supported.

Config management drop-down

Panel Linkage ​

  • Unchecking all primitives of a layer in the Layer/Element tab hides the corresponding layer in the Layer panel, and vice versa
  • Unchecking all layers of a primitive in the Layer/Element tab hides the corresponding primitive in the Filter panel, and vice versa