Fade Control Settings dialog box

Fade Control Settings dialog box

Sets the fade percentage for .dwg external references, entities on locked layers, and in-place reference editing. Opens when you click Fade Control Settings on the Options new - Display tab.

Xref Display Enter a value or move the slider to specify the fade percentage applied to .dwg file external references.

Entities on Locked Layers Enter a value or move the slider to specify the fade percentage applied to entities that are located on locked layers. (This setting corresponds to the LAYLOCKFADECTL system variable.)

In-place Edit and Annotative Representations Enter a value or move the slider to specify the fade percentage applied when editing an external reference in place. Fading is applied to the entities of the external reference that are not currently being edited.

Specify 0 to turn off fading for any option. Specify a negative value to turn off fading but retain the value for future reference.

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