Brenda
March 4, 2020, 6:03pm
#1
I usually make layers for 2D blue curves blue, for blueprints. Lately, I’ve taken to using a variation of Prussian Blue, which was involved with traditional Cyanotype blueprint making.
Wikipedia states that the RGB color coordinates are: 0, 49, 83
Working with Rhino3d’s default color scheme, I use: 0, 76, 128
…which is the same shade but with a brighter. Only 2 values need to be typed.
It might be handy for the internet/Photoshop crowd, if people could type in a hex RGB value into the Rhino color coordinate box.
Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussian_blue
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Max3
(Max Allstadt)
March 4, 2020, 6:06pm
#2
Cool, but why set it as an object color rather than a background color if what you’re into is blueprints?
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Brenda
March 4, 2020, 6:11pm
#3
I don’t usually work with real "blue"prints. I often import drawings as black and while, and then knock out the background using a selective color.
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that’s a cool color
i’ve tweaked all my colors to ones used in the solarized color scheme
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Max3
(Max Allstadt)
March 4, 2020, 7:48pm
#5
“Solarized scheme”?
Also, should there be a thread where we can all swap optionsexport files?
I think you’re confusing “blueprints”, with “blue lines”.
Max3
(Max Allstadt)
March 4, 2020, 7:58pm
#8
Ah.
I just use a set of 20 contrasting colors I got from an information design blog. This is prettier.
here’s a shot to sample the colors easily.
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Robb
March 5, 2020, 2:50pm
#12
my first and only “blueprint” machine was one that used a chemical other than ammonia and printed blue lines on a white background. No odor and an eminently readable print!
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I used to like that ammonia smell!
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Fred_C
March 5, 2020, 3:08pm
#14
Robb
March 5, 2020, 3:25pm
#15
Yeah…it’ll keep your sinuses clean!
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ssommerv
(Scott Sommerville)
March 5, 2020, 4:55pm
#16
Neat! Could you post a picture of how everything looks with that setup?
Max3
(Max Allstadt)
March 5, 2020, 5:29pm
#17
My colors:
My color picker plug-in custom colors, chosen for high contrast working on a dark background:
dk2079
March 5, 2020, 5:36pm
#18
In deed, hex would be very welcome!
it is simply the best and fastest way to input/exchange colours.
always converting to RGB is tedious …ok good for training number memory… but I am not always up for that
[image]
https://mcneel.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/issue/RH-55747
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wynott
(Ryan Wynott)
March 5, 2020, 5:39pm
#19
Eyedropper selection would be handy so you could like pictureframe in an image with the swatches you want to use and pick off them.
Max3
(Max Allstadt)
March 5, 2020, 5:58pm
#20
WIP has eyedropper already.
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looking at the image there doesn’t seem to be that much of a difference but to me it’s softer on my eyes.