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Beginner's Guide to SOLIDWORKS 2019- Level I

17.37. - Depending on system and template settings, manually added dimensions

(reference) and annotations are grey by default, whereas parametric dimensions

and annotations (imported from the model) are black. One way to change the color

of the reference annotations is by adding a new "Layer" to the drawing, make the

layer's color black, and then move the reference annotations to this layer.

If not visible, turn on the "Layer" toolbar. 1 ~ Fastening Feature

Go to the menu "View, Toolbars, Layer" or ~ Features

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In the "Layers" dialog select the "New" button to create a new layer. After it

is created change its name to "Reference." The default color for new layers is

black, so we don't need to change it. We'll add the reference annotations to this

layer to display them using the layer color. Click OK to finish.

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