Color Mask Dialog tool settings

Setting	Description
File Menu	New — Use to create a new empty color mask file. Attach — Use to attach a saved color mask file. Save — Use to save the active color mask file. Save As — Use to save the current color mask file under a different name.
Settings Menu	Provides access to the Highlight Settings dialog. Highlight Color — Opens the MicroStation color selector dialog to select the highlight color. The default color is red (255, 0, 0). Highlight Level — Selects the percentage of opacity for the highlight color. The default level is 100% (opaque).
Tools Menu	The Tools menu offers different choices depending on the current selection in the Color Mask dialog. A mouse right-click on the selection provides a context sensitive menu that corresponds to the tools menu. New Mask (or New Sub-Mask) — If a File Name is currently selected, a new mask is created.If a mask is currently selected, the mask is transformed to a chameleon mask and a sub-mask is created in the mask.If a chameleon mask is currently selected, a new sub-mask is created in the currently selected mask.Multiple selections are not supported. Duplicate — If a mask is currently selected, a copy of the mask "xyz" is made. The new mask is named "copy of xyz"Multiple selections are not supported. Rename — Changes the name of the currently selected mask or chameleon mask.Multiple selections are not supported. Delete — Delete the selected mask, chameleon mask or chameleon sub-mask from the mask file. Multiple selections are supported. Add Colors — Allows selection of colors by drawing a block on the screen to add colors to the selected mask.If a chameleon mask is selected, the new colors will be added to the parent mask.Multiple selections are not supported. Subtract Colors — Allows to draw a block on the screen to subtract colors from the selected mask.If a chameleon mask is selected, the new colors will be subtracted from the parent mask.Multiple selections are not supported. Hilite — The selected mask, chameleon mask or chameleon sub-mask is highlighted until the next "refresh".Multiple selections are not supported. Use Palette Selector — Allows to select colors from a color palette. Available only if the selected image has a color palette. Add All — Add all colors to the selected mask, chameleon mask or chameleon sub-mask.Multiple selections are not supported. Subtract All — Subtract all colors from the selected mask, chameleon mask or chameleon sub-mask.Multiple selections are not supported. Invert All — Invert all colors of the selected mask, chameleon mask or chameleon sub-mask.Multiple selections are not supported.

Setting

Description

File Menu

New — Use to create a new empty color mask file.
Attach — Use to attach a saved color mask file.
Save — Use to save the active color mask file.
Save As — Use to save the current color mask file under a different name.

Settings Menu

Provides access to the Highlight Settings dialog.

Highlight Color — Opens the MicroStation color selector dialog to select the highlight color. The default color is red (255, 0, 0).
Highlight Level — Selects the percentage of opacity for the highlight color. The default level is 100% (opaque).

Tools Menu

The Tools menu offers different choices depending on the current selection in the Color Mask dialog.

A mouse right-click on the selection provides a context sensitive menu that corresponds to the tools menu.

New Mask (or New Sub-Mask) — If a File Name is currently selected, a new mask is created.If a mask is currently selected, the mask is transformed to a chameleon mask and a sub-mask is created in the mask.If a chameleon mask is currently selected, a new sub-mask is created in the currently selected mask.Multiple selections are not supported.
Duplicate — If a mask is currently selected, a copy of the mask "xyz" is made. The new mask is named "copy of xyz"Multiple selections are not supported.
Rename — Changes the name of the currently selected mask or chameleon mask.Multiple selections are not supported.
Delete — Delete the selected mask, chameleon mask or chameleon sub-mask from the mask file. Multiple selections are supported.
Add Colors — Allows selection of colors by drawing a block on the screen to add colors to the selected mask.If a chameleon mask is selected, the new colors will be added to the parent mask.Multiple selections are not supported.
Subtract Colors — Allows to draw a block on the screen to subtract colors from the selected mask.If a chameleon mask is selected, the new colors will be subtracted from the parent mask.Multiple selections are not supported.
Hilite — The selected mask, chameleon mask or chameleon sub-mask is highlighted until the next "refresh".Multiple selections are not supported.
Use Palette Selector — Allows to select colors from a color palette. Available only if the selected image has a color palette.
Add All — Add all colors to the selected mask, chameleon mask or chameleon sub-mask.Multiple selections are not supported.
Subtract All — Subtract all colors from the selected mask, chameleon mask or chameleon sub-mask.Multiple selections are not supported.
Invert All — Invert all colors of the selected mask, chameleon mask or chameleon sub-mask.Multiple selections are not supported.