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NX colors changing : do you follow ?

NX colors changing : do you follow ?

NX colors changing : do you follow ?

(OP)
We'll move from NX2 to NX4 soon.
I see that the background and a
lot of objects colors defaults have changed
on that new release.
How do you guys are dealing with that ?
Do you stick to your company defaults colors
every time you upgrade or just use UGS
new ones ?

RE: NX colors changing : do you follow ?

We just work with whatever colors UGS has set for the default.  I also have a grip file that John Baker of UGS supplied (posted to the GTAC newsgroups), that converts old files to the new color map.

-Dave
Everything should be designed as simple as possible, but not simpler.

RE: NX colors changing : do you follow ?

You can pretty much choose how you want to map your colors now for new parts.  You can create your own color definition file (CDF) and have NX default to that or you can leave NX the way UGS has it set up out of the box.  It shouldn't be that big of a deal now with the way NX handles the customer defaults.

Tim Flater
Senior Designer
Enkei America, Inc.
www.enkei.com

RE: NX colors changing : do you follow ?

Wish they wouldn't make the background color file specific....I like a lighter background but most here like the darker background.

Jason

UG NX2.02.2 on Win2000 SP3
SolidWorks 2006 SP5.0 on WinXP SP2
SolidWorks 2007 SP2.0 on WinXP SP2

RE: NX colors changing : do you follow ?

Same here.  On the bright side, our seed file colors haven't changed.  That is often the first clue wethrt they had been used or not.  The new graduated shaded colors (NX4) remind me of an apocolypse, and use colors too close to what I use in design.

RE: NX colors changing : do you follow ?

In the UGII folder you'll find "ugcolor_nx2.cdf". Edit your Customer Defaults to use this CDF file, rather than the standard one ... Gateway->Visualization->Color Palette

It's also available for use in NX5.

As for the background, this is completely customizable using the Customer Defaults. You can set a SITE "standard" yet still allow users the ability to customize for themselves. You can also create visualization templates.

Paul Phillips
Specialty Engineered Automation
http://www.sea4ug.com

RE: NX colors changing : do you follow ?

Good suggestions, but I think I like knowing right away what extent of checking of someones file will entail.  If the colors are the new default, I know that the file needs to be more thoroughly checked to coincide with our seed files set up, and who knows what else will differ from the company standards.

RE: NX colors changing : do you follow ?

Fortunately, updating our seed files has no effect on the colors, at least since NX2.

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