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Model colors not shown in v2008 SP5

Model colors not shown in v2008 SP5

Model colors not shown in v2008 SP5

(OP)
OK, I now have a client who actually specified models built in SW2008.  So I've installed it and am working with it.  No big deal--a few interface inconsistencies, but this version seems OK to me other than that stuff.

I add colors to my parts on the part level.  I open my main assembly and everything is gray (not the colors I specified).  How do I get my colors to display again?  Is there something new buried in the Options area that toggles my colors off?  These are standard colors applied to parts/bodies, not SolidWorks/PhotoWorks materials.

 

Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
A people who value security over freedom will soon find they have neither.

RE: Model colors not shown in v2008 SP5

(OP)
Wow--fast reply!

No, Realview is off.

But I just found the problem.  On this installation, the installer picked up my "old" v2007 options from the registry--partly.  So SW was set to display PhotoWorks properties in the SW window instead of SW materials/colors--and PhotoWorks was added and active as an add-in upon installation.  Anyway, I unchecked that option and my part colors came back.  Looks like I'm back where I need to be once again.

Thanks for the quick reply.

 

Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
A people who value security over freedom will soon find they have neither.

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