UG color definition file
UG color definition file
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In the NX6 color definition file:
White 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 59
What is the last number '59' that appears mean?
White 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 59
What is the last number '59' that appears mean?





RE: UG color definition file
...and since we call them 'Favorites', we allow you to change which ones you would like to include by editing your .cdf file and selecting your OWN 'Favorite' 60 colors among the 216 available colors.
John R. Baker, P.E.
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RE: UG color definition file
Any reason for this and how can I get a copy of the origional files released for Nx2 - Nx6 cdf files. I am in the process of writting a program to convert part files to the Nx6 color pallet. I need to determine which color pallet is being used in the part file and then convert it to Nx6. I saw your pre-NX 3 color conversion program.
I have included an excel file with the color definitions using the 0-255 numbers but want to verify them.
RE: UG color definition file
Attached is the .cdf we used in UG V16.0 which was released 10 years ago this coming September, when we still only supported 15 colors (this was expanded to the present 216 colors, although there have been changes over the years to the actual colors themselves, with UG V17.0). Note that in the .cdf file attached that there is a reference to the original formating date which goes back to 1993, so as you can see, this 0-1 'parametric' scheme has been our standard for a very long time.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: UG color definition file
I got the 0-255 numbers by running the information command after switching to an older color definition file. This made it a lot easier to see the difference between the files. I have attached the NX2 wireframe file as a reference. I was not sure if I have all the original non modified versions of these files. I thought I read somewhere that the administrator can choose when upgrading to convert the part files to the latest color definition file parameters. Not sure how this is done. Also I believe the UF_DISP_ask_closest_color() open C API may help.
I could just compare the current parts color definitions and convert them to the closest NX6 cdf pallet. Any thoughts that you have would be helpful.
RE: UG color definition file
Also, if you are really into color, particularly how they are used on the Internet, may I suggest that you look at the website...
www.visibone.com
...as this was the reference site which we used back in UG V17.0 when we first implemented the 216 color scheme (note that I was the product manager for that project). This where we got both the RGB values of the colors as well as the names. Basically this was our standard until NX 6.0 when we hired a color consultant to make some recommendations as to how we could improve the pre-NX 5.0 color standards.
Just as a side note, you will find 3 extra .cdf files named:
wireframe.cdf
deutanopia.cdf
protanopia.cdf
The 'wireframe.cdf' was something which prior to NX 3.0 we recommended people who worked primarily in wireframe (non-shaded) displays to use as it provided a better set of colors when shading was never going to be an issue.
As for the other two, these can be used so that you can see what your models will look like to someone who is color blind. Now it's NOT to be used to make the model easier to be seen by color-blind people (about 8% of men are color blind whereas only 0.4% of women are) but rather to show non-color-blind people what something will look like to a color-blind person, so that if it's critical that ANYONE be able to distinguish one part from another you can verify whether that will still be the case by temporarily replacing the default .cdf with one or both the the other two listed above (note that these .cdf's are only relevant when comparing them to pre-NX 6.0 default .cdf files as we have not updated, nor am I aware of any plans to make them compatible with the current NX 6.0 color scheme). And if you wish to learn more about the issues of color-blindness and how this applies to computer displays and designing websites and users interfaces, at the bottom of the web-page at the address I provided above, there are links to other reference sites dealing with subjects including color-blindness.
Anyway, have fun and let me know if any of this stuff was helpful or not.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: UG color definition file
...for history an lots of information. For your information, here is an colorcoding standard attached for machining used at most of automotives. Please take a look at it , for me it is easier to find the RGB values in the pre NX6 dialogs(an other click away). Maybe you deliver a cdf file in your Software with colors of the so called RAL Standard.
RE: UG color definition file
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RE: UG color definition file
As for the Manufacturing colors, that's something that the CAM people will have to respond to as they control their own defaults.
One question though, you mention something about preferring the pre-NX 6.0 method of funding out the RGB value. Could you expand on that comment please?
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: UG color definition file
In NX4 for example is the workflow: edit object display -> select body -> the edit object display dialog clicking the color field the old color table display-> more colors with color name and id and the RGB values. In Nx6 I must right click the color click a warning away then I got the wanted information with RGB values.
Another question to new color display NX6, when I selecting sorting by color id the colors get sorted /categories, gey, principal,... your pictures above. What controls this categories, can I define those categories for my needs, for example - the (v5) machinig colors.
thx in ad
RE: UG color definition file
In NX6 you can get the RGB values:
Preferences > Color Palette > Options > Information: Will list the "Current Color Palette Definitions"
Color name, number and Red, Green and Blue values.
RE: UG color definition file
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: UG color definition file
... what about the color categories?
RE: UG color definition file
However, you do have an option to have NO categories at all, but rather a single list with the colors displayed in order by ID number (1-216). Just go to the 'Selected Color' section of the Color Palette dialog and select the icon next to the sample color field labeled 'Sort by ID', as shown below:
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: UG color definition file
-Dave
Everything should be designed as simple as possible, but not simpler.