Update part with specific color palette
Update part with specific color palette
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Is it possible in NX4 to update a part with a specific color palette during opening ?
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Update part with specific color palette
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RE: Update part with specific color palette
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RE: Update part with specific color palette
RE: Update part with specific color palette
File/Utilities/Customer Defaults/
Gateway/Visualisation/Color Palette.
It works only for a new part
RE: Update part with specific color palette
Preferences -> Color Palette...
...and in the last section of the dialog labeled 'Options' you can 'open' (which is the same as changing or assigning) the color-palette (.cdf file) of your choice. Note that there is an icon labeled 'Use System Color Palette' which will automatically assign whatever .cdf file is current being used by the system for new part files, to your current Work Part (be sure to save it afterwards to have it stay in effect).
If you're going to be doing a lot of this 'updating' of legacy part files, it might be best to create a visualization template so as to at least make this a semi-automated process. If you have an existing user defined tab on your Resource Bar (if not add one) first open a part file in which all of your visualization settings are set the way you would like all part files to be like including any legacy files which you wish to 'update'. Now with this part open, go the that user defined Resource Bar tab and with your cursor over some 'white space' press MB3 and and select...
New Entry -> Visualization Template
...and when the dialog comes up, assign a name and hit OK. Now whenever you have a legacy drawing that you would like to 'update' to your current standard just open the file and go to this Resource Bar tab and 'drag' the Visualization Template you just created onto the part file and it will be fully updated to your standard. Now just save the part file and you're done.
John R. Baker, P.E.
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RE: Update part with specific color palette
I already knew this technic but I was looking for a way to do this more automaticaly.
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Didier
RE: Update part with specific color palette
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
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.