NX 7.5 - Colours in drafting
NX 7.5 - Colours in drafting
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Hi,
we´ve upgraded NX 7.0 to NX 7.5.2.5 MP2, PC with WIN7.
Everything has seemed to be OK.But now I´ve found out a problem with colours in drawing created in drafting NX7.5.
If I open old drawing (made in NX7.0)colours are correct (dimensions - brown, outline lines of objects in views are blue and so on).Colours all entities can be modified.
If I create a new drawing in NX 7.5 all entities are black (dimensions, new curves, outline lines of parts in views....)and they can´t be modified.
I mark the entity, use "EDIT DISPLAY..",pick desire new colour (blue), OK. The entity is black all the time.
If I listed information of the entity the information says that the colour is blue (however on screen is black).
In Preference Color Palette seems to be set "Grey palette".Even if I change the palette to another, Grey palette returns.
Please, any ideas what to do, what set up to be able to use color in drafting? Black and white drawing on screen is very confused.
Thanks a lot.
we´ve upgraded NX 7.0 to NX 7.5.2.5 MP2, PC with WIN7.
Everything has seemed to be OK.But now I´ve found out a problem with colours in drawing created in drafting NX7.5.
If I open old drawing (made in NX7.0)colours are correct (dimensions - brown, outline lines of objects in views are blue and so on).Colours all entities can be modified.
If I create a new drawing in NX 7.5 all entities are black (dimensions, new curves, outline lines of parts in views....)and they can´t be modified.
I mark the entity, use "EDIT DISPLAY..",pick desire new colour (blue), OK. The entity is black all the time.
If I listed information of the entity the information says that the colour is blue (however on screen is black).
In Preference Color Palette seems to be set "Grey palette".Even if I change the palette to another, Grey palette returns.
Please, any ideas what to do, what set up to be able to use color in drafting? Black and white drawing on screen is very confused.
Thanks a lot.





RE: NX 7.5 - Colours in drafting
Anthony Galante

Senior Support Engineer
NX4.0.4MP10, NX5.0.0->5.0.6, NX6.0.0->NX6.0.5, NX7.0.0->NX7.0.1 & NX7.5.0.32-> NX7.5.2.5
RE: NX 7.5 - Colours in drafting
I very appreciate your advice and it is seemed that great problem (for me) can have a simple solution.Only someone must exist who knows it.
RE: NX 7.5 - Colours in drafting
Preferences -> Visualization -> Color
...and in the section of the dialog labeled 'Drawing Part Settings', toggle the 'Monochrome Display' option OFF.
Note that this is a 'Part specific' setting which means that you will need to open all of your NX 7.5 created drawings and change this setting. And to prevent this from being in effect on your future drawings you will also need to go to...
Customer Defaults -> Gateway -> Visualization -> Color Settings
...and toggle this option OFF there as well. Also, if you're using a Drawing template, you will also need to open the original template masters and change this setting there as well.
John R. Baker, P.E.
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Product Design Solutions
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RE: NX 7.5 - Colours in drafting
I have made set up ,as mentioned above (by Mr.Baker), "Preference->Visualization->Color....." and "File->Utilities->Customer defaults->Gateway......", shut down NX and start NX again.
I opened new part and I checked settings I made, then setting in section of "Customer Defaults....." is OK but in section "Preference->Visualization....." is ticked "Monochrome" at drawing part all the time.It causes that drawing is black and white.What is wrong in my setting?
Of course, it is possible to correct it by means of mentioned advice above (by NAMDACI45).
RE: NX 7.5 - Colours in drafting
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.
RE: NX 7.5 - Colours in drafting
I might express incorretly.I meant "opened new part" as "created new part".
I have made the both recommended settings (recommended in the past}.
Now I am going to create new part and its drawing (I suppose that the new created drawig to be right in color).
My steps:
start NX
new part-model-ok
feature-extrude-block-ok
start-drafting
standard size, A4, scale 1:1, ok
placed views
and all is monochrome (black and white)
After inspection settings: in "Gateway-Visualization....is monochrome unticked
in "preference-visualization is monochrome ticked)
RE: NX 7.5 - Colours in drafting
To change the others you need to go into c:\program files\ugs\ugs nx 7.5\ugii\templates (or wherever you installed nx to).
In that folder are the part files that are used for the file -> new dialog. Open the right file, change the preference (not the customer default) and then save the file. This will then set the file to your preferred option.
Then when you create a new file it will read from the modified file and use your preference.
Anthony Galante

Senior Support Engineer
NX4.0.4MP10, NX5.0.0->5.0.6, NX6.0.0->NX6.0.5, NX7.0.0->NX7.0.1 & NX7.5.0.32-> NX7.5.2.5, Beta NX8.0.0.15
RE: NX 7.5 - Colours in drafting
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.