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Lost colour on parts?

Lost colour on parts?

Lost colour on parts?

(OP)
My client has requested that all the panels on the machine I'm designing be black, so as requested, I added the colour at part level. I built the assembly and all was good. Now a couple of them have lost their colour... (God knows how I manage these things?!). The main offenders are a large end panel and a 'U' shaped cover, both of which duplicate parts - i.e. there is another identical one in the assembly - the other part in both instances has retained its colour.

Not the biggest threat to the democracy and civilisation of this world, I'm sure you'll agree, but a bit of a niggle in mine!

RE: Lost colour on parts?

I would check your display states and ensure you haven't applied a color at the assembly level.

Dan

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RE: Lost colour on parts?

I have what sounds exactly the same problem; parts retain their assigned colour until usually a save causes them to lose it and go back to default 'grey'.  No display states have been added yet.

RE: Lost colour on parts?

(OP)
Just in case anyone searches this in future - I solved my own issue. Although I had applied a material/colour to each part at part level, I'd somehow lost these on some parts in the assembly. I right clicked on them in the top-level assembly, selected appearances and re-applied the material at the top level available. Done. Until next time haha!

Tommy.  

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