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Sketch Dimension Turned Black

Sketch Dimension Turned Black

Sketch Dimension Turned Black

(OP)
Hello everyone,

Need some help all of a sudden all my sketch dimensions turned black new ones and old ones, and since I use a black background I can not see them, I have been trying to figure out how to change them back to the color red permitally, Any help would be greatly appreciated as it is driving me nuts. Using NX 8.0.2.2.

Thank You

RE: Sketch Dimension Turned Black

While the sketch is activated go to Preferences > Sketch. You may get a warning, just OK thru it. On the last tab of the pallet that comes up you'll see "Part Settings" Go here and the second item down is "Driving Dimensions". Poke the color box and choose a new lighter color.

RE: Sketch Dimension Turned Black

(OP)
Yeah I did that it didn't work.

RE: Sketch Dimension Turned Black

Check to see if you have the 'Display Object Color' icon (the last icon on Right in the Sketch toolbar) toggled ON or not. If it IS toggled ON, try selecting it to toggle it OFF.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

RE: Sketch Dimension Turned Black

(OP)
Yes John that worked, let me ask you this then, when it's turned on why are they black then, and how can I change it permitaly to make them stay a certain color.

Thanks

RE: Sketch Dimension Turned Black

When that option is toggled ON, then the various elements of the sketch are displayed using the colors which would have been assigned if they had been regular NON-sketch objects. So the curves would have the color that a curve would have if you had created it in normal modeling and the dimensions would use the color that they would appear in if you were adding dimensions to a drawing. If you check, I think you will find that as far as drafting is concerned, Dimensions are created with the default color set to Black.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

RE: Sketch Dimension Turned Black

BTW, starting with NX 7.5 the is a new display option which, if enabled, would allow you to always see any wireframe object (and this includes text) even if it happen to be set to the same color as the background. Go to...

Preferences -> Visualization -> Line

...and in the 'Session Settings' section of the dialog, toggle ON the 'Wireframe Contrast' option. This way the system will automatically adjust the appearance of all wireframe objects (including text) so that it can be seen against the background no matter if the colors are the same or not.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

RE: Sketch Dimension Turned Black

(OP)
Thanks John for all the input.

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