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Colors in views

Colors in views

Colors in views

(OP)
Is there a way to make different faces of a solid different colors in different saved views? I want the solid to have a single color in all views but then add a view called COATINGS that will show the four final colors of the various faces. Is this possible in NX 6?

RE: Colors in views

Are you talking about views on a Drawing or the views in a multi-view screen layout?

John R. Baker, P.E.
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Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
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Cypress, CA
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RE: Colors in views

(OP)
Views in a multi-view screen layout, staying in Modeling module. We finalize our designs as "model based definition", putting annotations on views as needed, no drawings.

RE: Colors in views

Sorry, I know of no way to have the same face be a difference color in different views shown in a multi-view layout. However, if the same view was displayed multiple times as part of a Drawing then it IS possible to edit the color of a face of a model to be different in each of the views.

About the only thing that can be done in a modeling view is to create duplicate objects placed on different layers, assigning them different colors and then using...

Format -> Visible in View...

...to make that various objects visible, based on their layers, in each view so that the desired colors are displayed.

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: Colors in views

(OP)
thanks for the reply John

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