Tool: NX Edit Face Color
Tool: NX Edit Face Color
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CNSZU (Mechanical)
(OP)
Hello,
Have you ever had a part with many tangent faces and wanted to change their color without having to select every single face individually? Do you want to separate different areas of a solid/sheet body using color? Perhaps you want to use this way to communicate design intent with your colleagues, either with the NX part or exporting to a STEP file (face colors are stored with the file). Here is a simple journal with an NX style dialog that helps you with this task. Look at the preview image to get the idea.
HOW TO USE:
1. Select the faces you wish to change color using any face selection intent rule.
2. Click the color box and select the color you wish to use OR click the face tool under "Inherit Face Color" and select a face that has the color you wish to use.
3. Click OK or Apply.
HOW TO INSTALL:
download the attached "NXEditFaceColor_1_0.rar" and extract
in NX: Customize ...> New User Command. With the new button, Edit Action: Type: Journal File, browse to the vb file.
Change button image > image name. browse to the FaceColor.bmp file.
Replace the path in the beginning of the journal file with the folder with the dlx file.
Tested with NX 9.0 native, Win 8.1, .NET framework 4.51
Should work with NX versions from 7.5 up to at least 9.0.
Not tested with Teamcenter.
Let me know if there are problems or improvements to be made.
PREVIEW IMAGE: http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=f...
JOURNAL FILES: http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=0...
Have you ever had a part with many tangent faces and wanted to change their color without having to select every single face individually? Do you want to separate different areas of a solid/sheet body using color? Perhaps you want to use this way to communicate design intent with your colleagues, either with the NX part or exporting to a STEP file (face colors are stored with the file). Here is a simple journal with an NX style dialog that helps you with this task. Look at the preview image to get the idea.
HOW TO USE:
1. Select the faces you wish to change color using any face selection intent rule.
2. Click the color box and select the color you wish to use OR click the face tool under "Inherit Face Color" and select a face that has the color you wish to use.
3. Click OK or Apply.
HOW TO INSTALL:
download the attached "NXEditFaceColor_1_0.rar" and extract
in NX: Customize ...> New User Command. With the new button, Edit Action: Type: Journal File, browse to the vb file.
Change button image > image name. browse to the FaceColor.bmp file.
Replace the path in the beginning of the journal file with the folder with the dlx file.
Tested with NX 9.0 native, Win 8.1, .NET framework 4.51
Should work with NX versions from 7.5 up to at least 9.0.
Not tested with Teamcenter.
Let me know if there are problems or improvements to be made.
PREVIEW IMAGE: http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=f...
JOURNAL FILES: http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=0...
NX9 Win8.1 64bit i7-3770K 16GB Quadro2000





RE: Tool: NX Edit Face Color
John R. Baker, P.E.
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RE: Tool: NX Edit Face Color
As the other tool, great job.
Thank you...
Using NX 8 and TC9.1
RE: Tool: NX Edit Face Color
this tools is the best.
awesome.
thank you very much.
RE: Tool: NX Edit Face Color
DHuskic
Data Prep NX7.5
Kettering University
Class of '17
RE: Tool: NX Edit Face Color
The selection scope now includes Entire Assembly, however this only works for latest versions, not for 7.5. Also, remember that if you want persistent color, they should always be applied to the displayed part.
JOURNAL FILES: http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=4...
I'm delighted that people have found this tool useful, thank you for the positive feedback!
NX9 Win8.1 64bit i7-3770K 16GB Quadro2000
RE: Tool: NX Edit Face Color
This journal is great, but I have one problem.
I use nx custom directories and I cant find, what I must write for the path with the location of the DXL file.
I try several options like this
Public Shared JournalDirectory As String = "$NX_CUSTOM_TOOL_BARS\vb\NXEditFaceColor"
or
Public Shared JournalDirectory As String = "$NX_CUSTOM\toolbars\vb\NXEditFaceColor"
Can somebody help me, Thanks
RE: Tool: NX Edit Face Color
Unfortunately, "custom" directories doesn't work with this journal, you need to enter the entire directory as it appears in the file explorer. (eg. C:\vb\NXEditFaceColor\)
NX9 Win8.1 64bit i7-3770K 16GB Quadro2000
RE: Tool: NX Edit Face Color
RE: Tool: NX Edit Face Color
It's possible to have a ID color in extra.
(for NX 7.5)
Thank's in advance
NX 7.5
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