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NX10 - Edit Object Display - Color - Curve

NX10 - Edit Object Display - Color - Curve

NX10 - Edit Object Display - Color - Curve

(OP)
I'm laying out some simple geometry in NX10 using the line feature. I want to use some high contrast colors to differentiate the lines.
However, when I select the line > Edit Object Display > change color, and I pick yellow, or cyan, or lime green, the display in the graphics window looks like a darker hue of those colors. Yellow looks like a dark gold, cyan looks like royal blue, and lime green looks like a forest green.

I am using the standard light grey gradient background.
If I change the part background to a darker color, like black, the lines show up the intended bright colors.

I feel like NX is noticing that the colors I pick would not produce very good contrast, and is automatically changing them to darker colors that better contrast my background. Is this the case? I think I'd rather be able to pick colors that make for poor contrast and come back and change them on my own if desired.

Any experience here?

RE: NX10 - Edit Object Display - Color - Curve

Yes, that's exactly what NX is doing, but you can turn that option 'OFF', I just can't remember exactly where it is, but I would check Display/View Settings as I suspect that you'll find it there.

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RE: NX10 - Edit Object Display - Color - Curve

Use the command finder to search for "wireframe contrast"; you can toggle off the option.

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RE: NX10 - Edit Object Display - Color - Curve

(OP)
Thanks to both of you.

That's a handy thing to change, glad I know where it's at now.

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