How to Change Graphic Window Background?

[moleary]

Does anyone know how to change the background color of the graphics window? By default it is a blue to white gradient. Is there an API call for this also? Thanks for any help!

 

[SBaugh]

Tools\options\System options\Color\Top Gradient Color - Bottom Gradient Color

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

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[moleary]

Thanks for the help! Anyone know of an API call for this?

 

[SBaugh]

Have you tried recording a macro, whne you set this option?

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

faq731-376
faq559-716 - SW Fora Users

 

[vikdayal]

To toggle between gradient colour on or off the API Call is
swColorsGradientPartBackground

For Viewport Background the API Call is
swSystemColorsViewportBackground

For Top Gradient Color it is:
swSystemColorsTopGradientColor

For bottom color:
swSystemColorsBottomGradientColor

Hope this helps

regards

vik

 

[meintsi]

Here's a very simple macro I use to change (toggle) the backgound color (non-gradient) quickly when I save new library features, etc. I hate how the colored backgound appears when I use the design library but also despise working with a white background.

' ****************************************
' Viewport Background Toggle.swb
' ****************************************

Dim swApp As Object
Dim swDoc As Object

Dim nCurrentColor As Long

Sub main()

Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
Set swDoc = swApp.ActiveDoc

nCurrentColor = swApp.GetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swSystemColorsViewportBackground)
'swApp.SendMsgToUser (nCurrentColor)
If nCurrentColor = 16777215 Then
swApp.SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue swSystemColorsViewportBackground, 14155261
Else
swApp.SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue swSystemColorsViewportBackground, 16777215
End If

swDoc.GraphicsRedraw2

End Sub

A simple modification can be made to the above in order to use the gradient feature.

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[smcadman]

BGCOLORS from Lenny's site:

http://webpages.charter.net/mkikstra/SWX-macros.html

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