[Solved] Dumb color question

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Re: Dumb color question

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user1234 wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2023 11:35 pm As far as i know, this is not possible in PartDesign, to give edges on specific states a specific color.
Well, you have just seen that it is :) .
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Re: Dumb color question

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user1234 wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2023 11:35 pm
chrisb wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2023 11:26 pm You have given the fancy color to the last two pads and the pocket.
As far as i know, this is not possible in PartDesign, to give edges on specific states a specific color.
You can do a lot of strange things with colors.
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I don't know if it is a bug or a feature. Everyone has to decide for himself.
If you change color settings at the body level it affects the entire hierarchy. But if you change the settings at feature level it only affects the actual selected feature.
That means top-down and bottom-up behalfs different

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Re: Dumb color question

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Temporary Workaround...
(Till I get more answers...)

I found a way to get the B&W screenshots I needed
(Just in case it helps someone else in need...)

This overrides stupid unknown color mods in the drawing... so more reliable)

A-Background to white:
Pref> Display> Colors(tab)> Background> SimpleColor> White

B-Lines to BLACK (Via "Selected" method...)
Pref> Display> Colors(tab)> (x)EnableSelectionHighlighting(BLACK)

-look at object in PartDesign in Tree, click on Body
-in right pane (drawing), RtClk> DrawStyle> Wireframe
-Make invisible (not hide!) things like DatumPlane, etc (by spacebar in treeview)
-Back on RH pane, Command+A (Select All)
-POOF all B&W, can rotate, zoom, etc, get screenshots in B&W
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Re: Dumb color question

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johnstonf wrote: Mon Apr 03, 2023 3:14 pm ...
Hi johnstonf, hello to the Community!
Maybe this viewtopic.php?p=673040#p673040 can help you?
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Re: Dumb color question

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Thanks,

I was looking at that (thanks for posting)... but still trying to figure out what you're doing...

Are you proposing that I add layers? (for color management?)
(I'm not familiar with layers in FreeCAD yet (but am in other SW)).

Thanks, Fred
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Re: Dumb color question

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johnstonf wrote: Mon Apr 03, 2023 3:14 pm ...
This overrides stupid unknown color mods in the drawing... so more reliable)
A-Background to white:
Pref> Display> Colors(tab)> Background> SimpleColor> White
...
If you intend to make only! an screenshot of the 3DView you can use the save picture tool
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Select Extended (1) - Set Background to white (2) and maybe use an preset (3)
Then there is no need to temporarily tweak backdrop of the 3DView

cheers
jeno
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Re: Dumb color question

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chrisb wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2023 11:26 pm You have given the fancy color to the last two pads and the pocket.
Hi @chrisb ... So i still haven't seen the color set to (i think 255,0,255).
Where do you find that, and how did you fix it?

Thanks!
Fred
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Re: Dumb color question

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johnstonf wrote: Mon Apr 03, 2023 6:03 pm ... So i still haven't seen the color set to (i think 255,0,255).
Where do you find that, and how did you fix it?
Hi johnstonf, hello to the Community!
Some parameters are hidden (by right choice/strategy/setting/default as in Part Design it is the Body that is the object not its modeling phases, I don't know if I explained the concept well), the gif shows how to view and edit them and then hide them again.
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Re: Dumb color question

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Thanks SOOOO much... I was missing that Context> ShowAll!!!
No freakin wonder!
Ok, i was able to fix it...
(You made my day)
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Re: Dumb color question

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johnstonf wrote: Tue Apr 04, 2023 9:29 pm ....
Ok, i was able to fix it...
(You made my day)
Greetings to the Community!
:) ;) Put "solved" in the topic title
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