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Toolbox overrides custom component colors

Question asked by Quentin Torgerson on Aug 8, 2017
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Hi everyone,

I'm working with SolidWorks 2016 and a custom Toolbox folder

I have created a few custom toolbox components that use configurations, and have no material assigned. When I create them I set their appearances to a custom appearance, and I apply the same appearance to all configurations of the toolbox component. The problem I'm running into is that SolidWorks applies 'satin finish stainless steel' appearance to my components after I add them to the toolbox. I have even gone into the toolbox and edited the component to change the appearance back to what I had set it to. This works until I go to add it to the assembly again or until I edit an existing version of it in my assembly. At that point it changes back to satin finish stainless steel.

Is there some global toolbox color setting that I can change to prevent this override? Am I missing some step in the process to maintain my colors? Is this a bug?

Thanks in advance for the help,

Quentin

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Glenn Schroeder Aug 8, 2017 11:19 AM

Since you said these are custom files, I assume you started with Toolbox parts and then saved them to a different location with a different name? If yes, I'd suggest removing the Toolbox designation from these files. See the second part of #5 at Frequently Asked Forum Questions.

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Quentin Torgerson @ Glenn Schroeder on Aug 8, 2017 11:25 AM

Hi Glenn,

Thanks for responding. These are actually files downloaded from the internet as STEP format, then imported into solidworks and configured. The process was similar to this tutorial: SOLIDWORKS - Adding Custom Hardware to Toolbox - YouTube

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Quentin Torgerson Aug 8, 2017 11:35 AM

I found a workaround, but not a complete solution. When SolidWorks reapplies the appearance, it happens on the part level. This means that appearances applied to bodies will override the part appearance and still appear in the assembly. So instead of applying my appearance to the part, I have to go through and add it to each body within the part.

I can make this work for now, but I'd appreciate if anyone else has a suggestion to prevent SolidWorks from performing the appearance override in the first place.

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Glenn Schroeder Aug 8, 2017 11:19 AM
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Since you said these are custom files, I assume you started with Toolbox parts and then saved them to a different location with a different name? If yes, I'd suggest removing the Toolbox designation from these files. See the second part of #5 at Frequently Asked Forum Questions.
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- Quentin Torgerson @ Glenn Schroeder on Aug 8, 2017 11:25 AM
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  Hi Glenn,
  
  Thanks for responding. These are actually files downloaded from the internet as STEP format, then imported into solidworks and configured. The process was similar to this tutorial: SOLIDWORKS - Adding Custom Hardware to Toolbox - YouTube
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Quentin Torgerson Aug 8, 2017 11:35 AM
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I found a workaround, but not a complete solution. When SolidWorks reapplies the appearance, it happens on the part level. This means that appearances applied to bodies will override the part appearance and still appear in the assembly. So instead of applying my appearance to the part, I have to go through and add it to each body within the part.

I can make this work for now, but I'd appreciate if anyone else has a suggestion to prevent SolidWorks from performing the appearance override in the first place.
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