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Re: changing line colors within a sketch?
You can color individual sketches, but I don't think you could do different line colors inside a sketch
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Re: changing line colors within a sketch?
That was what I was finding, just wanted to see if someone knew of a way.
Thank you
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Re: changing line colors within a sketch?
You can do this
select the sketch line then the paint brush,bucket select colour
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Re: changing line colors within a sketch?
That is awesome Ned Hutchinson - I'll be trying that out tomorrow - thanks
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Re: changing line colors within a sketch?
Good find Ned!
The only thing is that it changes the colors while you are inside the sketch, but as soon as you exit the sketch, the color reverts to the default sketch color until you are editing the sketch again. Hrmm.
You might end up having to create 1 master sketch and then convert entities to create separate sketch to keep the separate areas different colors.
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Re: changing line colors within a sketch?
Now I feel slighted. I am on 2017 SP3 and I don't seem to have that option available, unless it is somewhere else.
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Re: changing line colors within a sketch?
Its right there:
Just that the icon looks different because Ned is using a different version.
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Re: changing line colors within a sketch?
No, for me that changes ALL lines within the sketch.
Notice how Ned's clip shows the paint bucket on the left of the icon and mine doesn't.
OK, what happened? While this was open I tried it again and it did work, just the selected lines changed. I tired this yesterday thinking that would work and it changed everything. I'm not drinking, honest..
I need a weekend.
But you are right once I leave the sketch the colors revert to the grey which defeats the purpose as I was hoping to be able keep track of the different lines in the overall assembly. More investigation is needed.
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Re: changing line colors within a sketch?
I believe you're right. You can have selected sketch elements a different color, but as far as I can tell that only applies while the sketch is active. For inactive sketches you can only change the color of the whole sketch.
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Re: changing line colors within a sketch?
Glenn Schroeder wrote:
I believe you're right. You can have selected sketch elements a different color, but as far as I can tell that only applies while the sketch is active. For inactive sketches you can only change the color of the whole sketch.
Jim, how many different colors do you need? If it is only a few them making a master sketch and then making several separate sketches where only one line from the master is converted and colored might be a good way to go.
What you really want, the ability to color individual sketch lines and retain the color visibility when the sketch is closed, sounds like a good idea to submit as an ER.
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Re: changing line colors within a sketch?
Dennis Dohogne wrote:
What you really want, the ability to color individual sketch lines and retain the color visibility when the sketch is closed, sounds like a good idea to submit as an ER.
I think I will look into that when I have time.
I am currently coloring the lines in the sketch and that accomplishes most of what I need. I then come back and create a new assembly in the parent assembly where I use the sketch to create a virtual part for the hose and I add the hose ends.
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