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Cut List Material Appearance

Question asked by Scott M. on Aug 8, 2018
Latest reply on Sep 7, 2018 by Josh Helman

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I am having problems assigning a color appearance to a model. I would like the whole part model to be of one color but the cut list items are not cooperating.

I have a model of a weldment in which I have assigned material to items in the cut list. When I assign an appearance(color) to the model, items in the cut list do not change to the assigned model color.

I removed all appearances from the part, assigned a color appearance to the model, then rebuilt and the items in the cut list revert back to the assigned material not the model

after rebuild...

I have checked the appearance properties of the cut list materials and they seem to be set correctly.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance

Scott

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Glenn Schroeder Aug 8, 2018 8:59 AM

When applying a color, the Part icon will be selected by default in the "Selected Geometry" section of the property manager. Select the Bodies icon instead, and then choose all bodies from the graphics area.

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Scott M. @ Glenn Schroeder on Aug 8, 2018 9:52 AM

Thanks Glenn,

That does work but it's a little cumbersome.

It seems like changing the color appearance of the part at the top of the feature tree should work. Maybe just not the way SW does it?

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Glenn Schroeder @ Scott M. on Aug 8, 2018 10:00 AM

To be honest, until I saw your Post I had never tried to edit the color on a Part with multiple Materials, so I wasn't aware that the usual method didn't work. The workflow I outlined above may possibly be considered cumbersome, but it gets the job done, and really only takes a few seconds. Is this something you need to do often?

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Scott M. @ Glenn Schroeder on Aug 8, 2018 11:10 AM

Your suggested method works fine. It's only a little tricky for large weldments...200 items...

Thanks for you help!

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Josh Helman @ Scott M. on Sep 7, 2018 11:55 AM

You could always zoom out and just drag a selection box over the whole thing to quickly select all bodies.

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Glenn Schroeder Aug 8, 2018 8:59 AM
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When applying a color, the Part icon will be selected by default in the "Selected Geometry" section of the property manager. Select the Bodies icon instead, and then choose all bodies from the graphics area.
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- Scott M. @ Glenn Schroeder on Aug 8, 2018 9:52 AM
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  Thanks Glenn,
  
  That does work but it's a little cumbersome.
  It seems like changing the color appearance of the part at the top of the feature tree should work. Maybe just not the way SW does it?
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  - Glenn Schroeder @ Scott M. on Aug 8, 2018 10:00 AM
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    To be honest, until I saw your Post I had never tried to edit the color on a Part with multiple Materials, so I wasn't aware that the usual method didn't work. The workflow I outlined above may possibly be considered cumbersome, but it gets the job done, and really only takes a few seconds. Is this something you need to do often?
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    - Scott M. @ Glenn Schroeder on Aug 8, 2018 11:10 AM
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      Your suggested method works fine. It's only a little tricky for large weldments...200 items...
      
      Thanks for you help!
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      - Josh Helman @ Scott M. on Sep 7, 2018 11:55 AM
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        You could always zoom out and just drag a selection box over the whole thing to quickly select all bodies.
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