Hi
For simple conseptual parts and assemblies, I would like to be able to easily color the parts.
I have found the RAL colors library, but the color palet is still very limitted.
Does anyone know some library that has a more complete palet of colors?
What version of Inventor are you using?
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You actually have quite a few colors at your disposal.
If you change your master project to read/write then go to the styles and standards editor you will see color.
Then just add a new color of your choice.
Make sure after you get all of the colors you want to change your master project file back to read only.
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It might be a good idea to create CONCEPTUAL materials with specially assigned colors.
For example:
STEEL - CONCEPTUAL (LIME GREEN color assigned)
ALUMINUM - CONCEPTUAL (MAGENTA color assigned)
This way when you want to move a part from CONCEPTUAL to FABRICATION (or whatever), you can simply change the material of the part, and not have to go back and remove color overrides.
@chrisB
I use the latest version (2014).
@Cadmanto
I do not like to change the standard libraries. I prefer to override the color just for each part seperately.
@mpatchus
I would like to be able to set a color independant of material. Without changing libraries.
I have a RAL colors library. I can use it to override colors. That is what I want. But the color set is very limitted.
I hoped there is some library with a large color set.
The only other method that might work would be to create an iLogic rule that somehow taps into the color pallette and allows you to change it that way. Other then that I think you are stuck doing it the way that has been suggested.
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The color library, I fear, is what it is. Inventor created all of the style libraries, materials and appearances hoping to give you as many choices as anyone would need. Too many IMHO, since I barely use a dozen colors myself. You can apply any appearance in the pallette without modifying your style libraries or changing aprt materials. Any appearance can be used as a part override, and changed or deleted as it strikes your mood. Just click the part, click the appearance button and pick from the hundreds (thousands?) available. Heck, you could make a part look like blue bathroom wall tile if you wanted to.
Hope this helps.
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